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AFV Club Shot/Centurion IDF 1/35


John_W

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OOB.

Still needs .50 cal adding, plucking up the courage to fold the etched mount.

First time weathering with pastels. Very pleased with the effect.

Drilled the hatch pins to make them work just for the fun of it.

Canvas mantlet from self adhesive aluminium tape.

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thats a very nice looking build and a great paint job to boot.

regards oz!.

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That's very nice. The AFV Club Cent is a really nice one to build. The PE .50 mount really isn't too bad, but mine would have benefited from a nice folding tool.

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I like what I see - it looks a lot bigger than 1/35th scale too

I have several AFV Club Cent's to build - did you come across any 'issues' with/during the build?

Working suspension was a bit of a pig.

Followed the instructions for the tow cables and they came up a little short :(

Cut a circle out of plastic card and used the hole as a "hard mask" for spraying the wheels and tyres.

Tracks didn't glue with anything. Ended up using a stapler and hiding the joint behind the side armour.

Loads of spare bits on the sprues though :)

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Working suspension was a bit of a pig.

Followed the instructions for the tow cables and they came up a little short :(

Cut a circle out of plastic card and used the hole as a "hard mask" for spraying the wheels and tyres.

Tracks didn't glue with anything. Ended up using a stapler and hiding the joint behind the side armour.

Loads of spare bits on the sprues though :)

Thanks for that, much appreciated.

I'll take my time with the suspension and the tow cables are always the last thing I put on a kit before weathering anyway but to know they're a little 'short' helps loads

I have the Indy Track by AFV Club to replace the banded versions so that should solve that issue.

Spares, you can never have enough

Will hopefully start my first Cent shortly - This years Christmas build I think.

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