British Engineer Vehicle MK1, the BEVVY

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As the Priest SPG was retired from Commonwealth service in 1944 in NWE, some were set up as Armoured Personel Carriers and others lanquised in depots. Looking at their roomy interior once the gun was removed, some thought was given to using the chassis for a Engineer vehicle, by adding a bucket and some engineer specific tools and storage.

This vehicle ended up being the forerunner of the Current Combat Engineer Tractor used by the UK forces.


Digging round revealed an old (and horrible) Italeri Priest that was beginning to undergo the conversion to a Kangaroo APC. It was so horrid it got shelved.


The plan is an enclosed vehicle with a bucket and/or interchangeable dozer blade
So a session with the plastic card gets me to here


A bit more with a new bucket from Scratch

Welds from stretched sprue, not as good as the epoxy putty method but adequate


Basic Construction done.






This build took a month on and off, just slow to post up here.

So the Finished Item

[Captain Canada]

Oh man that is epic ! Nice work on this one. The welds look perfect. Love to see armour on here and this one really has me thinking.....

[sandiego89]

Really well done!  Excellent styrene skills.

[zenrat]

Cool.

[NARSES2]

Now that looks excellent.

Can see that being used as a C&C vehicle as well. Plenty of room for maps and radios

[Gondor]

Very nice build indeed 

Gondor

[Dizzyfugu]

This came out really nicely! I scrolled down the pics and was sceptical due to the sheet surfaces - but it works very well. 

[Vorcha]

wow!

[rickshaw]

Very nice!   

[Steel Penguin]

I can only echo the splendid !!

[Hobbes]

Great job 

[Mossie]

As plausible as it gets, great stuff.

[Old Wombat]

Awesome!

And fast!

Sometimes I wonder why I bother!

[Scooterman]

Oh hell yeah!   

[Raptormodeller]

Still think the Trojan looks meaner, still, a splendiferous build!