Kit's Suez Centurion (Ace #72426) ** FINISHED**

[Kitaholic]

Thanks guys, more pics soon as it's beginning to look like a tank now

[Kitaholic]

Bit more done

Parts for the turret baskets



Constructed and in place



Running gear in place now, touch up painting to do



Two part tracks to construct, the joining area is about 1mm. Going to be fun but reports say they react favourably to CA, we'll see



small PE fret for details. The row of 8 parts at the bottom are the commanders periscopes. Oh joy



Periscopes in place



Thanks for looking

[iggie]

This is really motoring along Kit, and looking better with each instalment!
The running gear looks excellent

[gnomemeansgnome]

Looking very fine.

[Stuart]

That's looking very smart that - I hope all goes well with the tracks!

[Kitaholic]

Thanks guys

Sir T :- The tracks behaved impeccably with the CA, the small contact area being more than adequate for the job. Top marks to Ace for that.

Turret construction completed now. Grenade launchers were fiddly but really look the part once done. They had a couple of sink marks on the back but easily sorted with a swipe of Perfect Plastic.



Attention now turns to the main hull and the myriad of small bits that have to be added. This is how it stands at the moment



Thanks for looking

[Stuart]

Glad to hear they behaved - they certainly look good, as does the rest of the build!

[gnomemeansgnome]

That is a nice desert colour you are using. What is it exactly?

[Kitaholic]

That is a nice desert colour you are using. What is it exactly?

Humbrol acrylic 93, makes a nice base to work up from

Few more bits added, just tools, tow cables and spare track to add now



Looking at pictures of Suez Centurions it seems they had the extended sand guards front and rear. Not included in the kit so had to make them.





There was also a horizontal plate joining the front guard/flap? to the leading edge of the side skirts but the tank I am modelling doesn't have them in the images I have seen.

More touch up painting and equipment painting now

Thanks for looking

[gnomemeansgnome]

The Centurion looks so good you'd forget it was an Ace kit!

[iggie]

It certainly looks superb although I have no knowledge of Ace kits so will reserve judgement on that score

[Stuart]

I'm really liking this - great work thus far!

[Kitaholic]

Thanks guys, not much done today. Helping the lad revise for his mocks

[JamesPerrin]

Shaping up very nicely.

[MDT]

Looking great. That PE set looks tiny but effective.