Juan R-S Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Good afternoon!!! Back in the late sixties-early seventies I built a tank in 1/35 scale(or so) of the Crusader tank. The tank was motorized which, for a kid, was the coolest. I have looked at some websites but cannot seem to hit a motorized Crusader. Could I have been thinking of another tank? Comments appreciated. About that same time, I built a panther tank. Also motorized and of same scale. I always thought they were cool being motorized. For some reason I did not find it interesting when on aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Many of the early Tamiya kits were initially realeased motorised and this is oft cited as a reason we ended up with miliary kits being 1/35 & not 1/32. You can tell those that were by the various 'extra' openings in the chassis. Don't think they did a Crusader before the mould share with Italeri in the last 10 (?) years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Could it have been a Centurion mk3, that was available motorised? Given that radio control is much cheaper today than in the 1970's, 1/35th scale has become a static scale model format. There are radio control, ready to run models in 1/24th and 1/16th scale, although I think the only British model is a Challenger 2. When looking for radio control models like this go for 2.4gig versions as these are digital so several can operate at the same time without interferance, unlike the analogue 27mh. Being in the UK, I don't know of any US retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) I don't think Tamiya or anyone made a Crusader until long after the motorised era. In fact in the back of my mind I think they actually reissued the Italeri kit. So most likely it was either the Chieftain or Centurion from Tamiya. . The Chieftain was kitted first because I remember seeing the Centurion being advertised as new in Airfix magazine or Military Modelling. So odds on it was the Chieftain. The first tool. You could buy it either as motorised or remote control, not radio control. It was on a wire. My first Tamiya kit was the M4A3E8 Sherman, motorised. I thought it was the coolest thing too. Ploughing relentlessly through the potato patch until it shed a track. . I still have a Tamiya remote control Tiger which I acquired much later. Edited September 10, 2019 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Like others here, I cannot recall any kits of the Crusader before the Airfix 1/32 and 1/76 offerings: no motorisation there. But there was life before Tamiya. I'm wondering if you're thinking of the Nichimo 1/35 Charioteer: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nichimo-british-charioteer-mk8-tank-481045598 At least it's British and has Christie suspension. PS why Nichimo lit on this for a UK subject beats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Quote The only motorised Crusader I can recall in that era was the Article by Mike Purser in Airfix magazine in January 1983 to convert the Airfix 1/32nd one to radio control. Like Seahawk, I would suggest the Nichimo Charioteer is about the only other possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Seahawk said: Like others here, I cannot recall any kits of the Crusader before the Airfix 1/32 and 1/76 offerings: no motorisation there. But there was life before Tamiya. I'm wondering if you're thinking of the Nichimo 1/35 Charioteer: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nichimo-british-charioteer-mk8-tank-481045598 At least it's British and has Christie suspension. PS why Nichimo lit on this for a UK subject beats me. Now that's quite something. I have no recollection of this kit at all - it would certainly have been on the Christmas list if I had! I did have a Nichimo Chieftain that was remotely controlled via wires connected to a battery control box. I never built it though. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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