GMK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 1+1 kit of a Mk10 & Mk11: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Why does it say "track assembly is aided with the use of a jig?" They're not going to hoist individual 1/72 track links on us, are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12by12 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 "Best tank in the world, provided it's in a good firing position when it breaks down." 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, 12by12 said: "Best tank in the world, provided it's in a good firing position when it breaks down." Wasn't the engine by British Leyland? That would explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 6 hours ago, Supertom said: Why does it say "track assembly is aided with the use of a jig?" They're not going to hoist individual 1/72 track links on us, are they? Hopefully just link & length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy72nd Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 This is great, finally the Chieftain in IM plastic, & 72nd!!! Now it would be brilliant if they followed this, in 72nd, with their Bergepanzer 2, Leopard MEXAS, Leopard 1A5/C2 and the BV206!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12by12 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Strictly the Chieftain ought to be followed by a FV434 REME recovery track with a spare engine, just like they were in real life. (I once went as a passenger in a SS11 Scout stalking them on the north german plain. They were very easy to find by the smoke when they were running.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy72nd Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 OK, I can go for that, as long as there is a spare engine in the kit, that makes a cool load!! Then the Leos & BV206. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Similar to 12by12 above - a tankie friend of mine used to say they were the best defensive tank in the world - 'cause they aint going to Moscow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 8 hours ago, GMK said: Hopefully just link & length. Unless Takom are including two types of track possibly the jig is for the links going around the drive wheel/idler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Now with FV432 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy72nd Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 There is a jig on the sprue with pins for the drive/return sprockets once the glue dries on the track slide the 2 sprockets off the jig and add to the tank!! Yes link & length, overall a fantastic kit - really hope they do lots more!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Kit in for review, for a 1/72 kit its very good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 6:27 AM, Meatbox8 said: Wasn't the engine by British Leyland? That would explain it. Yes, and it was a two-stroke diesel engine designed to a NATO requirement to be able to operate on multiple different fuels. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_L60 The section on maintenance is illuminating: The Chieftain's L60 engine and cooling system were designed into an integrated engine-pack which could be changed "in the field" using the crane of an FV434 Armoured Repair Vehicle, which had been designed for this purpose,[xii] and a complete engine change took around one-and-a-half, to 2 hours. The requirement for an easily changeable engine pack was the result of a British Army analysis of previous tank battles that concluded that a likely future tank battle would last no longer than two hours and so the most demanding requirement expected for any tank engine during wartime would be for it to be run at full power for this total amount of time only,[xiii] and so it would then be advantageous for it to be removed from the vehicle after the battle and exchanged for a fresh engine within a minimum of time.[xiv] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsBuster Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Upgraded side skirts in PE metal from AGB for this kit. Done in cooperation with SG-Modelling https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AGB72146?result-token=z99jK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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