Trumpeter Challenger 2 1/72 Scale

[jonas_415]

Here's my latest finished build, a 1/72 scale British Challenger 2 'Desert Version. Lovely little kit, highly recommended for a fun and trouble free build. The one piece tracks were very helpful and still look effective, in my opinion. Painted using a Tamiya rattle can and weathered with Citadel acrylics and Mig powders. I'm yet to make a base for it, so I posed it on a bag of sand!

Excuse the photo, taken from my phone.

Edited March 11, 2013 by jonas_415

[jimbuna]

Nice one.

[Deacon]

I like that a lot mate.

I have one of these kits in the stash and your build is tempting me to hunt it out.

[gmoss]

Very nice. I have one in 1/35 on my 'to do' list...

Edited March 14, 2013 by gmoss

[LRB1975]

Nice build!! Looks spot on.

[Widow 65]

Hi mate, cracking build, however.........its a Challenger 1 not a 2, just a minor point.

[Deacon]

Hi mate, cracking build, however.........its a Challenger 1 not a 2, just a minor point.

I didn't spot this I must admit.

For my education, what differences stand out?

[jonas_415]

Hi mate, cracking build, however.........its a Challenger 1 not a 2, just a minor point.

Oh yeah! Just checked the box...my mistake

Thanks for all the kind comments guys.

[Widow 65]

Hi Guys,

I didn't spot this I must admit.

For my education, what differences stand out?

Deacon,

Probably the main recognisable difference is the Turret, a lot more "Boxy" with a gun "mantlet" and big box on top of it ( the Armoured Barbette for the Thermal Imager) and on the Hull probably the tracks, double pin for a change.

Spent my Army Career on Chieftain, Challenger 1 and Challenger 2.

Hope this helps.

[Derbyeomanry]

Nice build -did one of these a while back. Unfortunately Trumpeter moulded the barrel upside down - the long piece of barrel insulation at the turret end should be underneath which meant cutting the muzzle off and refixing 180 deg round.

[jonas_415]

Thanks for the extra information, Widow 65, much appreciated.

Nice build -did one of these a while back. Unfortunately Trumpeter moulded the barrel upside down - the long piece of barrel insulation at the turret end should be underneath which meant cutting the muzzle off and refixing 180 deg round.

Wish I'd noticed that before! Ah well, I'm not changing it now...I've got an AS-90 on the workbench...

[Mozzy19]

Looks very nice. As for the differences between a challenger 1 and a challenger 2, here's a link to a walk around of a challenger 1: http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/scott_dimmick/challenger_1/

And here's a link to a challenger 2: http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/ulrich_wrede/challenger2/

Hope they are of help,

Sean