1/72 Cruiser Tank Mk. VIII Challenger

[Jakko]

After converting two Revell Cromwell kits, I obviously painted the model.






Nothing overly special, just a brushed-painted coat (or two) of Tamiya olive green followed by a black wash and some drybrushing with, as I recall, Revell light olive. The tracks are some dark red-brown, I’m not sure what, with a metallic drybrushing, and the tyres are black — there’s not really much more to painting models like this.

The decals are from one of the Cromwell kits, as this is a wargames model and I also used these on the Cromwells with which this Challenger is intended to be fielded. The figure is an old one from a Matchbox kit (or perhaps a Revell reissue of one), to give a human touch to the model.

 

[Steve Jones]

Nicely done Jakko. An interesting subject and indeed the figure adds that little bit extra. Great stuff

 

[Lee Drennen]

Great build

 

[Jakko]

Thanks, guys.

 

[MikeC]

Jakko,
Well executed conversion, well done.
Cheers, Mike.

 

[adt70hk]

Jakko

Thanks for sharing this, very interesting and very good!!

ATB

Andrew

 

[Graeme C.]

An interesting build, looks good in paint.

 

[Jakko]

Thanks

Though I notice now that I probably put the star on the turret roof on back to front — that is, the American way rather than the British way.

 

[David Lovell]

Good stuff Jakko great job even better for being 72nd small is beautiful, as for the star, being a non rivet counter the only reason I know is because you told everyone. Dave

 

[JR]

Looks ok Jakko, any way what's a star between friends.

 

[Jakko]

It’s one of those things that looks fine if you don’t know, but if I do know, kind of irks me