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I built this kit for the 60th Anniversary Korean War GB I am running. It is the 1970s vintage Tamiya kit with some mods I made. I replaced the kit single piece tracks with AFV Club indy links- HUGE improvement in appearance- I only needed to file the sprocket teeth a bit to get the links to fit properly. The kit main gun tube was replaced with an aluminum AM barrel by Barrel Depot. That barrel had lots of machining marks left on it in the package so it took quite a bit of cleanup work. Good thing I got it for cheap at an AMPS meeting I modified the turret by adding casting texture using liquid cement and stiff nylon brushes. I also added scratch built wiring and connection points for the smoke grenade launchers and a the water can rack on the back of the turret. I replaced the kits' jerry can with one from my spares bins. I used Medium Bronze Green from XtraColour enamels for the base color. Decals are from the kit for UK 29th Brigade, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars in Korea during Winter 1950/1951. Weathering is airbrushed and a mix of Mig pigments.
Comments and critiques welcome...
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Love it! Centurions were awesome. You should do an Israeli one now.
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Thank you! I did one about 20 yers ago. My next Centurion will be a 1956 Suez one.
Great work!
Being the 'forgoten' war and all, I didn't know Centurions were used in Korea..
I like that dusty look you applied to her Stik. Very nice to upgrade an older kit such as you did.
Eric
psstoff995's lbro Great work! Being the 'forgoten' war and all, I didn't know Centurions were used in Korea..
Thanks guys, this was an enjoyable build.
POLB, yes the first of many wars that Centurions fought in was Korea.
Tigerman, I really enjoyed doing the mods to this kit. It was an fun learning experience.
Looks very good, weathering also looks appropriate.
Gotta love those older kits!
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Great job! I didn't even know Tamiya made a 1/35 Centurion. Love the finish on it.
Nate
Nice and dusty!
BP Models
You did a great build on this old kit . I tried building it myself and gave up on it . Your weathering looks fine . Just one thing that stands out is that the aluminum color inside of the barrel stands out in the full frontal view .
I am not sure how to correct that... aside from paint...
I read above that you used enamels so try using a flat back acrylic inside and at the back . Apply with a small brush . Any excess paint that gets on the outside of the barrel should clean off without damage to the outside color .
Hope i helped .
Well that sounds much simpler than drilling deeper into the barrel... Thanks for the idea!
I wouldnt do that ! You dont want to chance ruining your very nicely done model .
Your welcome !
Exactly why I did not try to do so at an earlier stage... was afraid I would screw it up...
I agree , usually if it looks like it could happen it will happen . I'm pretty sure you'll like the results when you paint the inside of the barrel flat black .
Well Shellback, I went with Tamiya Gun Metal in the nore and boy did that help! Plus I touched up some missed spots on the inner face of the idler wheels that the pics here showed I had missed weathering with pigments. I took the improved kit to our AMPS chapter meeting tonite and volunteered it as a subject for a judging class being given. It got pretty good marks overall. 9.5 out of a possible 10 in the intermediate catagory.
Sorry i didnt get back to this post sooner . I never thought of gun metal , good idea . Getting a 9.5 thats great !
Thanks for sharing your results with me !
Not much can say that has not already been said. She does look AWESOME! The tracks are a big improvement, they came out great. Weatherng . 9.5 nice grade!
Rob
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