fatfingers Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 How do chaps, Just seen over on PMMS that Tamiya are to release a 1/35th Archer! One of those will be sneaking into the stash me thinks Regards Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Here you go Edited August 4, 2017 by Robert Pictures added 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junco Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Should be a nice easy build, good to see Tamiya have put the late plain wheels in. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Put me down for one . Just finishing the Tami Nashorn , one of the nicest kits I`ve built in a while ! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 To me, that is a classic example of good box art. I was never tempted by Bronco's Archer, but that definitely appeals to me. That's going on to the Telford list. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) I'm intrigued by this kit, were the Archer's successful? Edited August 4, 2017 by Jbbusybee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gollin Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 . Not a simple question to answer. The "problem" with the Archer was the way the driver was crammed in as it was a conversion. The driver was sat directly behind the gun breech meaning that the gun could not be fired whilst he was in position. This meant that the gun had to be fired in a static position, however if the gun wanted to move then the driver just slipped in and off they went, facing the right way. The gun was the very powerful 17-pounder and as a defensive/covering anti-tank weapon the Archer was superb, but advancing it was more like a towed weapon, it had to turn around to fire. As a system it was quite small with a low profile and was relatively easy to hide. As the British and Commonwealth forces were mostly attacking by the time the Archer was deployed it was not playing to its strengths, but they provided a really useful mobile anti-tank screen, and weren't tempted to fight a mobile tank-v-tank war as with some of the US, less well armed, "tank destroyers". "Horses for courses" springs to mind - but that 17-pounder can't be ignored. Some suggested diorama possibilities ; My favourite ; http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203018 (Probably being used as a bombardment gun ; http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203044 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203022 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203214 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207083 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203053 And one I'd like to have the skill to do ; http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203052 (By the way, did I tell you I like the Archer ?) . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Are we going to need mesh screens for those engine grills ?? Bet theirs none in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 5/08/2017 at 6:49 PM, Panzer Vor!!! said: Are we going to need mesh screens for those engine grills ?? Bet theirs none in the box No, I don't think so as there were no fine screens on top of the engine grills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 05/08/2017 at 9:49 AM, Panzer Vor!!! said: Are we going to need mesh screens for those engine grills ?? Bet theirs none in the box I think it'd be a tamiya special where you'd have to buy it separately if they did any etch Can't wait for this though! The figures do it for me alone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Great, been looking at the Bronco one for some time but have been put off by the complexity and the lack of a crew. This could fit the bill very nicely. When is it coming out? Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 04/08/2017 at 9:20 PM, Jbbusybee said: I'm intrigued by this kit, were the Archer's successful? Further to earlier comments. In the Kew Archives there is a report compiled by the Royal Artillery of user comments on equipment. The towed 17pdr gets a hammering as it's 'a bloody coastal defence gun not a field piece'. The Valentine 17pdr is universally praised for the speed it could get into and out of action and also for the fact that the vehicle wasn't 'tank-like' and so crews weren't always being asked to do tank work as was the case with the M10. The figure outside the tank is the driver BTW not the commander. He'd get the vehicle into position then jump out to give the gun crew room. That was the Post-War drill in any case. He acted as a spotter usually. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Starmer Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I haven't seen the instruction sheet for this model, but bear with me. If you are advised that these were 'bronze green' they were not. They were SCC.15 Olive Drab. Disruptive painting was not usual on these vehicles. A previously issued kit instruction showed fancy black or brown patterning, in the same design, which is actually adhesive staining from the waterproofed fabric that covered all apertures during shipping to Italy. I have several pictures of that one. The notorious 'Mickey Mouse' patterning was not usually applied to AFVs but I have seen artwork showing it, but never photographs to back it up. This is not to say that some sort of disruptive colour wasn't applied locally but by late 1944 it wasn't formal having been cancelled by an August 1944 ACI which may have been issued up to 6 weeks after an actual instruction to cease application of disruptive painting to certain vehicles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Thanks for the insight of the black paint on the Archer Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Looking forward to this new kit,..... here is an interesting dio scene,....and Egyptian one knocked out by the Israeli`s in 1956; I`ll be doing a few in British markings from NW Europe and Italy myself, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gollin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 On 8/5/2017 at 09:30, Phil Gollin said: . Quote ... The driver was sat directly behind the gun breech meaning that the gun could not be fired whilst he was in position. This meant that the gun had to be fired in a static position, however if the gun wanted to move then the driver just slipped in and off they went, facing the right way. ... . . . I LIE !!! (In my defence I was relying on many, many books.) According to a newly released book ("British Battle Tanks - British-made tanks of World War II" by David Fletcher - the recently retired head of The Tank Museum) ; "Some sources have reported incorrectly that the driver was obliged to leave his seat during firings but the recoil was arrested at 14.5-in by a hydraulic buffer and two steel springs, and the driver was needed to realign the vehicle if the target moved outside the limits of the gun's traverse, to drive the vehicle out of trouble, or to operate the radio in an emergency." . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbie Air Services Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I intend to add one of these to my collection, but I believe the kit has no driver figure. I will have to get a figure from the Miniart Tank crew set. As for the “Micky Mouse” camo, I have seen some photos that show some with the paint scheme. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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