How to be an Armoured Farmer, building Hobart's Funnies in Glorious 15mm (and maybe 28mm if they arrive in time!)
Building the Small Box Girder Bridge Layer (SBG) cont'd (the last bit)
With the bridge built, glued together the cradle that houses the winch at the back of the tank. It was very simple to build (so simple I forgot to take any photos of it!) The only other difference from building the other AVREs was that for this one I had chosen a Mk III turret. This was because all the reference photos I have of a bridge layer are of the Mk III variant of Churchill. The two things to note with this turret build are that firstly, the petard mortar is a VERY tight fit into the turret mantle, so be careful as you may bend, or break either one. the second is that the rear plate on the turret has a mounting bar for the back bin. It is not shown on the instructions but make sure that the bar is in its lowest possible position it relation to the top of the turret, or, like me you will end up having to cut it off to get the back bin to sit right on the turret.
Right way
wrong way!
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