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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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DaveCox
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 12:33 AM UTC
AFV Club Churchill III



AFV Club Churchill III alongside two Tamiya Churchills built with Legends Productions AVRE and NA75 conversions. The wading gear on the AVRE is scratchbuilt. The NA75 carries the markings of the North Irish Horse






Edit - since taking the photos the black streaks down the sides have been removed/blended better; until I saw the photo I didn't realise how much they showed up - on the model they are more subtle!!
Belt_Fed
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 01:03 AM UTC
simply supurb. Any problems with the kit?
DaveCox
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 06:11 AM UTC

Quoted Text

simply supurb. Any problems with the kit?



So long as you follow the instructions on the suspension parts, and let each assembly dry properly before starting the next; no problems.

The keen eyed will see that there are a couple of parts missing from my version - my eyesight ain't what it as and the carpet monster got a couple of bits, and I wrecked the etched brass gunsight!!!!
jjumbo
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 07:08 PM UTC
Looks great Dave !!
Would love to see a few more photos of the beast.
Cheers

jjumbo
tjkelly
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 07:24 PM UTC
Nice work there Dave. They look good all together. Sweet wading gear! Cheers -
Tim
DaveCox
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 07:40 PM UTC
Thanks for the compliments guys.

If I had the time and money I'd try and build every version of the Churchill now that we have both early and late models available, with the extra sets from Legend and Resicast. The photos seem to have lightened the colours and brightened them, the actual model looks a bit more subdued than it looks here!
AlanL
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Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 08:31 PM UTC
Morning Dave,

A great trio of Churchills. I really like the way the new AFV kit allows you to add or leave off the various sections of the fenders. This was such a common feature and allows for so much choice of finish.

Excellent stuff keep em coming

Al
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