MiniatureZone Gallery Archives (2000 - 2006) - Jorit Wintjes - Airfix 1/72 Crusader Tank AA Conversion

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This was really a fun project. Scratchbuilding the smaller parts took perhaps 15 minutes, the rest was painting and enjoying the result, which could serve as a nice accessory to a harbour layout for a wargame.

An old Crusader AA conversion based on the Hasegawa kit which I don't like for several reasons, one of them being the outrageous turret. So a few years ago, when seeing a blurry picture of a 40mm AA conversion I thought 'that's it!' and off I went. Needless to say that it's only a mere lookalike, markings are obviously wrong, and the overall shape is suspect. I'll definitely have to do this again one day.

 

Copyright 2003 Jorit Wintjes