LVT-4 Buffalo & Jeep
1January 28, 2025Obligatory start photo
2January 28, 2025Badges inherited from my grandfather: I've sourced some 79th Armoured Division (that's the triangle bull's head) decals for this build...
3January 28, 2025Jeep, with driver painted up to be Royal Armoured Corps, with the 79th Armoured Division badge and #52 on the windscreen: #52 because that's how old I was when I started this kit.
Trimmed the bonnet decal to lose the leading "C" as (according to www.britishjeep.com/how-to-recognise-a-british-jeep.html) that would indicate a Canadian jeep.
4January 28, 2025Front of my Buffalo (and my new Airfix Club 2025 badge to mark the start of the year!): 79th badge again, and #53 because that was how old I was when I *finished* this kit!
5January 28, 2025Scratch-built a representation of the splash-guards at the back (hatched assemblies) out of plasticard, also added chains for the ramp.
Also made some "rope", and added some spare tyres from the spares box.
6January 28, 2025Added in the sump screen to the engine compartment with a bit of spare mesh. Also filled the windows to the driver's compartment seeing as there's wires and gubbins in there now because...
7January 28, 2025There are headlights!
Pair of LEDs, battery and holder/switch in the engine/driver's compartment.
8January 28, 2025Buffalo, ramp end
9January 28, 2025Jeep and buffalo
I completely re-did the hinge too, as I remember it breaking on the one I played with 40-odd years ago: remade with plasticard tube and brass rod, probably overkill as I'm not going to be playing with this one!
10January 28, 2025Top view, few more ropes and tyres here and there.
11January 28, 2025More Buffalo
12January 28, 2025Even more Buffalo
13January 28, 2025Top view
14January 28, 2025"Landing Vehicle, Tracked", Airfix. LVT-4.
How can you manage to "misspell" that as LTV in multiple places in the instructions?! 🙂
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