"This carrier has been lingering for a few years as another party was trying to make it a running piece but too much time has passed so it was decided to make it strictly a monument"
Yes, this carrier sat in the backyard only worked on a little at a time, due to the unit was very busy providing a TANK sqn for continuous operations overseas. They did a lot of work from what time they had to spare to work on it. New fenders, extra armour welded back on after the original owner cut it all off.
Looks nice all done up, well done.