3D Printed-1/76 Centurion Mk 5 AVRE

The Centurion Mk 5 AVRE

Its one of my favorite tanks of all time from Warthunder. It's like a regular centurion, exept for the fact that it mounts a MASSIVE dozer blade and cannon to boot!

One of my favorite things about this vehicle is the harsh appearance. Because its a Armored Vehicle for the Royal Engineers, Its built very tough, and I tried to make that seen with my weathering work.

To Paint it, I first went for a base coat of a dark green, and then followed it up with blackish stripes- those are a bit hard to see though. I then coated the lower hull and other spots with brown to make a convincing amount of mud. I then did some accents with a light umber, which I used for sand and the rusted out exausts

The overall biggest issue I see with my model was the preprocessing I did after printing. On the top of the front hull glacis, sits the holder for a fascine bundle(large spool of branches or pvc pipes laid down for crossing gaps). I erroneously forgot to cut out the squares lining it, as those are gaps in the holder!

Overall, I really like this tank in War Thunder, so I really enjoyed making this model. It looks great, and has the perfect "big shot" personality. I think I were to try making this tank again, I would obviously cut out the spaces for the fascine holder, and try to do a late variant from the gulf war, with ERA(Explosive Reactive Armor).