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At last its here
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:44 pm
by Stormbringer
Well my Crusader has finally arrived
Ordered 18th Aug and arrived today 17th Sept
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I guess Im gonna be busy doing the decals and fitting the sprues of the detail parts
Really quite impressed by this wee cruiser tank
Re: At last its here
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 5:06 pm
by PainlessWolf
Alan,
Glad it arrived safe and sound! You'll be busy, it's almost like building a regular model kit. Take some time and research the Unit History and use the Markings to pick out a Tank. The Decals provided are inclusive and of course, there are all types available on the Web. For detailing, I added a longer Radio Aerial at the rear of the turret than what Coolback had provided. A bit of brass in the form of a thumb Type fastener finished that off. I added a second Handle to the turret mounted Spot having seen it in a photo. (Not all tanks had it that I am aware of)
Handles were manufactured from spares to fit the Inspection Covers on the Engine Deck. Have fun, it really is a well designed and produced RC Tank.
regards,
Painless
Re: At last its here
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 8:03 pm
by Stormbringer
Thx Painless
I have a couple of British desert war tank books on order so will peruse them see what i can find out
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:09 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
Mine is waiting, too, Alan: what books did you order? Here are two I have:
Christini, Luca Stefano. British Tank Crusader. The Weapons Encyclopedia 028. Soldiershop Pub., 2023. ISBN 9291255891475.
Fletcher, David. Crusader and Convenanter Cruiser Tanks 1939-45. Osprey: New Vanguard, 1995. 9781855325128.
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 4:22 pm
by Stormbringer
Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:09 pm
Mine is waiting, too, Alan: what books did you order? Here are two I have:
Christini, Luca Stefano.
British Tank Crusader. The Weapons Encyclopedia 028. Soldiershop Pub., 2023. ISBN 9291255891475.
Fletcher, David.
Crusader and Convenanter Cruiser Tanks 1939-45. Osprey: New Vanguard, 1995. 9781855325128.
I have these books arriving soon i hope
1 9781848845008 British Tanks:Second WW -ImageImages 1 14.99 0.00 % 14.99 0.00 0.00 14.99
of War
The Battles of El Alamein 1 16.99 0.00 % 16.99 0.00 0.00 16.99
(Book- Paperback) (Main Market Edition)
(Standard) Order Ref:317334 CC: 49019900 - Books (Printed) CoO: GB
Its about all i could find at moment
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 6:36 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
Thank you! I readily found both of them in the US on Abe Books:
https://www.abebooks.com They are probably on Amazon, too, for anyone interested.
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:57 pm
by michaelwhittmann
Between Herr Dr., Stormbringer, and I, we will have enough Crusader 3s to fight the 2nd Battle of El Alamein.
Anyone else have one?
Stormbringer glad you got the decals. Haven't gotten yours yet.
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:32 pm
by Stormbringer
lol very true mate
Ohh Painless has 1 as well
Ok if they havnt arrived by next Friday i will send your 1's back to you mate
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:33 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
Stormbringer, Painless Wolf, michaelwhittmann: do we want to start a help-one-another Crusader group build?
Re: At last its here
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:45 pm
by Stormbringer
all new to me mate but yeh i guess so