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Backdating a Centurion Mk. 3?
HermannB
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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 10:28 AM UTC
Hi Gang,
I wonder what AM stuff is neccesary to backdate the AFV Club Centurion Mk. 5 into a Mk. 3. New turret from which company?
TIA
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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 11:04 AM UTC
A Besa machine gun and the removal of the single return roller.
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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 01:35 PM UTC
Inside The Armour makes a backdate for a Mk.3 turret.Just need to hurry because they are going to close at the end of the year.
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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 04:08 PM UTC
You can also add the early style fender stowage bins to make an early Mk. III (the early boxes were quite typical on Korean War Mk.III's, even though the later version did appear as well). Castoff make a set (they also do a Mk. III turret).

Lionmarc Models did a Mk.III turret a while back, but it could be out of production.
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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 05:33 PM UTC

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You can also add the early style fender stowage bins to make an early Mk. III (the early boxes were quite typical on Korean War Mk.III's, even though the later version did appear as well).



That why I Suggest the ITA set. They include the early style storage boxes in addition to the MKIII turret in their set.
HermannB
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 01:31 AM UTC
i will go with the ITA set. I plan to build a Swiss Panzer 55, based on the Mk.3
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