Couldn't resist starting this - though the Otter is likely to get finished first.
The Centurion and Chieftain are still for me the most tank-shaped looking tanks. I can recall seeing Chieftains at Army shows at the Rec in Swansea as a child. It was common to see them on transporters heading down the M4 to the Firing ranges at Manorbier in West Wales. I wasn't particularly into military things but it was always an impressive looking beast. So thank you Takom. it would have been rude not to
Instructions come in the form of a landscape A4 sized quality paper booklet..
There is a separate smaller A5 paint scheme guide, depicting 5 schemes - 3 BATUS Sand and Green machines, one depicted in Black and green from Germany and one example in all green.
Call-out paint numbers are from Mig Ammo.
The instructions are again CAD-image style
My reference has been this excellent volume, thoroughly recommended
And this is the machine I plan to do.
isn't that a great pic in terms or Camouflage? it depicts a Land Warfare unit "Opfor" vehicle on Salisbury plain, out of Warminster - just on my doorstep and altogether more homely than a Canadian based vehicle. It lacks Schurzen as apparently they were left off to greater mimic an "enemy" tank.
The little squares on the turret box are going to be bumma to replicate
If anyone has yellow and red squares in their spares box - now's the time to bring joy to an aging Welshman I'll need some TAC decals from Accurate Armour to represent "11".
My only other addition is some 5 Gallon oil drums that are strapped on the hind quarter and apparently essential to the continued running of these temperamental vehicles
The etch and supplied decals seem very fine
Here's the hull
More soon
Rob
