Thursday, August 25, 2011

Chieftains

This kit, though a welcome addition, had some serious flaws. Several parts would not line up no matter how hard I tried, and a couple of parts were so badly warped as to be unusable, notably the smoke launchers

Still. it will do for gaming and I now have two of them. I modelled this one unbuttoned as I may convert it to a command vehicle if I can find a suitable crew figure

The under-strength company
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  1. PaulAugust 25, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    A nice pair. My T55's are trembling in their tracks!

    I have a figure for you mate.

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  2. AlAugust 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Thanks mate, will catch up as soon as I can

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  3. The Angry LurkerAugust 25, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    It's still a beauty.

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  4. Tim GowAugust 25, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Nice to see some 'proper' tanks! In fairness to the kit, it is getting on a bit - first released by Airfix in 1971!

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  5. ThomasAugust 26, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Very nice. I'm thinking about some BAOR forcer for myself, and I'm looking for easy to get and cheap models.

    Cheers
    Thomas

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  6. Geordie an Exiled FoGAugust 27, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    An Airfix classic made at the height of the cold war too

    I have one undercoated ready for when I am brave enough to attempt the "urban" camo scheme

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  7. AlAugust 27, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    True boys it is a classic but I can't help but wonder if the moulds have been a bit over-used, as I've now done a couple of re-issued kits that have exhibited similar flaws

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