Not quite. The dowty Cowl is the curved ‘door’ below that. What you are pointing to is the housing for the steering linkage for the cowl itself.
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Does steering linkage move when the cowl below moves and opens/closes?
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Very nice job so far, interesting vehicle.
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I’ll hang my head in shame😂
Noted on the nonslip👍
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Let’s get back to modelling: Jacko, - what colour scheme are you planning for this fascinating vehicle??
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Forgot to say, the non slip is usually only applied to the LHS, where the crew climb up to enter the vehicle.
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Very nice job Jacko.
Is there a 1/35 scale plastic version of this kit?
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I know what I was thinking about now, the M9 ACE that the US used. Similar in appearance but different vehicles. Takom makes one in 1/35 scale.
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I bet there are many model builders who would love to see a styrene CET.
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Only two choices really mate,
Sand and green BATUS,
But it looks like Black and green as I’m doing 23FD44 which was a frog in 31AES when I was Spt troop corporal.
Funny enough as a Scammell Op the only tracked vehicle I lowered myself to ride on ( despite 4yrs in an Armoured Regt)was one of these😂
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Nothing wrong with black and green - the defining colour scheme of a fair chunk of the Brits in the Cold War.
(That said, I’ve hardly done any).
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And until I left in 2001 - it was the standard pattern for all British Army vehicles IIRC. I did used to think it wasn’t particularly sexy, it seemed all our NATO counterparts had much more imaginative colour schemes, but the reality was, it was suprisingly effective. Even a Chieftan harboured in a treeline on Soltau in Winter became quite hard to spot actually.
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Righto chaps,
The main hull is finished bar any bits I’m sure to have missed,
The bucket to go now and that looks a kit in itself,
Jacko
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That’s looking great.
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'Love this Jacko - some fine work there.
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This is a very cool looking little vehicle and you are doing a fantastic job on it. A really excellent build. Keep up the great work.
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