This is my 1:35 Isreali Centurion made by Accurate Armour. It is a full resin kit with photo-etched parts. This was my first resin kit so I found it quite hard to follow the instructions which were not as good as most injection kits. The end result was amazing though. The detail in the resin is amazing (There are probably quite a few accuracy mistakes because of the poor instructions. (I probably have the decals on the side in completely the wrong place!! )

Cool and a real nice job!

I always loved the Centurion! And yes, resin is quite a handful and a huge departure from plastic but worth it in the end!


Jeff

Nicely done but could do with some dust/dirt perhaps. Most IDF armor is pretty well used. I love the Centurion tank something about the shape of it. Too bad there are not a few good plastic versions of it available.

Resin kits are quite a handful compared to plastic I just finished my first full resin kit also and I know what you mean. Very different construction techniques.

Seeing yours done is motivating me to get my AA Centurion Mark 11 underway.

Again good job

I too am a bit intimidated by the lack of detail in the instructions that come with AA kits. But I love their subjects.
Very nice job.
Which kit?
Is there something amiss with the left side track? From the pictures it looks like there is a lot of droop.

Tom,
Very nice job. I like the color. Like the real thing, it seems to change from one photo to the next. Which did you use?The rusting on the exhausts is very nicley done as well.
It is true that Accurate Armour instructions are not the easiest, but the photos do help with the parts placement.
I'd like to offer a few suggestions on placement. Bear in mind these are only my observations based upon photographs I've seen-individual mileage may vary:
The fuel can on the right front fender needs to be turned 90 degrees counterclockwise. It would be difficult to get it into its holder the way it is now. The tow pintles seem to be one backward. They can be mounted that way, but would not be useful in that position. Lastly, I'm not certain about that right front fire extinguisher on the stowage bin.
As for the tracks, I know this is your first resin kit, so they can be tricky at first. If possible, you can remove the side armour plates, and heat the track with a blow dryer. It will become very pliable, but be careful, so will everything else. You may even want to remove the front section and heat it away from the rest of the tank. I wouldn't worry about trying to mate it up to the top run-it's hidden, and with resin models, I don't even add the top run at all if there are side skirts. Besides a gentleman doesn't look under skirts.
Your markings seem right, without digging up a bunch of references. The registration number appeared in many different places over the years. For the era yours represents, you might take the one off of the rear hull, and place it underneath the left front stowage bin on the turret. My eyes fail me, so I can't tell what the three markings are on the right side skirts, but the chevron placement is fine.
All in all, that's a tremendous effort for a first resin model.

For a first resin model this is an excellent piece of work. Even on my 5th AA kit I still have to think hard when following the instructions, so it's not just you!

Great effort on one of my favourite tanks!

The one addition I'd make to the other coments would be to replpace the ma Deuce. Tee barrel is very warped, detracting from the rest of your work, and the changing handle would be more typically at the bottom of the barrel, though not always.

Very nice Cent, with a little light weathering, dust etc, this would be a brilliant first AA resin kit.As a suggestion aboutteh tracks, Fruil make a very nice set that you can replace the resin ones with. I have always found the detail on the AA tracks to be lacking, along with the "creative" instructions, always have plenty of references to hand i say.

Regards from the Swamp

Hawkeye