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Armor/AFV: British Armor
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Centurion color and Fruil or Accurate armour
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Sweden
Joined: July 23, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 05:16 AM UTC
Which tracks do you recommend?

(For a Centurion in this case)

Fruil is 27 Euro and AA is £ 10.50

And for the Centurion which is to represent a Swedish Strv 81, Cent Mk.III. What would be the correct color?

They were used vehicles from the UK and they were not repainted. So the British color of the period (50's) would be the right one.

I have had the suggestion Tamiya (that's what I use) XF-51. It looks a bit too light, but I haven't got any color pictures or anything.

Best regards
/Mats
mikeli125
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 05:25 AM UTC
I'd go for humbrol bronze green for the 50's paint job
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Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 07:00 AM UTC
There is an article in the current issue of AFV Modeler on building a BGBV 81(Cent ARV) with an interesting 4 color scheme. You should have a look.

About the tracks, normally I would go for Fruil. Though it is time consuming, they are easier to work with. But as you probably have the side skirts, you can skip most of the upper run, so resin track may be a good idea to save a few bucks.
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Posted: Friday, January 23, 2004 - 09:13 AM UTC
i have used the aa resin .the single link plastic and the metel link, and i have to say fruil it sits and looks right so in my humble opinion its fruil
p.s. opinion based on a.a.cent mk11 a.r.v. tamiya mk.111 and tamiya converted mk.v
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