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My dad used to be a tanker in the British army, he was stationed in Berlin for a while. For his birthday I'm trying to track down his tank and create an exact replica of it (or as close as I can, I'm still a novice.) It was a mk3 centurion with a 20 pounder cannom so I've gone with the tamiya mk3 kit, waiting for that to arrive currently. I know the paint used so I'll be looking for that but what I'm struggling with is the giant IR searchlight (pic related, not the actual tank but an identical one) - would anyone know where I can find one similar, or do I need to scratch build it? Additionally is the photo etch from eduard worth getting? I'd know more if I had the actual kit in front of me but it's going to take a while to arrive.
Final question, for unit markings and the like I've not found any accurate decals, can anyone recommend a decent custom service in the UK? If not I'll just hand paint it.
