Hello! I think I should post here one of latest works. This model is completed on 45-55%. I will post in brief what I have already done.
This is A 30 Challenger a very rare tank. I won't speak about history of development cruiser. All you have to know that A30 was a military necessity, because Cromwell wasn't so good to battle with Tiger and Panther. So A 30 is a the next step after A27. The hull was lengthened on one roller, rivets and bolts were replaced by welds. Turret was new with more powerful gun.
I have had two kits. A 30 from SKP Model and Cromwell from Tamiya. SKP kit is terrible and inaccurate with a bad plastic,useless resin details. So I have decided to to merge two sets.
What sources of information do we have?
Two books:
Petr Brojo - Army Wheels in Detail: Challenger A30
P.M.Knight - A30 Challenger Tank A Technical History
One good walkaround from Overloon.
A30 tracks were different to Cromwell's tracks. They were wider,so I have had to do some spacers for the wheels to have some space between hull and a track link.
I have bought SKP movable resin tracks. Now they are no longer at stock. They are......censored..... Quality is very low. I have drilled all tracks by myself and put on MC flat rivets to fix the link. MC flat rivets were drilled too to make them alike the real one pin.
I have a lot of materials and I will post it here until the moment I have stopped in this build. I hope it will be interesting:rolling:
This is A 30 Challenger a very rare tank. I won't speak about history of development cruiser. All you have to know that A30 was a military necessity, because Cromwell wasn't so good to battle with Tiger and Panther. So A 30 is a the next step after A27. The hull was lengthened on one roller, rivets and bolts were replaced by welds. Turret was new with more powerful gun.
I have had two kits. A 30 from SKP Model and Cromwell from Tamiya. SKP kit is terrible and inaccurate with a bad plastic,useless resin details. So I have decided to to merge two sets.
What sources of information do we have?
Two books:
Petr Brojo - Army Wheels in Detail: Challenger A30
P.M.Knight - A30 Challenger Tank A Technical History
One good walkaround from Overloon.
A30 tracks were different to Cromwell's tracks. They were wider,so I have had to do some spacers for the wheels to have some space between hull and a track link.
I have bought SKP movable resin tracks. Now they are no longer at stock. They are......censored..... Quality is very low. I have drilled all tracks by myself and put on MC flat rivets to fix the link. MC flat rivets were drilled too to make them alike the real one pin.
I have a lot of materials and I will post it here until the moment I have stopped in this build. I hope it will be interesting:rolling:
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