Ottawa Irregular Modelers
Revell Germany 1/72nd Challenger I MBT
Has it really been over six months since I last finished a model? Or let me rephrase that question. Am I the laziest modeler in the history of model-dom?
From what I have gleaned, I'm probably not the all-time slacker, but I'm sure I'm on some top ten lists.
This little tank sat on my dryer machine for months, unloved. Now it lives again! I got it from my good friend Jon for a 3 bucks; he had started it and then took it apart ... oops. It is missing one of the drums in the back.
But, some time and care and foul language helped me get the parts back together. The side skirts were a real problem, joining the tank at the slimmest of contact points. I had to create supports behind them, where the upper track should be (and isn't.) The individual link treads were a pain as I had to cut off all the wee little teeth to make them fit.
I had decals for the King's Royal Hussars, circa June 1989, as part of KFOR, so they got used. With just a bit of annoying silvering.
The Challenger I had a brief time in the sun. The Brits built 420, coming online in 1983, to replace that big, huge piece of steel, the Chieftain. 180 were used in the first Gulf War (1991) but there were real concerns about reliability, as only 22% of all Challengers were operational at the time!
Mind you, the Challenger I achieved the longest confirmed kill of Gulf War, destroying an Iraqi tank with a Depleted Uranium round over a distance of 5100 metres (over 3 miles,) making it the longest tank-on-tank killing shot ever.
When the Challenger II was rolled out Jordan was the beneficiary, picking up 392 Challenger I MBTs.
And an assist goes to Bob H. He gave me a load of Games Workshop paints, some very nice. This tank was a test bed, especially for the "snot" green.
Revell Germany 1/72nd Challenger I MBT
Has it really been over six months since I last finished a model? Or let me rephrase that question. Am I the laziest modeler in the history of model-dom?
From what I have gleaned, I'm probably not the all-time slacker, but I'm sure I'm on some top ten lists.
This little tank sat on my dryer machine for months, unloved. Now it lives again! I got it from my good friend Jon for a 3 bucks; he had started it and then took it apart ... oops. It is missing one of the drums in the back.
But, some time and care and foul language helped me get the parts back together. The side skirts were a real problem, joining the tank at the slimmest of contact points. I had to create supports behind them, where the upper track should be (and isn't.) The individual link treads were a pain as I had to cut off all the wee little teeth to make them fit.
I had decals for the King's Royal Hussars, circa June 1989, as part of KFOR, so they got used. With just a bit of annoying silvering.
The Challenger I had a brief time in the sun. The Brits built 420, coming online in 1983, to replace that big, huge piece of steel, the Chieftain. 180 were used in the first Gulf War (1991) but there were real concerns about reliability, as only 22% of all Challengers were operational at the time!
Mind you, the Challenger I achieved the longest confirmed kill of Gulf War, destroying an Iraqi tank with a Depleted Uranium round over a distance of 5100 metres (over 3 miles,) making it the longest tank-on-tank killing shot ever.
When the Challenger II was rolled out Jordan was the beneficiary, picking up 392 Challenger I MBTs.
And an assist goes to Bob H. He gave me a load of Games Workshop paints, some very nice. This tank was a test bed, especially for the "snot" green.