discussion crusader 3AA mk1

[tanktrack]

hi guys time to start something new and i have desided on this model out of my stash .View attachment 58931

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[Ian M]

That 'andy 'arry. I've been eyeing one of these up for a while now.

It'll be good to see how it builds up.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Apparently the turret is the wrong shape but looks OK to me, I`ve got one of these so will watch what you do with it.

Malc

 

[tanktrack]

i have made some progress with the kit , it has a few annoying things such as the parts are not numbered also i bought an Edward photo etch for this model and it states it is for a crusader 3 AA mk1 a lot of the parts are for the mk3 turret with twin boffers apart from that it goes together OK with just a few mould /pin marks View attachment 59383View attachment 59384View attachment 59385

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[tanktrack]

View attachment 59666View attachment 59667moving along slowly

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[spanner570]

That looks nice Steve, just enough wear and tear too.

Ron

 

[papa 695]

Just seen this one Steve some nice work there and it looks a good kit

 

[Guest]

moving along slowly seems to be working Steve, thats a great start

 

[aaron]

What an awesome looking variant this is. Ive never seen this kit before.

 

[tanktrack]

this were i am at on the home runView attachment 60477

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[tanktrack]

well guys i think i have finished the AA tank here are the last picturesView attachment 60619View attachment 60620View attachment 60621View attachment 60622View attachment 60623

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[Guest]

fantastic looking model,and all the added extras you put in play make it look immense 5* build

mobear

 

[Guest]

That looks great Steve, nicely finished off and it looks like a nice kit to build, well done.

Tom

 

[geegad]

looks superb buddy real nice detail everywhere like all the spent shells on the floor adds action to your top dio

 

[papa 695]

Great work Steve like the rest have said the little extras have made a big difference 5 stars from me

 

[Guest]

That is a nice looking AA Crusader you have built there Steve well built mate

 

[Ian M]

Right then I will draw the Admin card up from the hat on this one!!!!

five stars for the Crusader,

five stars for the base.

Like this a lot and now feel duty bound to buy one!!!

If you had gotten a crew in there you would of got five more stars Mhuuuaaaaaahhh.

Great job Steve.

Ian M

 

[tanktrack]

thanks guys for the comments i have really enjoyed the build, i think the friul tracks make a difference with the natural sag , believe it or not Ian i have some crew for it in mind but i didn't want to over kill the model and so held back . again thanks for the compliments from my fellow modellers and on to the next build, wonder what that will be ?

 

[Ian M]

Its not because it 'needs' the crew, it would just explain the shell cases everywhere.

I like it as it is. Out of interest which crew do you have, did you find one for this kit, or is it the Bofors crew...?

Ian M

 

[Gern]

That's excellent Steve. Add my ***** to your collection.

Gern