Olifant Mk 1A, SADF, Operation Hooper

This is an Olifant Mk 1A tank, used by the South African Defense Force during Operation "Hooper" (1987-1988) held about 480 km inside Angola's territory. The kit is an old Airfix 1:72 scale, "Centurion Mk.V": it isn't an amazing kit at all, it shows all of its 30 years of age and I had to do lots of improvements and scratchbuild some details to turn it into an Olifant (rear stowage box, new coverage for exhaust pipes, smoke dischargers taken out of pieces of raw spaghetti, tow cable, new boxes on both sides, new protections for the front headlights). I painted it with acrylics and weathered it with oils; this is my first attempt to build an AFV serving with former SADF, comments are welcome.

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