This is a Dragon 1/72nd Challenger 2 with BAR armor and a dozer blade from an early Trumpeter Challenger 2. Construction was a simple mating of the Trumpeter dozer to the front of the Dragon kit. The only other modifications I did was reposition the side mirrors to pose deployed.


Painted in Tamiya NATO Green and given a Mig Dark and Brown wash combo then filtered with Sin filters. The final touch comes from Mig Pigment Gulf Sand rubbed everywhere.

Thank you for looking.

Good idea to beat up the slat armor a bit. Don't think I've ever seen anyone do it yet (probably because they're to proud of finishing it!).

The truth is Christopher, the PE looks beat up because it is

The PE is so thin they broke easy. The whole of the rear hull and turret rear PE come in 2 separate single pieces. Everytime I handle them and attempt to install them, they break. Each time I try to fix them, the rest of the BAR armor twist and bend and break again. So the battered and beat up look was not intentional

The PE is the "challenge" in this Challenger

I could have guessed that about the PE. Your really should keep quiet on that and just tell everyone it was intentional. At least I learned something; didn't know the Challenger had mirrors!

@ChaosXVI – Toby,

Looks like you managed a little time away from playing ‘WorldofTanks’ to work on a build, hihi!.

Great job, l especially like the realistic looking dozer blade and damaged BAR armor. I’m glad you went and left your battered PE example alone and placed it on the kit as this is what these things look like on the field. Tanks attract damage and dirt like a magnet attracting anything metal that’s close enough and not bolted down. Superb job on the weathering too! Yup, ‘NumbaOne’ it is!

~ Eddy

Toby,

It's about time that you got back to building and posting something here! You've done a fabulous job on this challenging Challenger. I've seen a few of these entered in local shows and the first time I've seen a 1/72 Challenger with the dozer blade (let alone 1/35 ones) that's looked this good.

Cheers,
Jan