I’ve been loving Vallejo Rattle can paint as of late; they offer the right shade of OD for WW2 vehicles; their Feldgrau color is a bit darker and more grey than Tamiya Field Gray, but It works great for my needs. and their Dunkelgelb is a bit more yellow than Either Tamiya’s Dark Yellow (XF60) and Dark Yellow 2 (XF88).
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Yes Black 40 is Purbricks tank. I messaged Star decals with the updated info for the side of the turret they’re missing info about
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You’ll enjoy the kit. I built it years ago, straight OOB, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
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If you are not going down the rabbit hole with detailing you can do it OOB without to much work. I will see if I can find any images of Cr1 Mk1 with a dozer fitted.
These are Mk2/3’s
Normal side plates.
Armour pack side plates
Will try and find some others later.
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Is that the Lancers “motto” on the turret? That would be a welcome addition to the Star Decals range.
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Yes it is, I hope they add it, for now I’ll probably have to hand paint it on.
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I might tackle a Challenger down the road, but not at the moment. Too much on my plate as it is right now… But I truly appreciate the help. Maybe it’ll motivate me to take a shot at one.
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Road wheels… those and tracks are the bane of armor builds… 
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I’m going to try something different is paint the road wheels black, then paint on the mixed tan instead.
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I’ll be watching this myself, I had a lot of fun building a couple of the Tamiya kits recently, and I’ll be darned if another one didn’t follow me home recently.
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Wet over to my local Hobby Shop and they had the non-Desertized Challenger 1. I was tempted, but I’m holding until next paycheck, then maybe I’ll add it to the stash.
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There’s one over here on evil bay, but to be honest, you’re better off just getting the desertized version as it has all the main parts for mk2/3 with some surgery…the original version is ok for only an early Mk1
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If you have a Cold War Europe armor collection, you should pick up the Challenger Mk.1. Like the early M1A1s, it helped hold the line in Germany.
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That’s the general idea. I could do the same with a Chieftain Mk5, but i think the Challenger 1 would be a great option as well for a Cold War ensemble of MBTs (M1 Abrams, Challenger 1, Leopard 1).
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Also worth to mention; that Tamiya released two versions of the Desertised Challenger; 35154, which is the correct kit for the Challenger 1 Mk3 used in Op Granby, and 35274 (below), which is the more modern version, used during Op Telic.
Challenger 2 of 1 A Squadron, Queen’s Royal Lancers (QRL) on patrol in Basra, Iraq. 2004 during Op Telic.
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Here are the two Tamiya Challenger I’s that I built. The BAOR from around 90/91, and the 91 Gulf War kit from about 15 years ago…
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Do we have a Challenger challenge? 
Allow me!
IMG_3924 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
Two Cr1 Mk3’s, one Cr2, all Balkans theaters. In the stash are a Cr1 and Cr2, one each, desertized
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Showoff. LOL. 
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Dont forgot though, the box art and name is a bit off in some areas on 35154. To get a Mk3 you will need to do a bit of surgery on a few areas.
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