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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 04:38 AM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 04:42 AM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 05:20 AM UTC
I would suggest as reference you use "Military Briefs 3 - Australian Centurions in Vietnam", by Shane Lovell. You will need to decide what date you are modelling the Cent at, as the field modififations were done over the deployment and not all at once. If you fit the bazooka plates this will be OK for initial deployment in 1968 and leave them off for after early/mid summer, and then the field mods started. Good luck, especially as you are so well advanced!
Mark
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 05:25 AM UTC
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I would suggest as reference you use "Military Briefs 3 - Australian Centurions in Vietnam", by Shane Lovell. You will need to decide what date you are modelling the Cent at, as the field modififations were done over the deployment and not all at once. If you fit the bazooka plates this will be OK for initial deployment in 1968 and leave them off for after early/mid summer, and then the field mods started. Good luck, especially as you are so well advanced!
Mark
Mark I have the book in front of me. I am not sure what date I am modelling im going to study it now as there are a fair few differences. Im thinking of a late one right now but im not sure. Thankyou for the comment.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 05:50 AM UTC
I can't comment on the accuracy or otherwise of it Jaymes, but it looks to me like a very nice clean build so far. Well done.
- Steve
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 05:53 AM UTC
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I can't comment on the accuracy or otherwise of it Jaymes, but it looks to me like a very nice clean build so far. Well done.
- Steve
HI Steve
. Thanks for the comment! its been a nice build although I didn't build all of it!.
It was given to me by a very good friend so its not all my own work
I did get a little excited with the glue in places so it need cleaning up and a few sink holes still need fillng in but thankyou for the comment and im really enjoying this build.
Jaymes.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 08:47 AM UTC
Jaymes,
really nice build so far. How would you compare the AFV turret with the Lion Marc resin one ?
I see the Eduard PE parts are nice looking especially the turret basket mesh.
Keep on posting
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 09:20 AM UTC
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Jaymes,
really nice build so far. How would you compare the AFV turret with the Lion Marc resin one ?
I see the Eduard PE parts are nice looking especially the turret basket mesh.
Keep on posting
Olivier
Olivier thanks for the comment and kind words It was your Danish Cent that inspired me to get this finished and post some pictures! I think the Lion Marc turret is a great improvement on the kits turret as its one piece, the mantlet is already attatched, also the cast affect is really well done. I will use a Lion Marc turret on my Shot Kal when I get around to bulding it. I still have a fair fe PE parts to add to the kit and finish up the search light and drivers hatch. I will keep posting when I get chance
.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 11:14 AM UTC
G'day Jaymes, Looking so so far. If you wanted to do a late war version, I'm sure you know Mouse House has all of the bit you will need. So I will post them up here for those who haven't heard of us. Firestorm also has another type of idler wheel.
http://www.mheaust.com.au/MHE/Catalogue.htm MA127 1/35 Australian Centurion steel plate mudguards & stowage bin reinforcement Vietnam 1971
MA1141/35 Skeletal idler for AFV Club Australian Vietnam Centurion Mk.5/1
MA111 (retooled parts) 1/35 scale AFV Club Centurion detail set
Cheers Jaosn
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 10:29 PM UTC
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G'day Jaymes, Looking so so far. If you wanted to do a late war version, I'm sure you know Mouse House has all of the bit you will need. So I will post them up here for those who haven't heard of us. Firestorm also has another type of idler wheel.
http://www.mheaust.com.au/MHE/Catalogue.htm
MA127 1/35 Australian Centurion steel plate mudguards & stowage bin reinforcement Vietnam 1971
MA1141/35 Skeletal idler for AFV Club Australian Vietnam Centurion Mk.5/1
MA111 (retooled parts) 1/35 scale AFV Club Centurion detail set
Cheers Jaosn
HI Jason
Thanks for stopping by and good to see your still around.
I will check out your website now I havn't been on it for sometime and I forgot about your
AM parts for the Cent when I started this project.
Cheers Jaymes.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 11:08 PM UTC
Managed to do a little bit more to the Centurion last night with the driver’s hatches
There some what fiddly to get right, also I have turned the periscopes because I believe they can rotate and would of done so when the hatches were open so that the driver hatches could open fully? Well that’s what I had to do get the kit ones to open properly
. Also I started adding the reinforcement plates on the outer stowage bins
using the bits from the Eduard set. I still need to look at the fenders properly and make some modifications to them too. More soon.
A close up of the rienforcement on the stowage bin as you can see its going to be a pain
Please note that the horrible rubber tracks are going! I have some replacement tracks for that when I get around to building them More soon.
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 01:10 AM UTC
looking good mate
makes me want to go out into the shed and start up my real RAAC mk5-1 centurion
mine served in Sth Vietnam from early 1969-mid-1971 as Call sign 21A ,1A carrying the barrel art of PLAYBOY She still retains all of here in theater mods.
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 01:48 AM UTC
nice looking build
question: those rims on the road wheels - are they vinyl or plastic?
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 02:04 AM UTC
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looking good mate
makes me want to go out into the shed and start up my real RAAC mk5-1 centurion
mine served in Sth Vietnam from early 1969-mid-1971 as Call sign 21A ,1A carrying the barrel art of PLAYBOY She still retains all of here in theater mods.
Hi Brenton
, Good to see you. Could you possibly email the photos of the Very Diabolical you have serving in Vietnam across to me please?
Also do you have some photos of your Centurion?.
my email is
[email protected] Tanks! very much
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nice looking build
question: those rims on the road wheels - are they vinyl or plastic?
Matan there the Vinyl ones included with the kit. I just use lots of super glue to stick them to the road wheels
Jaymes.
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 09:48 AM UTC
B-U-M-P
I wonder if anyone could help me with some close up shots of the rienforced fenders for the late model Cent's. I have had no joy with finding any.
Cheers Jaymes
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 05:19 PM UTC
James
This is a really great build you have here.
I can see the improvement on your work.
I am really happy.
And dont get distracted by women Kid
Go back to the workbench because you will not have time after (after wedding for example
)
Cheers
Seb
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 10:28 PM UTC
Greetings my man!
.
Thanks for the generous comments mate!.
I keep trying to make my way to the bench but women seem to creep in first but im getting there
. Hopefully I will finish the PE today and paint it this weekend
.
Marrage
Not yet mate but thanks for the warning
Take it easy mate.
Jaymes.
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Posted: Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 12:36 PM UTC
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......and all we know is he's called the Stig.
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Posted: Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 01:07 PM UTC
Hey Brian.Thanks for stopping by. Yeah I have just noticed that!
. I'll clean it up before I start painting it.
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Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 05:38 AM UTC
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Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 11:17 PM UTC
Hi Jaymes,
Nice pictures of a great build! I used to get real excited when I primed a model myself; it really changed the look of the model showing all details.
Your Cent looks really nice! Do you have plans for a dio?
Best regards
Mark
Ps I’ve send you a pb
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Posted: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 04:26 AM UTC
Hi Mark. Thankyou for stopping by!. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad to see im not the only one who gets excited seeing a model in primer LOL
. Yes I have some plans for a diorama, Im either going to have it patrolling through a village with some VC looking on and waving, or its doing through a rice pad. OR
It parked up having some maintanence and the crew taking a break and having some food. Not sure yet some suggestions would be great if you've got any
PM sent mate.
Jaymes.
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Posted: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 01:36 PM UTC
Nice work, Jaymes!
How did you make the various lengths of star picket reenforcment on the sponson boxes?
Keep up the good work, amigo!
Regards and Aloha,
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Posted: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 07:25 PM UTC
Hi James great work there , I hope that you checked Mick Toals Centurion builds ? I'm heading back to Perth today , if you like I can obtain some photos and send them to you ? Theres a Cent at the army museum here but its post Vietnam spec . I'll see what i got on file .
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Posted: Monday, December 07, 2009 - 08:12 PM UTC
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Nice work, Jaymes! How did you make the various lengths of star picket reenforcment on the sponson boxes?
Keep up the good work, amigo!
Regards and Aloha,
Johnny B.
Hi Johnny
The star picket's were made from the eduard set that were simply bent over some plastic rod. The rock I used was abit thick so it looks out of scale though damaged
. Thanks for the comment mate.
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Hi James great work there , I hope that you checked Mick Toals Centurion builds ? I'm heading back to Perth today , if you like I can obtain some photos and send them to you ? Theres a Cent at the army museum here but its post Vietnam spec . I'll see what i got on file .
Brian. Thank you for your generous comment. Yes I have seen Mick Toals Centurion's both are rather great builds! One of them is a photo feature on the site. It was his centruions that made me want to build the one. If you have any photo's that would be superb! Thanks again.
Jaymes.
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