The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum

Hi, I don't often frequent this bit of the forum, but occasionally I like to build 1/35th tanks. I found this one for under £30 (if that's a good price), at the IPMS Brampton show this year. See what you think (I usually do a clean finish even though dirt and rust seem prevalent).

Very nice build indeed Marky of a classic British tank; love it!

Nice looking tank. They all start out clean

Nigel

Great build of what for me is the most tanky looking tank. Which manufacturer?

JamesPerrin wrote:Great build of what for me is the most tanky looking tank. Which manufacturer?

Thanks everyone. James, it's by Tamiya.

Excellent work on one of my favourite tanks.

Nice one, Mark, that is a great looking build of this iconic British AFV.

Thanks chaps. I've always liked it myself. Glad it is pleasing for others too!

Very nice! Always liked the look of the Centurion, and you did a great job on it. I think the clean look is very sharp, and also appropriate for what was mostly a Cold Warrior!

I had a motorised one of these Tamiya Centurions in 1970's. If I let it loose in the garden it would do a very wide circuit of the lawn, rather than go in a straight line, more by luck than design.

LarryH57 wrote:I had a motorised one of these Tamiya Centurions in 1970's. If I let it loose in the garden it would do a very wide circuit of the lawn, rather than go in a straight line, more by luck than design.

I think this one had space for batteries, as evidenced by the frame inside the lower hull. No motorised bits though....

Quite a few of the original Tamiyas were originally motorised, did actually cause a few accuracy issues as they had to make the hull deep enough to fit the components.

Here's the Centurion alongside it's compatriots...
Centurion Mk.3, Challenger Mk.2, Cheiftain Mk.5