Re: Parts bin special! Centurion mk5. (Haya, TD)
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:27 pm
I got the Shot kal Alef kit from Haya some time ago, but due to other projects and general winter malaise I've not had the get up and go to do anything with it.
However after realising that I didn't have to cut the entire rear deck off I thought I'd start on it.
The deck had warped slightly (and to be fair to Haya it was originally supplied as fdm and I persuaded him to do it in resin like the pictures on the site), but with some clamps it was easy enough to get a good fit on the rear deck.
The rest went together pretty easily, there's some nice touches like the templates supplied which take the guess work out of drilling. Also there are printed infill pieces for where bits that attach to the mk3 aren't used. The trickiest bit is removing the rear portion of sponsor stowage bins cleanly. But the piece that fits in the gap does so perfectly.
A bit of fettling was needed to get the lower bit of the rear engine compartment to fit but nothing major.
Something I did do was enlarge the holes to wire the lights to make life a bit easier when I add the bulbs.
The rest of the holes were filled with miliput and will be sanded once dried.
The turret bits should be fairly straight forward but I'd like to drill out the 50cal for an led which I think will be tricky.
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However after realising that I didn't have to cut the entire rear deck off I thought I'd start on it.
The deck had warped slightly (and to be fair to Haya it was originally supplied as fdm and I persuaded him to do it in resin like the pictures on the site), but with some clamps it was easy enough to get a good fit on the rear deck.
The rest went together pretty easily, there's some nice touches like the templates supplied which take the guess work out of drilling. Also there are printed infill pieces for where bits that attach to the mk3 aren't used. The trickiest bit is removing the rear portion of sponsor stowage bins cleanly. But the piece that fits in the gap does so perfectly.
A bit of fettling was needed to get the lower bit of the rear engine compartment to fit but nothing major.
Something I did do was enlarge the holes to wire the lights to make life a bit easier when I add the bulbs.
The rest of the holes were filled with miliput and will be sanded once dried.
The turret bits should be fairly straight forward but I'd like to drill out the 50cal for an led which I think will be tricky.
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