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Amusing Hobby: Centurion Mk 5
tatbaqui
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Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020 - 12:03 PM UTC
Amusing Hobby shares images of its upcoming kit, a variant of the Centurion AFV.
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18Bravo
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Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020 - 12:15 PM UTC
If it comes with the boxed front fender extensions as shown in photo 6 i'd buy five right off the bat. Those things are a pain to scratch build, and so far no kit has had them.
johhar
Joined: September 22, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 02:28 AM UTC
Not that I don't like the Centurion, but what is that armoured
(: British spelling
car in front of it in picture 6 and does anyone make a kit of it?
(: British spelling
car in front of it in picture 6 and does anyone make a kit of it?
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 02:37 AM UTC
The armoured car with a face that only a mother could love is a Ferret, manufactured by Daimler
Resin kit by Accurate Armour
https://accurate-armour.com/aa-products/135th-complete-kits/k120
They have other variants as well but I think this is the one who gets closest to the oe in front of the Centurion.
I don't know about any styrene kits ...
/ Robin
Resin kit by Accurate Armour
https://accurate-armour.com/aa-products/135th-complete-kits/k120
They have other variants as well but I think this is the one who gets closest to the oe in front of the Centurion.
I don't know about any styrene kits ...
/ Robin
jfeenstra
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 02:41 AM UTC
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Not that I don't like the Centurion, but what is that armoured
(: British spelling
It's a Ferret, one of the most common post-war armoured cars used by the British and many other countries. No 1/35 plastic kit, but one is supposedly in the works. Accurate Armour has a whole series of Ferrets and variants in resin, and a few others have done resin/white metal kits over the years like Dartmoor, Firing Line and Sovereign. And Kit Form Services has a 1/24 scale resin kit.
johhar
Joined: September 22, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 03:31 AM UTC
How long has a styrene kit been "in the works"? By whom? No styrene bird in the hand for now. Still, the Centurion looks good.
GTDeath13
Joined: June 12, 2015
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 03:54 AM UTC
I really hope Amusing Hobby will not go the separate tire/rim way or the rubber tire/track way... This can become a killer of a kit
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 04:37 AM UTC
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I really hope Amusing Hobby will not go the separate tire/rim way or the rubber tire/track way... This can become a killer of a kit
The pre-order info at MBK says this:
"including workable track links (cut and cleaned!), metal springs and PE parts"
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en/artikel/75842
Indy-link track
Nothing about the wheels though .....
If they reuse the wheels on their FV4005 (Centurion chassis with a humongous turret on top) then it will be all styrene
YouTube clip showing the contents of the FV4005 box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S37XG7csM
HDSC2D
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 04:40 AM UTC
Does this mean a Caernarvon is in the future?
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 04:42 AM UTC
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If it comes with the boxed front fender extensions as shown in photo 6 i'd buy five right off the bat. Those things are a pain to scratch build, and so far no kit has had them.
Check this YouTube video showing unboxing of Amusing Hobbys FV4005 (Centurion with a huge turret on top),
jump to 7:56 if you are in a hurry
the wole video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S37XG7csM
direct to 7:56 https://youtu.be/58S37XG7csM?t=476
Hopefully these parts will be included in the straight Centurion as well
petbat
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 09:10 AM UTC
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Does this mean a Caernarvon is in the future?
Only if they make the right turret for it. The Caernarvon Mk 1 had the Mark 2 Centurion turret with 17 pounder and the Caernarvon Mk 2 had the Mark 3 Centurion turret with 20 pounder.
The Mark 5 turret was different to the Mark 3. It had fittings deleted, a redesigned roof, different co-ax armament amongst other small changes.
HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 09:49 PM UTC
Is AFV Clubs Mk.5 not good enough? 
GTDeath13
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 10:45 PM UTC
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The pre-order info at MBK says this:
"including workable track links (cut and cleaned!), metal springs and PE parts"
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en/artikel/75842
Indy-link track
Nothing about the wheels though .....
If they reuse the wheels on their FV4005 (Centurion chassis with a humongous turret on top) then it will be all styrene
YouTube clip showing the contents of the FV4005 box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58S37XG7csM
MAny thanks for the info, I had not seen the MBK video!!! This is great, definetely geetting both centurion based kits.
GTDeath13
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 10:48 PM UTC
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Is AFV Clubs Mk.5 not good enough?
It is a great kit but:
I personnaly do not like the way AFV provides the wheels (plastic rim with rubber tire and part of the rim on the rubber part) plus the tracks. So if Amusing Hobby offers full plastic suspension parts and tracks I am geetting their kit (although I have most of the AFV Club centurion kits).
rainer67
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Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 11:17 PM UTC
Hello everyone,
see attached link (article is in german but see the pictures);
https://www.panzer-modell.de/ausgepackt/archiv/amusing/35a029.htm
The wheels consist of one part - no rubber rims - though a little bit sharp-edged.
But I am really curious about following variants. The company also annonced an AVRE.
Rainer
see attached link (article is in german but see the pictures);
https://www.panzer-modell.de/ausgepackt/archiv/amusing/35a029.htm
The wheels consist of one part - no rubber rims - though a little bit sharp-edged.
But I am really curious about following variants. The company also annonced an AVRE.
Rainer
18Bravo
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Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2020 - 01:58 AM UTC
The Takom method for doing the Chieftain wheels was brilliant.
Taeuss
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Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2020 - 03:10 AM UTC
A Centurion Mk 5 is a great addition to the hobby and I'm already curious as to what variants may be offered with this kit's molds as a basis. One of the guys in my IPMS club served in Centurions in the Canadian Forces and had only good things to say about the real tank, roomy, fun to park, etc.
Vodnik
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Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2020 - 09:36 PM UTC
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Is AFV Clubs Mk.5 not good enough?
Not for Amusing Hobby - they don't make money on it
Barrovian
Joined: July 16, 2014
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Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 - 12:46 AM UTC
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Is AFV Clubs Mk.5 not good enough?
Like we have a massive choice unlike the endless PzKpfw IV, Tigers, Panthers, King Tigers and Shermans
TankManNick
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Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 - 01:35 PM UTC
I'm down for another Cent sure, but I *really* want to see how that AVRE turns out!
Love the look of the tracks. AFVs default is those awful soft rubberey things. You gotta spring extra for the hard plastic versions. (Though I did utilize them on a Tamiya Centurion as an upgrade :-) )
Boy I wish they had included THOSE springs in the Conqueror kits! They look the part unlike the thin looking versions we got there.
Love the look of the tracks. AFVs default is those awful soft rubberey things. You gotta spring extra for the hard plastic versions. (Though I did utilize them on a Tamiya Centurion as an upgrade :-) )
Boy I wish they had included THOSE springs in the Conqueror kits! They look the part unlike the thin looking versions we got there.
jphillips
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Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 11:51 AM UTC
I've been hoping for a Mk VII so I can do an Asal Uttar dio. Oh well.
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