And now for something completely different

I decided to take a small detour by moving a little to the left of Desert Storm by way of Lebanon in 1982.  I started work on a small project for the upcoming MilCon in Austin, Texas this November.  Since I only have a couple of months to complete the project, it needed to be that way.  I'm planning on a small scenario pitting a Israeli Mech Infantry force against a slightly larger PLO force defending in prepared positions.  The first vehicle up is the Centurion Sho't.  I chose this tank because I already had an Airfix Centurion sitting in my closet, but was needing an upgrade.  By a strange bit of luck, Syrhobbs just happened to have the Liberation 20mm conversion kit in stock and at $4.85 was a no brainer.  This kit just consisted of the a new resin turret and a metal barrel so it would need a little more to make it ready for the 80s.  I added a few bits and pieces, fuel cans, bed rolls, storage boxes ect and after a couple of nights, it was ready to escort a Platoon of M113s into Beruit.  Now its not a completely accurate Centurion Sho't as used in Lebanon in 1982 as the Liberation kit converts to the Six Day War tank, but close enough for what I have planned.  Who knows, maybe there were still a few of models of my Centurion running around in 82.  Below are a few pictures I took during the process of completing this tank over the past couple nights.