AFVAF35100 - AFV Club 1/35 Centurion Mk5/1 - WWWEB10105494

AFVAF35100 - AFV Club 1/35 Centurion Mk5/1 - WWWEB10105494

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

Australia deployed Centurions to Vietnam from February 1968, with C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment operating from Nui Dat through to 1971. The Mk.5/1 (Aust) was a locally modified variant retaining the 20-pdr gun while adding appliqué glacis armour, a .50cal ranging machine gun through the mantlet, and numerous combat-driven modifications. Australian Centurions proved decisive in several engagements, most notably the Battle of Binh Ba in 1969.

Box Contents:

• Plastic sprues — full hull, turret, running gear, jettisonable fuel tank, and detail parts (410 parts, olive drab)
• Clear sprue — 18 parts
• Turned metal barrels — 20-pdr main gun and .50cal MG
• Working spring-loaded suspension — six large coil springs
• 26 vinyl road wheel tyres and continuous vinyl tracks
• Steel cable and mesh section
• Photoetched fret — fender supports and detail parts
• Waterslide decal sheet — five RAAC Vietnam marking options covering C and A Squadrons, 1st Armoured Regiment, 1968–71, all overall Olive Drab
• Instruction sheet with colour guide

Skill Level: Advanced | Glue and paint required, not included