I have been building models since I was a kid mainly model 1:72 scale helicopters and the odd 1:35 scale armoured vehicle.  over the years I have always had a great interest in the British Army and the Police here in Northern Ireland and recently I started to build 1:43 scale models of some of the vehicles used by both the Army and police during the last 35 years in what has become known as "The Troubles"

 

 

 

I build two types of vehicles in 1:43 scale.  The white metal and resin kits made by Mountford miniatures, these models are hand built and hand painted to a very high standard with decals.

 

The main models I build are as follows

 

The 1 Tonne Humber “Pig”

 

The Saracen APV

 

The 109 light armoured Army Landrover  

 

The Army CAV 110 Armoured Landrover known as “Snatch”

 

RUC” Tangi” Landrover

 

PSNI “Tangi” Landrover

 

 

The second type is something I have started in the last year the 1:43 scale model cars based on several makes (including but not exclusively) Minichamps and 

 

 

 

The second type is something I have started in the last year the 1:43 scale model cars based on several makes (including but not exclusively) Minichamps and  Schuco

 

I convert these vehicles into Police vehicles mostly into RUC and PSNI vehicles covering livery from the early 90s (RUC) to the present day (PSNI)