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A least one of the Singapore ex British forces SB3s made it back to New Zealand in Army service. Stayed just boring white elephant finish.

Many years ago as a young soldier I assisted in the evenings restoring the CS Valentine the museum owned. We spent hours and hours slowly hand sanding away the layers of paint taking special care where tac signs and other markings appeared. I defy anyone to fully understand what we uncovered

The left loco is definitely a British Hunslet. The right one is thought to be a German Ruhrtaler but this not definite. Article on the short line operated by Australians at https://www.lrrsa.org.au/Lrr_LRh.htm

While searching for info on WW2 Ford truck conversions located this thread. Did anyone undertake the conversion of an ICM kit? I have a pair of V3000S's I'd like to convert to British Army configuration to replicate this 1941 Tobruk scene.

A Yellow Hammers Vampire photo from RNZAF Museum https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/MUS110178.jpg.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Search-the-Collection%2F%3Fq%3Dyellow%20hammers

Photo is from RNZAF Museum collection. The caption is - Image from the John Arthur Houlton personal collection. Captured German Schwimmwagen with an RAF roundel parked in a battle-damaged street. Unknown location, believed to be in France. Handwritten on the reverse "German Jeep"

Close? An RAF schwimmwagen. Appears to be just a roundel added.

A former Rhodesian living in NZ did a very nice scratchbuilt Alouette III G car in 1/35h scale using some parts from the Revell 1/32nd Alouette II. He mounted it in an amazing diorama replicating it hovering above long grass as the infantry stick leapt out. The grass flattened by rotor downwash looked extreme realistic and really added to the story. Sorry can't find my photos of it.

Twin different engines and propellers. Obviously a Lockheed Lodestar 🤪🤪

Ah a fellow modeller of all things Rhodesian 😁 While I'm no longer modelling this subject I have a large library and photo collection of Rhodesian aircraft and vehicles. Send me a PM if you need any assistance. Paul

OK I'll take one for the team and continue with my Saladin to Salamander kit bash just to ensure the Airfix Salamander kit eventuates 😜

No one has mentioned the most exciting reintroduction news .... three 1/48th scale vehicles/figures. 😃😃😄

If you're really stumped I have model railway article somewhere on how to use angles and one known measurement to establish photo measurements stashed away somewhere.

I'm going down more traditional approach 🤣

A strange coincidence, until this thread was posted I knew nothing of British use of Haflinger let alone their employment in Northern Ireland. Yesterday I received a book on the British Army in Northern Ireland and guess what is illustrated in the book 😄