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Ace Models: Korean War Centurion
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 02:14 AM UTC


ACE Models is releasing a new kit, the British MBT Centurion Mk.3 (Korean war).

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TopSmith
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 04:34 AM UTC
Well, it does come with a dust cover for the gun mantel.
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 05:31 PM UTC
It's a Mk5 turret!?
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Kyyv, Ukraine / Україна
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 06:58 PM UTC
There are 2 different turret roofs in a set: Early Mk.3 and standard Mk.5 http://acemodel.com.ua/pages/models/72425/071.jpg
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 10:57 PM UTC
Looks nice. I'm puzzled by the extra suspension unit on the turret sprue though.
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Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 11:54 PM UTC
small diarama from Bovington https://jtrowbridge5.smugmug.com/Centurion-tank-assembly-line
ilfil62
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 12:48 AM UTC

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Looks nice. I'm puzzled by the extra suspension unit on the turret sprue though.


I'm not an expert in tanks but probably the kit instructions can tell you more:
http://acemodel.com.ua/ru/model/607
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and enjoy.
HTH
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RikStik
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 01:42 AM UTC
I can't see a barrel with the kit, assume there is one?
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Kyyv, Ukraine / Україна
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 02:21 AM UTC
Barrel is on the left side of a picture #7 on this page.
ULIX-VM
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 02:26 AM UTC
the british mbt was development after ww2.the first cold-war era tank made in u.k.
TankManNick
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 03:24 AM UTC
Ah OK - Looks like a correction to a molding problem on the main suspension sprue. Looks like a nice model, though the tracks look to be soft. Wish they'd use hard plastic. It's been a long time since the Airfix!
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 05:15 AM UTC

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Ah OK - Looks like a correction to a molding problem on the main suspension sprue. Looks like a nice model, though the tracks look to be soft. Wish they'd use hard plastic. It's been a long time since the Airfix!



Those are belt type tracks, so I don't understand how harder plastic would be an improvement.
TopSmith
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 07:45 AM UTC
Review anytime soon?
fuselier63
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 - 03:45 AM UTC
This is defenetly a must have. After reading Andrew Salmon's To the last round, I wanted to make some sort of diorama with the Centurions of the 8th Irish hussars covering the Infantry as they where forced to pull back during the battle at the Imjin river. When done in 35 scale it would be (way to) huge, so I for one am very happy with this release (which is long overdue in 1/72 scale)
TopSmith
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Posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 - 07:09 AM UTC
I,m sorry for my lack luster thoughts until Rene mentioned 1/72nd scale. Humm, My opinion of the kit just went up a bunch. Not so impressed at !/35th but looks like a good kit at 1/72nd.
Removed by original poster on 05/05/16 - 10:37:34 (GMT).
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