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Jonathan Read-Bone (tourdeairfix)
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Centurion Tank Mk 5/1 "Buku Boom Boom"

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28 19 October 2023, 20:16
Mirko Römer
Following! Solid work so far!
22 October 2023, 16:39
Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍
22 October 2023, 18:29
David Taylor
One of if not the best post ww2 tanks.
23 October 2023, 16:56
Łukasz Gliński
Very nice job, the lamp looks very good, though being a tricky one to make 👍
23 October 2023, 20:29
Oleg Smilyk
Beautiful work!
25 October 2023, 18:05
Neil Patrick
Great work! I really like the grass effect. Can you tell us what you used for this please?
31 October 2023, 23:57
Jonathan Read-Bone
Thanks all.
Neil, I used an excellent mat of sedge grass from The Model Tree Shop. I too was surprised by how good it looked
1 November 2023, 08:22
Neil Patrick
Thank you very much Jonathan. I have this kit in my stash and as your build shows, it looks stunning. In my minds eye, I was planning a similar setting to yours, but hadn't figured out the best materials to use.
1 November 2023, 09:46
Neuling
Picture 42 is it ! The tank is placed well in this little diorama! 👍
1 November 2023, 09:50
Guy Rump
Very nice result. 👍
1 November 2023, 10:46
Finn
Well done indeed!
4 November 2023, 11:27

Album info

In February 1968 the announcement that a squadron of Centurion tanks was to reinforce the Australian forces in South Vietnam was greeted by skepticism in some quarters. Critics claimed that the mobility of the heavy tanks would be so curtailed by the rice paddies and jungle that they would eventually become static pillboxes defending the perimeter of bases. It was also argued that an enemy with modern anti-tank weapons could easily destroy the slow and cumbersome Centurions. However, such criticisms were soon to be disproved.

Operation Hammer (The Battle of Binh Ba 6–8 June 1969) - On the morning of 6 June 1969, two Australian Centurions of 4 Troop, B Squadron were making their way northwards along Route 2 in support of the infantry when they came under fire from a nearby house in the village of Binh Ba, 8 miles north of Dui Dat. The battle raged on for about four hours.

One of the Centurions involved in the battle was Centurion, ARN 169007, call sign 24A of B Squadron, named “Buku Boom Boom”.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Binh_Ba

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1:72 Centurion Tank Mk 5/1 (Vespid Models VS720007S)1:72 British Tank Crew (Modelu 1953-072)1:72 British Tank Crew (Modelu 1957-072)
Centurion Mk.5/1
AU Australian Army (1901-now)
B Sqn., 1 Arm. Reg. 24A Buku Boom Boom II
1969 Vietnam War - Phuoc Tuy Province VN
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