Chieftain Mk 5 AVLB

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Chieftain Mk 5 AVLB

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I've had this in the stash for quite a few years and not trusted myself to start it, part of the reason I kept pushing for this GB subject was to give me the shove necessary to give it a go.

First thing was to cut the Tamiya Chieftain hull down to size and then add wieghts to it

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and then fix that to the resin upper hull.

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The bridge is relatively simple, there are some holes to drill out and hinges and brackets to fit.

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The problem I have encountered is the with the hinges fitted the bridge won't lie flat but as I will be putting it on the bridge layer I have decided not to stress too much over that. The bridge is BIG, 70cm in length so having folded is the only way to store it.

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Nice start! As Olivier recently said, we need more of those things in plastic.

Are you sure you don't want to model a full river crossing diorama? :lol:

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Quite the endeavor. Looking forward to the progress.
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Probably a dumb question and an obvious answer, but why the weights?

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The weights are to stop the whole thing toppling over when the bridge is deployed.

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Having the bridge extended would look more than awesone :mrgreen:

How about this for inspiration? :geek:

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Nice! I thought the Warhammer tanks all had jump jets! LOL
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Nah, only xenos and heretics use these :lol:

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Chris Smith wrote: 06 Oct 2017, 12:31 The weights are to stop the whole thing toppling over when the bridge is deployed.

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Mega project alert!!!! :lol:

Looking forward to following this one Chris. Makes the Churchill bridge layer I built a while back look small in comparison.

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