VALENTINE MKV CS. NEW ZEALAND ARMY . NISSAN ISLAND PTO.

[Guest]

This was made using the hull from the AFV Club Valentine Mk1 kit, modified to represent a later hull, and the turret is an Accurate Armour conversion that had been lying around for years.


The standing figure is an SKP all resin kit of two parts (the figure and the Besa mg) the figure in the turret is a white metal 2/3rd figure of un-known origin.


Various items of stowage were added to the tank and all fixed to a home-made base which started life as a picture frame.


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[eddiesolo]

Cracking work Malcolm, love the setting, sets of the model and figures superbly. Great painting and weathering, tops from me.


Si

[papa 695]

A great build and a great base Malcolm

[Robert1968]

Top 5 stars from me Malcolm


That's top form and on s small frame shows the model off to its best.


The amount of detail you have achieved is fantastic and the attention to the detail is amazing


Top marks


Robert

[Lee W]

Great build Malcolm


Lee

[aaron]

I like this mate...great build!!

[grumpa]

Nice job ~! like it

[flyjoe180]

Great stuff Malcolm, beautifully done. There is a surviving Valentine in the NZ Army Museum with similar markings to this.

[Guest]

Excellent work Malcolm!


The base is lovely

[monica]

great stuff Malcolm,do like the whole look of it,nice paint on the tnk and nice weathering as well,


the figures look great as well very nice work on the camo,

[Guest]

Thank you every one for the kind words, it is appreciated.

[Guest]

Great stuff Malcolm, beautifully done. There is a surviving Valentine in the NZ Army Museum with similar markings to this.

Joe, you wouldn`t have any pictures by any chance?

[flyjoe180]

Joe, you wouldn`t have any pictures by any chance?

Of all the things I took photos of the Valentine wasn't one of them unfortunately, but there are a few websites with photos.


http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/military-hardware/museum-collection/valentine-mark-v-tank/


http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&r eq=viewtopic&topic_id=162252&page=5


http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=30221&l=mi

[Guest]

Great links, Joe, thank you very much.


I hope you don`t mind, but I have shared one of the links to a facebook group I am in that covers the war in the Pacific.

[flyjoe180]

They're all there on Google anyway so no problem.