Rye Field Challenger 2 TES Incoming!

Well it must be Christmas because Rye Field have just announced that they will be releasing a brand new Challenger 2 kit sometime next year! The subject will be the TES version which is excellent news! Looking at the sprue shot below you can see that normal side skirts are also included which is great if you want to make a really up to date "normal" chally 2 as well. 

For a TES version it's all there including the remote weapons station on the loaders hatch side. It is missing the barracuda thermal sheets seen on these tanks in Iraq but that should be very easy to add if you so wish. I'll use the same method as I did on the Bulldog build. Obviously for an Iraq version the side armour is different but that could be sourced from the tamiya chally 2 or perhaps the trumpeter version. As ever it will be a case of checking your particular interest and time frame and adapting the model to suit, or just building out of the box.

Here's the Iraq version,

With this version coming out next year AND the hobbyboss Coyote & Jackal hopefully arriving as well it looks to be a bit of a Brit feast for me next year!.