Challenger info

Modeling Subjects Armor
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I’m looking for info on Challenger tanks. I have the Revell 1/72 kit and I’d like to try a Mk3 conversion, and paint it in winter camo. Any info would be helpful…
Thx,
frosty

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i saw a very good reference book on the challenger in a local hobby shop recently, its paperback, about 80 to 100 pages long and is published by Osprey Books if I’m not mistaken. I’m pretty sure I saw some winter camoflage pictures in it when I took a glance at it.

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upnorth:
thanx for the info, gonna start looking for Osprey book. was it just on Challenger, or other modern tanks too ?
frosty

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Revell do 2 versions of the Challenger 1 one is a mark 1 and the other is a Challenger 1 mk 3 complete with extra armour etc.Concorde publications,Europa Militaria and New Vanguard all do publications on the challenger 1 and 2
HTH
Peter

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Stormbringer:
Thanx also… the kit i have is the mk1 version. This will only be my 5th armor piece, and i’d really like to do a good build, so i’m trying to get as much material together as i can before starting !
Festina Lente, amicus… (the only fun part of parochial school is Latin Class)
frosty

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Info i promosed being sent as i write. sorry for delay!

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djmodels:
thanx ever so much for sending the material on Challenger. being new to all this, i can’t tell you how much inspiration and encouragement i’m getting from this forum. everyone is so helpful and positive !
hey, are there any pix of your work on here ?
best wishes & thx again,
frosty[:)]

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The book I saw was completely on the Challenger, there were seperate books in the same series as that on the Abrams, T-80 and other modern armour vehicles.

A couple of years ago, I finished the Revell Germany 1/72 Challenger 1 straight from the box. It was my first armour kit ever, I’ve been building aircraft for over 20 years, if you’re interested in seeing pictures of it use the links below:

http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/armor/myfirstarmour

http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/armor/Challenger_1

http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/armor/Challenger_2

http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/armor/Challenger_3

I hope you’ll post a few pictures of your finished Challenger here, I’d love to see it when its done.

Good luck finding the book I mentioned.

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Frostygirl
Have a look here

http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/shop.html

they list 3 publications on Challenger tanks
All the best
Pete

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thanks to everyone who answered and i’d be glad to post a pic when i’m done, except i’m not sure how u do it. well, hopefully i’ll get a clue by the time the model’s done…
frosty[:)]

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Frosty,
Check the army technologies website. They have some interesting photos in a couple of different schemes of Challenger Tanks

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/challenger2
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/av/av_ch2.htm

Mike

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Mike:
u rule ! thx for the linx, i’m printing out the pix as i write… i’m really looking forward to this project ( or is it 2 projects, since i’m planning one in 1/35 and one in 1/72 ?).
as always, u FSM forum folks are so helpful and i’m sure glad ur there for us newbies !!
frosty[:)]