Centurion AA (Rapier) - Done

[Old Wombat]

Yes, but they're not armoured enough to go mixing it with IFV's, let alone tanks.

[buzzbomb]

The end is nigh !

Side plates and Brush guards pretty much done. Maybe. If it annoys me enough a couple more horizontal bars might be added.

Added in the smoke launchers and a few other bits and gubbins





Wheel solution, a couple of AFV Club spare wheels and some grandt line bolts. Mostly hidden by the side plates, so the clear differences will not be that apparent.


Can only find two Kilters, so a couple of "Rapiers" short. Although I am sure I have a Fencer with more in my still packed up models in storage, so may need a raid there in the near future.
Be away from the bench for a week, so paint shop after next week.

[Old Wombat]

 

[zenrat]

Nice.  A little bit more subtle than DUKWys Leo SPAAM.

[Old Wombat]

Yeah, but Phill's missiles will reach out Beyond Visual Range & into Low Earth Orbit!      

[PR19_Kit]

That looks MOST impressive. 

[Wardukw]

Hahahaha I'm am so glad you guys have joined my thoughts on this bloody thing .   

Buzzy man that's looking great ..very cool 

[Rick Lowe]

Looking good! 

[Gondor]

You might want to move your smoke launchers and the fence below them so that the Rapiers can be launched at a shallow angle which would be possible if they are on a hill side and aircraft are flying through a valley below them. Otherwise, it's looking great 

Gondor

[buzzbomb]

You might want to move your smoke launchers and the fence below them so that the Rapiers can be launched at a shallow angle which would be possible if they are on a hill side and aircraft are flying through a valley below them. Otherwise, it's looking great 
Gondor

There was a thought on that line of thinking, but it did not happen. Perhaps the Mk II version rectified that Operational design flaw

But nonetheless we are back. Nice week away in hot and humid Cairns, but also 5 hours at the Australian Armour and Artillery museum 

So today a full session back at the desk on the Centurion

First up a very quick primer coat to look for and indeed find issues


So then to Colour scheme. Started with a primer version of Bronze Green. With the early 70's time frame, it did not really fit that well.


So to NATO Green and Black. Missile fitted to check colour contrast. I think it needs to be bit greener. Fixed in the next release


A couple more images before we get some decals, detail painting and weathering underway




Certainly on the downhill slide now

[Wardukw]

Excellent..excellent..this is great mate...the finished machine gonna look good man 
Extremely jealous of ya to right now dude . ...I watch that museums channel on YouTube and I enjoy every second of it ..a place I would love to visit I can tell ya matey 

[NARSES2]

Looking very nice   

[Old Wombat]

Nice effect with the heat rust on the exhaust cover & the camo works nicely.

Rapiers do seem to have come in a range of greens over the years;







Australian ones, too:





Nick Moran (a.k.a. The Chieftain) posted an Unofficial High-Speed Tour of the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum about a month ago - made me want to go & check it out.

Now all I need is the time & the money!

[rickshaw]

I was wondering why there wasn't room for reloads in the turret bustle?  A standard Green was how the missiles were usually painted.  The launcher would be camouflaged in what ever colours the service using them was in.   

[buzzbomb]

Almost there..Paint and decals done and started the weathering,  but the photos have shown up some howlers, like tide marks. These will have to be fixed.
Perhaps it does not look so bad on the model, but the camera lens does not have rose coloured glasses on

So a few images anyway with where we are at... bloopers and all


As a nod to the Crusader AA tank, I used the Skyraker decal