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Chally2 - Desertised vs Up-Armored
osjohnm
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 09:16 PM UTC
Hi all

Whats the major visual differences between Tamiya's Chally2 and this picture from primeportal? (was found in Up-Armoured Walk-Around)



Can you take a Tamiya kit and build it out of the box and paint in black and green?

What would one have to do in order to use the Tamiya kit to build the tank in the above image?

Thanks
John
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 09:23 PM UTC
I would say by the looks of it, it would be one and the same tank...only difference is the color.
MonkeyGun
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 09:30 PM UTC
Its the same as the Tamiya Challenger 2 " desertised" but minus any CCIP panels


Ian
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 09:49 PM UTC
That photo is of a one off trial,

Vehicles are only fitted with the up-armouring kits on operations.

On exercises they are fitted with standard bazooka plates.

A good site for pictures can be found here.

http://www.plain-military.com/id208.html
Murdo
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 11:24 PM UTC
Same beastie, different colour.
Drader
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 12:36 PM UTC
Interesting that the Challenger in the picture has the original GPMG mount on the loader's hatch.
gcdavidson
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 11:29 PM UTC
Might be hard finding an ATDU crest for the sight cover.
osjohnm
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Posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - 01:48 PM UTC
Thanks for all the responses.

Anybody have a scanned/pdf version of any challenger painting instructions for the green/black camo pattern?

Or does anybody know where I could find that online?

Thx
blaster76
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Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 12:24 AM UTC
might have to do some serious rework on a scale figure tho.......that TC sure is "BIG AND BEEFY" get a load of that face !! :-) :-)
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