Ferret Scout Car Mk.2

The Airfix 1:35 scale Ferret Scout Car Mk.2. is a lovely kit which I decided on finishing as a British Army vehicle with all doors open and representing the United Nations in Cyprus during the troubles of 1974. 

Having now  added the front plates to the Airfix Ferret, I’ve also had a go at a small vignette of it stopped on a small dusty Cyprus road as this UN crew check on their location.  I didn’t attempt to squeeze my driver into the small space within the Scout Car but instead have given him a map to read while the officer enjoys a cigar! 

Both figures are from MiniArt Models sets and while acceptable from a distance they are a far cry from the quality of the 3D printed figures I’ve used more recently from Modelu, albeit the latter work out at 5x the price! The palm tree is one I bought from The Model Tree Shop for my 1:72 scale Vietnam project but found it far to big and even though it still won’t fit in my cabinet, I definitely think it suits this 1:35 scale kit better. 

I was the going to give you a bit of a backstory to the Cyprus problems which brought about the UN’s involvement following its independence from Britain in 1960 … but  its just as with the mess the major nations have made of the likes of Israel, Ireland, Korea and now Cyprus … just too depressing!