DougE Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Hey all, I'm looking for a model of the British Centurion, preferably the earlier version. Wanting one as when I'm done my Soviet T-55 I would like to build the Centurion to sit beside it...adversaries if WWIII ever took off at the time. Anyone know of any companies that build them? I didn't see any on Tamiya and I thought AFV had one too...but didn't see any either. Thanks, Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfmajor60 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Tamiya did make a Mk. III but they can be hard to find maybe on Ebay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frogman13 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 AfV club is the best in 1/35 scale. They made at least 6 versions. 4 of them Israeli types and 1 Australian and 1 NATO. Here's one I did of an Israeli, 1973 war. Great kit and easily available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I would suggest too AFV Club, with their Sho't or Sho't Kal boxes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ... Here's one I did of an Israeli, 1973 war. Great kit and easily available. ... And an outstanding build that is. The finish is superb! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4scourge7 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Hey all, I'm looking for a model of the British Centurion, preferably the earlier version. Wanting one as when I'm done my Soviet T-55 I would like to build the Centurion to sit beside it...adversaries if WWIII ever took off at the time. Anyone know of any companies that build them? I didn't see any on Tamiya and I thought AFV had one too...but didn't see any either. Thanks, Doug Hi Doug If you were wanting a British Army Centurion then care should be taken with the engine deck as three of AFV Club`s Israeli Centurions are modelled on Sho`t Kals which were given new diesel engines in Israel that meant giving the engine deck a new set-up that the British Centurions did not have. Here`s a British Centurion. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-br7uEZ6WTUw/UjRJ3pCiVoI/AAAAAAAABrg/2aTiVTxtFmY/s1600/IMG_4312.JPG And the Israeli modification (Sho`t Kal). https://miniarmour.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/shotkalimg_4911res2.jpg As also seen in Frogman`s excellent build above. This AFV Club kit of an Israeli Centurion of 1967 has the original engine deck before Israel began modifying them. http://4fqfkblbj5f2b1bnc1d05o41.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AF35159.jpg As I believe does the NATO and Australian AFV Club Centurions. I don`t know if all the parts are included with the Israeli Sho`t Kal diesel kits to model a petrol decked version, but on inspecting sprue shots on the net, it seems as though they are. But given that two of the Sho`t Kal kits are way more expensive due to extra parts not found on British Centurions, I would strongly suggest going for the Israeli 1967 `Early Type`, kit number AF35159 that is linked above, or the NATO or Aussie version. There was several British marks of Centurion so good pics will come in handy. Frogman`s model of a Sho`t Kal is superb. Israel was still converting the Centurions (called Sho`t by Israel) in 1973, so both petrol and diesel versions served in the Yom Kippur war. Best of luck with your build Doug. :thumbsup:/>/> Cheers, Ian Edited March 16, 2016 by Ian Buick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I made one back when I was stationed at CFB Shilo over 30 years ago. I used the one parked outside as a reference to do it Canadian. I "think" it was Tamiya with a lot of modifications. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I have the Centurion Mk V with the dozer blade and I would like to do an Israeli version, but not sure what needs to be changed. I just learned about the gas/diesel conversions here, which helped a lot. Interesting Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.