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The 1/32 scale Crusader now has it's tracks and side skirts fitted:

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The Crusader AA Mk1 now has it's decals matted down, a crew fitted and some stowage applied:

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I'm just waiting for a brass fret Gun Sight then this one should be complete.
I have now commenced the weathering on the Saracen:

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and finally for today I have commenced yet another Crusader this time the ARV version:

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Did more work to the Crusader ARV this afternoon and managed to get the rest of the recovery gear fitted:

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Running gear will be next for this one!
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The refurbishment of the Saracen from Mk 1 to Mk III is now complete:

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The Crusader ARV now has it's front fenders removed and the running gear attached, so now requires paint:

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And finally the 1/32 Crusader has now had all the rest of the parts assembled to it and I have also added a fuel pipe from some soft solder wire:

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That Saracen has turned out very nicely, Steve and your big Crusader is somewhat further down the line than my own! There are great builds going on here.
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Have managed to get the 1/32 Crusader's paint work completed. I have also added some extra stowage to the engine deck, turret and on to the sand shield bars:

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This will now require some weathering.
I also got the AA Mk 1 Crusader completed as the Gun sight arrived this morning, so that's another off the bench :-D :

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Lastly I got a first coat of 'sand' on the Crusader ARV:

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More great builds, Steve. I think I'm going to scrap the side bars on my Crusader and start from scratch with a mixture of homemade and Academy stowage.
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I must admit I thought about it too Shaun, especially as I’ve already built a desert coloured version, as the side stowage is the same. However not having a great deal of aftermarket stuff at the moment I went for adding what I had to what was already there to try and make it look a little bit different, although some of the Airfix stowage does look a bit ‘wooden’ to me. Hopefully it won’t look too out of place in the little vignette setting I’m going to put it in.
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The 1/32 Crusader is now complete and waiting to be installed on a small vignette:

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Extras include more stowage added to the side rails, stowage on the engine deck and some bags added to the turret. I also added a fuel pipe from the axillary tank to the rear deck using a piece of soft solder wire.
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That's turned out very nicely indeed, Steve. The additional stowage is a worthwhile effort and gives your model some individuality.
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I was only allowed to build again yesterday (SWMBO working at home). So I started yet another Crusader, this time the Dozer variant.
Here's the hull and the white metal side carriers dry fitted to the hull:

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I am using the S and S Models Centaur dozer kit, suitably modified, to do this one and at present has took quite a bit of filing of the metal to get the side pieces to fit under the track guards.
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Another Crusader variant, most welcome!
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Crusader's manufacture :-)

Good job !
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Are you on a crusade to build every variant or such like of Crusaders at the moment then ?
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As many as I can Chris, I have one more to do after these two, that’s a crusader with a sun shield.
I would like to do a gun tractor, but I would need another kit, which I don’t have at the moment.
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The 1/32 Crusader is now on it's vignette:

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I have also got some paint on the 1/76 Crusader ARV, along with one track and the rear side guards, which I'm doing in desert camouflage:

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