Challenger 2 Desertized

[M1Carbine]

Hi all;

well before I move onto another wingy build I'm jumping back on the armor train. This time with something a bit more modern. Stay tuned.




-Bob

[tcoat]

SWEET!

But...

Is "Desertised" really a word?

[keavdog]

Absitivmod it's a word.

[stikpusher]

Dec 16, 2023 17:11:00 GMT -5 tcoat said:

SWEET!

But...

Is "Desertised" really a word?

About as much as “tropicalized” is a word…  

[thug626]

Count me in Brother. Build on!

[Tojo72]

Typical Tamiya kit,a great relaxing build to enjoy.

[Leon]

I'll be following along!

[M1Carbine]

Tcoat, John, Carlos - lmao…I kept reading it in my head while typing it going…wait….what?

Dave - glad to have you along brother

Tojo - need relaxing at this point.

Leon - glad tp have you on board.

-Bob

[ossie262]

hi
watching this one with interest .
so you know that there was one in green and black and was at Bovington. I do have some pictures somewhere of it if you don't fancy a sand coloured one.
ossie

[M1Carbine]

Ossie - regardless that I am doing a desert version I would love to see the photos.

-Bob

[handiabled]

Bookmarked this one

[deafpanzer]

Hey Bob! You will LOVE this kit! It was one of most easiest and fun kits I have built back then.  Knowing you it your Challenger 2 will come out great! 

[ossie262]

Hi M1
here are some pictures first two are not mine but came from web.
when they came back from Iraq the paint faded to a light Magnolia colour.
lovely tank been up and personal to them
Ossie

[tcoat]

Dec 18, 2023 13:14:59 GMT -5 ossie262 said:

Hi M1
here are some pictures first two are not mine but came from web.
when they came back from Iraq the paint faded to a light Magnolia colour.
lovely tank been up and personal to them
Ossie

So they were dedesertized?

[M1Carbine]

Andy - That is beautiful!
Ossie - Thank you for the pics, very much appreciated
Tcoat - "dedesertized" I am with you.........lol

-Bob

[brandonk]

Great kit, builds up nice. Looking forward to this.

[M1Carbine]

Well been a bit of a delay posting. I had intended to get all of this up on Saturday/Sunday. As I was leaving for work on Monday morning I slipped at the top of the stairs, fell on the non carpeted stairs......and yes......broke the tailbone....AGAIN! Oh and add I chipped the bone in my left forearm.....WooHoo. So hobbling along, still wont deter me from getting in the woods for the last week of hunting season (yes my wife is not to happy about that).

The kit is another Tamiya joy to build. Everything starts off with the lower tub and running gear. No major issues at all. I did find it funny that Tamiya has you fit he torsion arms to the road wheels then mount to the hull. This I am assuming is to ensure that all the wheels are on the ground once cured. I opted to go the normal rout and mount the arms first.










Once all that is in place it was time to get moving on the side skirts, front reactive armor and rear hull.







All are multi part affairs but once again no fit issues. I left the jerry can and water can separate as to paint the rack off the model and add later as will the side skirts. Fuel drums will be cleaned up next. next up is te turret assembly.

-Bob

[deafpanzer]

Ouch! It sounds painful!!! Hope you feel better soon. Just keep inhaling the cement fume to make the pain go away!

Your Challenger is looking sharp! Keep it coming…

[M1Carbine]

Hii brother, ive gone through 3 bottles of fumes already. The single malt is doing the job.

-Bob

[406 Silverado]

Dec 21, 2023 20:58:07 GMT -5 M1Carbine said:

Hii brother, ive gone through 3 bottles of fumes already. The single malt is doing the job.

-Bob

Oh man....BOB!! OUCH!!! Jeez dude.....when it rains it pours. This build is indeed looking good already and am looking forward to seeing where you go with it buddy. Hope you have a speedy recovery good buddy.

[moparmadness]

A broken tailbone is seriously painful! 😣 I’m a fan of this Challenger too!

[buddho]

Oh my goodness... here's to a good recovery.

[M1Carbine]

Thank you everyone. Driving through the misery lol

-Bob

[handiabled]

Coming together great! If you lived close by you could come over and we could split a bottle of Makers Mark... I have a slipped disc pinching off my spinal cord about 3/4 of the way.. I hope you feel better soon. With a broken tail bone there is no position that's comfortable

[kyledehart5]

Ouch. Sorry to hear about that. Painful injury for anyone. Hopefully it heals up quick. No doubt single malt makes everything better. Off to a nice start on this one.

[M1Carbine]

Handi - might be worth making the trip over to ya…..lol, ill bring another bottle.

Kyle - thank you

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Primer and base coat ate on. Ill have some pics up this weekend.

-Bob

[M1Carbine]

Well HAPPY NEW YEAR to all

So over the past week I have been able in-between all the goings on with the holidays to get things moving on the Challenger.

- Primed in my usual Mr. Surfacer 1500 black
- laid down base coat of XF-59 desert yellow
- Highlighted with XF-59 lightened up with some XF-2
- Rubber band tracks done
- Clear coat laid down
- Decals on
- Side skirts mounted

Next up some weathering and filtering.


















-Bob

[Tojo72]

The black primer really makes ot pop,I found this model the perfect pallette for pre shade

[M1Carbine]

Tony - Id does make it pop. Much more to do on the filter dies of the house but not much. once the flat coat goes on there wil be another pop of shade detail.

-Bob

[handiabled]

Looks like you nearly "finishized" it. I agree the black primer brings the detail out wonderfully