1/72 Trumpeter Char.B1

[Roman Schilhart]

Hello,

here's another hapless attempt of mine on "heavy metal".

This is also the very first Trumpeter kit I ever laid my hands on.

I had the 1/76 Matchbox Char B.1 when I was a kid, and when I saw Trumpeter's offering I just couldn't resist, even though it's way out of my comfort zone in many ways:

I do not have any good reference material on the Char B.1, just a couple of color drawings;

I don't know much about French Tanks of early WWII in general, so please forgive me if the colors are off or I missed a detail!

I did like the triple-color-camo-schme though as it looks "different".

Had problems with the tracks (again) on this one.

They are of the "rubber-band" design and they snug around the drive wheel.

Doesn't look very realistic, I know.

With no replacements available, I used them.

Thanks for looking!

Greetings from Vienna

Roman

[Kuro Nezumi]

Lovely weathering for such a small model! Well done!

I agree with you on the tracks. They can be a living nightmare.

[baldmanwithsnake]

Ooh, that's nice, I've got a soft spot for the Char B1....... I'm just off to the Warlord Games website......

[dogsbody]

That looks real good to me.

Chris

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Fantastic finish as always!

Do you want me to point out how Trumpeter got you this time.....I'm starting to feel bad about it because your models are brilliant, but it really might be worth checking sites like OTW! (On The Way! http://www.onthewaymodels.com/) before starting in on a kit, they will often point out these hidden pitfalls that are usually much easier to fix at the start.

http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/Trumpeter/Trumpeter_Char_B1bis.htm

Please don't take this the wrong way.....I hate seeing your quality models caught out this way and I'm genuinely embarassed to point it out because I couldn't hope to achieve the superb quality of finish that you do.

Once again I've got the required spare part if you want one.

[Mr Modeller]

Nothing wrong with that at all Roman and given the small scale I think you've done an excellent job, especially with the paintwork - very well done!!

Kev