The Canadian forces Reserve Army, known as the Militia, was issued this piece of kit from the late 1970s. It was to augment the Motorized units of the Canadian army.
My father's Regiment 1st Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) was issued one of these to its C Company in Truro about 1981.
At the time, I was a Cub Scout and Dad arranged for our troop to be allowed to visit the Armory.
We were allowed to go inside the troop compartment but not the turret.
Many years later when I got into the hobby of war gamming, I wanted to get this kit. I had seen it for sale in a shop in Akihabara, Tokyo, but couldn't afford to get it at the time. I went back later to buy and it had already been sold.
So I was very excited to see it for sale at the Aviation museum at the airport. The gift shop has decided to run a model shop to help with the upkeep during the Covid pandemic. This was one kit I got.
I will be building it during the spring of 2021.
Built, painted and decals applied now just waiting to run on a battlefield to get some pictures
interior at CWM fitted with Scorpion turret with ammunition stowage.Update: Battlefront Minatures will be producing a kit for Team Yankee which I will get in the future
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