Dei Rossi

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Mouse Armour - Centurion conversion sets

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MA127 Australian Centurion Steel mudguards and stowage bin reinforcements. From 1969 to 1971 the mudguards on Australian Centurions being operated in Vietnam had their initial mudguards replaced by 1/4 inch steel plate to reduce damage to them whilst moving through jungle. The vertical face of the stowage bins were also reinforced with American pickets cut to fit between the locks / latches.

You simply replace the AFV Club parts with the left and right hand mudguards and left and right stowage bin faces. "The very Diabolical" was on such tank that had this modification.

MA114 Skeletal idler wheel as used by Australian Centurions in Vietnam. Comes as a set of two idlers (of course) and can be used for any Centurion as appropriate. This has been specifically designed for the AFV Club Centurion
1/35 scale Australian Centurion Mk.5/1 as used in South Vietnam late 1971.	The conversion includes: Mk.5/1 mantlet searchlight mount commanders ammo rack and PRC25 radio 20 Pounder type B barrel two spare wheels two omega brackets 2 sets of side opening stowage bins (3 pieces each side) replacement rear plate to accommodate 100 gal fuel tank 100 gallon fuel tank infantry phone box tow cable mounting and some smaller parts
This conversion includes: 20 pounder Type B barrel Mk.5/1 mantlet searchlight mount new turret top to replace kit piece commanders ammo rack and PRC 25 radio 2 side opening stowage bins replacement rear plate to accommodate 100 gal fuel tank 100 gallon fuel tank (two pieces) tow cable mounting and some smaller parts glacis armour plate two spare wheels and two omega brackets	1/25 scale Australian Centurion Mk.5/1 as used in South Vietnam late 1971. MA408 arrowed
30 calibre machine gun and cupola mount searchlight and mounting bracket

We have some thoughts about how we may be able to produce the rear turret basket in kit form but this may take some time.

SEPARATE SALES
We will also be selling some Centurion conversions separately as they have application to converting the standard early Mk.3 Tamiya / Academy / Modelcraft Centurion kits into later versions. For example

the side opening bins were standard fittings about half way through the Mk.3 production run and remain\ed standard until production ended;
The rear 100 fuel tank was used by a number of armies including the British (In British service those fitted with this were designated - Mk.5 LR long range). These were used until the Mk.7 introduced the internal fuel tank;
the Type A and Type B barrels. The kit provided Type A barrels are simply blobs of plastic and any resemblance to the real thing is purely coincidental.
turret tops give the the opportunity to convert the kit Mk.3 into later Centurion types that had the relocated loader's hatch.

MASTER Model makers.
Happy to talk to anyone who has masters for Centurion kits in either 1/35 or 1/25 scale

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