Riich Models is sweeping away the old standard Tamiya Universal Carrier with two versions. Bill Cross builds the Mk.II from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, Operation Goodwood, Normandy, July 1944.

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Well done ! I have one of these in my closet waiting to be built, thanks for sharing Bill.

Thanks, Darren, for getting that one "live."

Kurt, it's a great kit with lots and lots of value and build time. Given how ubiquitous these were in the field, I can't imagine any WW2 modeler not having at least one in his or her stash.

Hi Bill,

Nice build, always good to see another carrier. The new kit from Riich certainly ups the game from the old Tamiya offering and presents it's own challenges for the builder.

Mike Roof did an excellent build blog of the Mk I which was very inspiring.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/210512#1768554

You've done a good job here and as you say this one is not for the faint hearted.

Cheers

Al

Thank you, Al, that means a lot coming from Mr. UC, LOL. Your UC build feature remains one of the more-inspiring features here on Armorama, and should be "basic training" for anyone looking to build small Allied vehicles.

Mike DID do a fine job on his build.

Thanks Bill, I've still about 5 to build but with the massive amount of new Allied kits coming along it is hard to keep up. This year and a fair bit of last year got given over to my Somme dioramas for the 100th anniversary of WW1 and the arrival of new artillery and the Mk IV will stretch that out into next year too. Plenty of fun ahead that's for sure.

Cheers

Al

You have more patience than me brother! That kit has about a bizillion teeny parts.
J

Jerry, your patience is more than you realize, given your Falaise Pocket dio. I assemble figures and kits; you create them.

The kit has stuff you don't need, too, like the engine. But it has some very detailed assemblies, including the suspension.

Maybe you can build a maintenance vignette with the engine and mechanics having the powerplant on a stand?
J

That's an excellent idea, Jerry, but after building four UCs (two Tamiya with Resicast conversions and two Riichs), I am going to take a rest from further builds. Too many other neat models coming out.