Canadian Centurion tank

[Blackadder1916]

I remember seeing the 5/4 with the blowpipe racks in the back. Wished I had taken a picture of them.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

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No, that is just standard 5/4. I think.

The Blowpipe SEV kit had a box on the bed of the truck that held 8 missiles. Plus a bunch of brackets and tiedown points for the aiming unit case, lantern, stove, shovel, axe, etc, etc…

 

[C.Chapman-York]

Oh interesting I thought the Javelin or Blowpipe was used inside the M113 from the air sentry hatch, we didn't really use either system all that much?

 

[C.Chapman-York]

My paint came in today, I'm trying to make Canadian green from Tamiya XF-62 Olive Drab and Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow currently I'll post a Pic of a mock up soon

 

[FJAG]

Oh interesting I thought the Javelin or Blowpipe was used inside the M113 from the air sentry hatch, we didn't really use either system all that much?

We used both systems quite a lot; just from the 5/4.

In the 70s two regular force regiments had one air defence battery each with Blowpipe and one regiment had a troop of them plus there were two air defence batteries in Germany with Boffins and Blowpipes. Later that changed to an air defence regiment in Germany with ADATS and Javelin plus two reserve force air defence regiments and an additional air defence battery in Canada with Javelin. The only AD weapon using the M113 chassis was the ADATs.

 

[C.Chapman-York]

Praying im getting the colors right

 

[C.Chapman-York]

Here's a mock up of my colors, Custom green with XF-62 and XF-59, XF-65 Field Grey for the darker green, and XF-69 NATO Black for the black. edit it's not posting the updated pic my bad, colors above are basically what's in the camoflauge

 

[C.Chapman-York]

Would the colors above also represent early AVGPs well ?

 

[C.Chapman-York]

Or were AVGP best represented in NATO 3 color?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Or were AVGP best represented in NATO 3 color?

I think you are overthinking this.

I have watched vehicle techs paint vehicles. Lets just say the official colour scheme was a “guideline”. And then once the vehicle sat in the weather for a while or got introduced to Gagetown mud, the colours would change again.

TL;DR- no two army vehicles ever looked the same.

 

[C.Chapman-York]

I think you are overthinking this.

I have watched vehicle techs paint vehicles. Lets just say the official colour scheme was a “guideline”. And then once the vehicle sat in the weather for a while or got introduced to Gagetown mud, the colours would change again.

TL;DR- no two army vehicles ever looked the same.

thats a good point actually, i was just curious because the AVGP seems to be the only vehicle represented in a different color scheme than Canada 3 color or NATO 3 color, im waiting on my RC M113 to get here so im just trying to paint my 1/35 Cougar and Husky to get some practice in

 

[C.Chapman-York]

i was also reading that we didnt start airbrushing our vehicles until the mid 80s, and brush painting would also be acceptable (i dont own an air brush yet sadly)

 

[Colin Parkinson]

i was also reading that we didnt start airbrushing our vehicles until the mid 80s, and brush painting would also be acceptable (i dont own an air brush yet sadly)

The only time our vehicles looked correct was when they came out of 202 workshop. The introduction of IR reducing paint, made it much harder to upkeep vehicle appearances and very few units had airsprayers (We had access to one because our REME guy was a civilian mechanic and military vehicle collector (owned a Damilar scout car)

 

[C.Chapman-York]

The only time our vehicles looked correct was when they came out of 202 workshop. The introduction of IR reducing paint, made it much harder to upkeep vehicle appearances and very few units had airsprayers (We had access to one because our REME guy was a civilian mechanic and military vehicle collector (owned a Damilar scout car)

Thats actually pretty cool, I was trying to buy an LSVW a while back to make a camper with

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Thats actually pretty cool, I was trying to buy an LSVW a while back to make a camper with

just how badly do you hate yourself?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

just how badly do you hate yourself?

When your not restricted by military requirements, parts and procedures. You can actually fix the long standing issues and get yourself a fairly capable truck.

 

[C.Chapman-York]

just how badly do you hate yourself?

Tbh if you do some work it's not awful lol it doesn't have to be an "LSVW" inside lol

 

[C.Chapman-York]

How are these colors ? I followed a few guides and forums for paint colors, they look alright but ive never seen this scheme in person originally lol

 

[FJAG]

You need a better tac sign stencil. Also I'd cut back a bit on the surface area that the brown bit in the middle covers. But that's just me.

Good work. Makes me want to get back to my own modeling.

 

[C.Chapman-York]

You need a better tac sign stencil. Also I'd cut back a bit on the surface area that the brown bit in the middle covers. But that's just me.

Good work. Makes me want to get back to my own modeling.

Lmaoo I know I was swearing all night freehanding it I just got back into modeling for the first time in 20 years, I had no thinner so I had to make my own, no retarder, no air brush, no putty or painters tape I'm absolutely building an other AVGP model when my airbrush kit comes in lol it's mainly about mixing the colors right, I think my dark green (field grey) is too dark, and I think my olive mix isn't green enough ( 50/50 desert yellow and olive drab)