So now we come to the final assembly - I forgot to photograph the stages of the construction of the turret (doh!) so her is the turret mated with the hull, along with all the road wheels having been fitted
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So here you can see the commander in his hatch, doing what he does best - shouting and pointing!
I've added extra fire extinguishers from Accurate Armour. I made a bit of a mess of the paint on the top of the hull by adding more which tried a different shade, so I'm going to have to cover that up with weathering later... You can also see the driver. I had to box in his compartment so that you didn't see the rest of the interior. I couldn't find any photos of the driver's compartment of a chally so I left it alone. You can only see a bit of the walls from certain angles and in the finished diorama I will post the turret at an angle that narrows that direct sight-line.
Here I am adding depth and dirt to the rear of the hull.
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So that is the end of the build thread. The rest of the photos are of the completed model which I'll put in the build completed thread here: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/challenger-challenge/13417-challenger-i-mk-3-bosnia-1996-mud-mud-glorious-mud.html
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So here you can see the commander in his hatch, doing what he does best - shouting and pointing!
I've added extra fire extinguishers from Accurate Armour. I made a bit of a mess of the paint on the top of the hull by adding more which tried a different shade, so I'm going to have to cover that up with weathering later... You can also see the driver. I had to box in his compartment so that you didn't see the rest of the interior. I couldn't find any photos of the driver's compartment of a chally so I left it alone. You can only see a bit of the walls from certain angles and in the finished diorama I will post the turret at an angle that narrows that direct sight-line.
Here I am adding depth and dirt to the rear of the hull.
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So that is the end of the build thread. The rest of the photos are of the completed model which I'll put in the build completed thread here: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/challenger-challenge/13417-challenger-i-mk-3-bosnia-1996-mud-mud-glorious-mud.html
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