So the story so far:
The rear wishbone units are done

and added to the chassis just like the workshop manual



Which with some of the fittings and wheels added starts,hopefully to look like the real thing.



The final result hopefully will be in RFC green (whatever that is) and marked with FF markings courtesy of Roy Kinsella
Alternate schemes or suggestions are welcome.

regards

Paddy

Ps more manture readers may remember the Crossley from their youthfull reading of W.E.Johns
and to misquote the Beano of my youth;
A Happy Christmas to all my readers,next year in Dublin!

Haven't we all got our little penny in form of SSIA?
I voted them in anyway, as I've been promised never ending paradise with 110% mortgages and inflatable credit cards without slightest worry of ever paying a cent back. Oh, wait, it wasn't me, I have no voting right in Ireland, so it must have been someone else then... Anyway, please, no politics during xmas time.

And for the 'outsiders' here's explanation of Irish Army Badge and 'that' FF:

The badge was originally adopted by the Irish volunteers in October 1914 as the official badge of the organisation. The Centrepiece is formed of the letters "FF". These letters signify "Fianna Fáil". The word "Fianna" is the name of the ancient military organisation (Circa 3rd century A.D.) forming what then corresponded to he standing Army of the country. The word "Fáil" means "Destiny". One of the ancient names of Ireland was "Innisfail" (The Isle of Destiny) and "Fianna Fáil" thus signifies the "Fianna (or Army) of Ireland". The two letters aree surrounded by the representation of an ancient warrior's sword belt and a circle of flames which represent the "Sunburst" the traditional battle symbol of the Fianna. The words "Oglaigh na h-Eireann" inscribed around the sword belt mean "Soldiers of Ireland.

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Filip

Gentlemen,

I can only apologise if I am the cause of politics rearing it's ugly head on these
hallowed pages mea culpa

Filip,s explanation is exactly right. I tend to suffer from a side effect of TMS
(Total Modellers Syndrome) i.e if its worth me knowing, everybody else must know all about it too.

What I meant was,

and


Hope this helps and clears the matter up

regards
Paddy

Philip, next time you meet a serving member of the National Army, Naval Service or Air Corps, take a look at the badge on their cap/beret and become enlightened. :d/ :d/ :d/

The only difference over the years is that Officers have a matt black badge to lower the conspicuous-ness of said badge, as it's legend that it was the shiny one on Michael Collins' cap that his assassin/sniper used to zero in on.

BTW, I for one welcome our IMF overlords and look forward to serving our new masters... but then I can't post political stuff as others may not share my point of view..........

More interesting reading here...
http://www.military.ie/dfhq/history/history.htm

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If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results. George S. Patton

This space is for rent.
(Sshhh! Don't tell the Revenue Commissioners, the IMF or the Dept of Finance, or they'll tax my stash!)

Paul
I believe they are both taken at the Curragh Camp in the middle twenties.
I will revisit my sources to double check for you.

Philip
Got my copy today not my best side I must admit.
I must speak to firmly to John when the Show season starts next month.

Paddy

Howdy yall & Merry Christmas Everyone!

! Paddy
photos are great & the build looks just fantastic man, well done, keep us updated when you can! really looking forward to seeing this guy built!

! ei-ylg
The photo is from the Curragh, its the old MP Guard Room just beyond the newer dining hall.
The building still exists but is in rather bad shape now & not in use (except in cases of the Annual International MP course for secenario/role play purposes)

! Filip
I'm very impressed with your Irish military historical knowledge, extra kudos for you bud :d/

Nice...

I have to have a chat with you over in Telford about differences between RR of different patterns. There's a kit of it in 1/48, which would go nicely with Bristol F2B, but it's the later WWII pattern.

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Filip

A little bit further along





90% finished, I must admit nothing looks like battered wood, like real wood

Jazus, That's some work Paddy!!
Awesome!!!
..Your pulling out all the stops on this build, keep it up mate :)

Thank you all for the kind words, it has taken a lot longer that I expected
and I am beginning to be glad to see the back of it. I have a few other things lined up.
I added the mudguards and running boards tonight so manufacture is complete.
I still have it broken down into its constituent parts ready for painting next week.
I was very lucky with the wheels, Graham at Resicast kindly sold me a set of wire wheels from his Rolls Royce resin kit
for 20 Euros.Biggest problem is getting the P/E to stay concave and round as you push them out, you only get one shot.
I will post final shots ex-paintshop and may even have the Prince August Michael Collins figure finished to pose next to it.