British Chieftain Bridgelayer +AVLB No-8 bridge

1/35th , Post 1945, Accurate Armour, NATO, British, Conversion kit, AA-C054
$340.95
AA-C054
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The Chieftain Bridgelayer is unique in that in it’s day it could deploy the longest and strongest tank bridge in the world. At 80 foot long, with an 80 Tonne weight class, the Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) No-8 is a miracle of modern engineering. In fact new aluminium alloys were developed just for this project, along with revolutionary hydraulics.

This massive 1/35th scale conversion by Tim Babb is a conversion on the Tamiya Chieftain “Mk-5” model kit*. We opted for a conversion to keep the cost down, and because we need a styrene lower hull for technical reasons. C054 includes both the bridgelayer and the AVLB No-8 Bridge (which alone is 28 Inches/711mm long).The bridgelayer conversion comprises a complete upper hull, and all the detail launching gear castings, pre-drilled main launch cylinders and all other materials.

The models have been made so that the bridge operates, and together utilise five sets of etched brass, brass and plastic rod; a total of over 500 parts.

This product is a Conversion set and a donor plastic kit is needed to make the vehicle shown in the images.

Scale
:
1/35th
Time period
:
Post 1945
Manufacturer
:
Accurate Armour
Country Primary
:
NATO
Country Secondary:
British
Type
:
Conversion kit
Part number
:
AA-C054