Tamiya 1/35 Challenger 1 Mk.3 Operation Granby

[stikpusher]

The counterpart of the Warrior MCV during the 1991 Gulf War, the Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank. In combat during that war, one of these machines recorded the longest ranged confirmed tank to tank kill at a distance of 5000 meters, 3.1 miles. Thos is the Tamiya kit, built OOB, painted with Xtracolor Enamel paint, and lightly weathered.

[Medicman71]

Very nice! I love the Desert Storm stuff.

[stikpusher]

Thanks Mike. Desert Storm is great subject area for the variety of equipment used. The end of service careers for some, and the beginning for others.

[deafpanzer]

Love it!!! Believe it or not I built your sister... Challenger II by Tamiya too many years ago and I still think it was one of best kits I have built so far. Maybe one day I can post my pictures of it because Photobucket deleted all of my images.

[406 Silverado]

I really love a good armor build and this one is just that Carlos! It's hard to believe that it's OOB.

3.1 miles on a tank kill??!! Man that's CRAZY!!!

[stikpusher]

Thanks guys.

Andy, your photos should still be there on Photobucket, they just won't display them unless you pay the ransom. If you have the app, you can access them that way, and then download them off of there. That's what I've been doing.

Joe, yes, completely OOB here. stretched sprue antennas are acceptable for that OOB. And yes, a 5000m shot is insane. Hell at 3000m a tank is pretty damn small in your sights at 10x magnification. Identification is a major issue to deal with.