On the bench - Operaton 'Battleaxe' A15 Mk I .

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blimp wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:12 pm - Maybe even a 'Caunter' if I can find a reliable ref / piccy :/
You won't find one, because they arrived in the desert after Caunter fell out of use (I went down that rabbit hole already).
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Tiger6 wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:27 pm
blimp wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:12 pm - Maybe even a 'Caunter' if I can find a reliable ref / piccy :/
You won't find one, because they arrived in the desert after Caunter fell out of use (I went down that rabbit hole already).
Yes , Tiger6 , I agree . Although there is the Abbassia depot shot - with the 'test' scheme .
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I stand corrected - just checked my sources and now remembered I was specifically looking for mkII's.

I started with this http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/bri ... ibg_1.html, only to discover that it never was...

Some of my soures was this thread: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing ... 24228.html, and this article: https://www.keymilitary.com/article/hiding-plain-sight

And this one https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/uk/t ... e-1940-41/
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Just scanned the article from the tank encyclopedia link--it is going to be a very interesting read!
Thanks the links, Tiger6!

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Ok I've decided - S.C.C. No.64 'Portland Stone' It will be . . .
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Looking really good mate :thumbup:
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