Competition Class Winner September 2008 1/35th scale AFV Club Centurion kit converted to an early Mk 5 by: re-siting loader's periscope; removing one aerial mount from turret; addition of SB Models mantlet; and adding a replacement 20 pdr barrel without fume extractor from The Barrel Depot. All painting and weathering is brush-painted Humbrol enamels. Markings from Bison decals.
Historical details: C Squadron, 6 Royal Tank Regiment, Port Said, Suez Canal Zone, Egypt, November 1956.
During Operation Musketeer 6 RTR was tasked with supporting 42 Commando (RM) and stayed in theatre for some weeks after the ceasefire was called.
