ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Mr-D** · 05-05-2011, 14:13

Cheers,
Been trying fleabay for months to no avail, there is a good site I found where a guy is making a MK VII but I think he's going OTT with loads of extra bits all over it, especially extra links as armour, wouldn't be able to move !

**Manod Bach** · 05-05-2011, 15:44

Originally Posted by Mr-D

Cheers,
Been trying fleabay for months to no avail, there is a good site I found where a guy is making a MK VII but I think he's going OTT with loads of extra bits all over it, especially extra links as armour, wouldn't be able to move !

You should check out what the tankies did to the Churchills in NW Europe to defeat the 88mm. You'd swear that there was a complete second set of tracks welded all over the bloody things! Same with Shermans...

There's a good book on Churchills by Osprey in their military modelling series, it should still be available from their website:

Osprey Publishing - Modelling the Churchill Tank

The AFV Club Mk IIIs are pretty good and you can get "working" track sets too.

**Manod Bach** · 05-05-2011, 15:53

Here's a Crocodile cleaning up at Belsen... The tracks are Sherman steel T-62 tracks by the look of them, but it's not unusual to see Churchill links used in the same fashion.

**Signalman** · 05-05-2011, 17:05

Have you seen Gerry Chester's superb North Irish Horse site?

Index

Gerry was actually there with the NIH in Tunisia and Italy and his site is packed full of useful info on all things Churchill.

**Mr-D** · 05-05-2011, 17:31

Cheers gents,
Especially signalman, that site is fantastic, found my dad on the crew lists which was a surprise,
Can't thank you enough

**Signalman** · 05-05-2011, 21:09

Good grief, really?!

**Mr-D** · 05-05-2011, 22:20

Originally Posted by Signalman

Good grief, really?!

Yes,
Just in the personnel/ crew lists but can't believe I found him, also a couple of names of old comrades recognised from when we took him to war graves at Cassino,
Cant see me reading anything else for weeks

**rockhoppercrab** · 06-05-2011, 15:31

Originally Posted by Mr-D

Guys,

Im after a copy of a book,
Have had one in past so I wasn't hallucinating,
Its a Tamiya guide to modeling the 1/35 scale Churchill VII, full of photos and intricate details so you end up with a unique thing rather than a off the shelf model.
Got a few photos of one of these (dad was RTR in N.Africa & Italy but they aren't that high quality) and have decided that Im going to take my time and produce something special.

Any advice or pointers would be a great help & if someone has one they dont need Im sure we can get to some arrangement

Best kit ATM is the AFV Club MkIII or IV AFV Club AF 35153 Churchill Mk.III British Infantry Tank

**Arters** · 10-05-2011, 13:08

I need help/advice Chaps, please.
1. I have the offer of 1/25 Chieftain (Tamiya) radio cont. All I want is to make a static model, so R/C is wasted. Does anybody else make a kit in this scale ?

2. I am considering converting the Accurate Armour 432 into an early 80s Triffid 439, my scratch building will stretch to that, again does any other Company make this base kit in 1/35 ?

Thanks in advance for your time and help

**netleyned** · 10-05-2011, 13:54

Originally Posted by Arters

I need help/advice Chaps, please.
1. I have the offer of 1/25 Chieftain (Tamiya) radio cont. All I want is to make a static model, so R/C is wasted. Does anybody else make a kit in this scale ?

2. I am considering converting the Accurate Armour 432 into an early 80s Triffid 439, my scratch building will stretch to that, again does any other Company make this base kit in 1/35 ?

Thanks in advance for your time and help

Try B&H models in Lincoln 01522 538 717 or Castaline (lots of v. unusual kits on site) 01507 602 149

Worth a try...