So after almost 2 and a half months, it is DONE!!!! 
 

 
I started with this lot:
 

 

 
and with plans I'd created from various research sources
 

 
which turned out to be 8% overscale, and even then the side panels are a little too tall
 
My aim was to build one of these:
 

 
Click here for Technical Data Sheet

This is a new vehicle introduced to Afghanistan in 2011 which is a combination of a Spartan hull with enhanced mine protection and a Scimitar turret. It also incorporates anti-IED ECM gear and of course the bar armour I cherish so much!

The challenge here is that the only Spartan kits in 1:35 are from Accurate Armour and they are of the old version, pre-LEP which upgraded the engine and added extra armour, so there was a LOT of scratch building to be done! I bought the AA Warrior bar armour in the mistaken belief that it would be usable to some extent. Sadly it wasn't directly but the resin brackets, nuts, bolts and connectors came in very useful.

The bar armour is constructed from LOTS of 1.5mm wide, 0.25 mm thick Evergreen strip, with 0.5mm brass rod as the vertical bars.

You can see the WIP thread here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234958222-135-crvt-scimitar-2-scratchkitbash-build/
 
I had thought I finished it but forgot the wire cutters and a couple of other small details. In addition, the number plates had to be printed out on decal film and put in place, so once that was done I had to re-photograph the whole thing. Sadly late in the day, the light in the conservatory isn't as good as during the daytime so I've had to resort to the flash so the lighting isn't perfect in these photos.
 


 

 

 


Phew, that was a bit mammoth! And now for the Buffalo!! Yeah thats going to happen soon...

I think you did a great job on the build very nice work.

Thanks Roy, glad you liked it

Very nice. Enjoyed watching it come together. Wonder if we'll ever see this in plastic.

Paul

We live in hope!

Really want a 1:35 Mastiff in plastic as well!

A very hard fought fight with a really good finish...

A MINOR comment mate, I think perhaps it would have looked nicer placed at an angle on the base, as I said, a minor comment for presentation.

Very well done....

Keith.

I normally do that with bases but this one was too small. I'd already built it for something last year that didn't get completed, so thought I'd re-use it for this one. If I get into diorama building mood later I may make a slightly larger base to display it on which will then show it off at an angle so you can see both sides properly.

Hi Andrew,

Another excellent build.

Cheers

Al

I don't like to leave older bases unused either. It was put to good use mate....

Again, an amazing effort and I am looking forward to building one in the future...

Keith.

This wasn't a Keith build... there are others who build CRV(T)s apart from Keith

Hi Andrew,

Yes, my error, comments still the same though.

Al