ICM 1/35 Panhard 178 AMD-35 Command

[Sairou]

Decided that I'd make another Pan-Pan, since I liked my last one so much. Won't be doing the interior on this one like my last, although I might be working on the engine compartment.

 

[Sairou]

The commander figure is a spare Tamiya item, from their re-box of the ICM kit I built previously.

 

I hope to add some more detail to this- there seems to be some kind of wiring going between the antennae and main body. Hopefully I can find some clear pics that show how I can add this.

[Sairou]

This pic will be useful, although it is upsetting.

[Sairou]

Added a few details.

[Hamden]

 

Interesting subject and a nice start.

Awaiting the next instalment

 

     Roger

[Blaubar]

Cheers man,

check out these ones radio version 178's, they are of the radio vehicle kind, but the front glacis mounting for your communitcation wiring is the same (however the turret mounting is different, so do not copy that)*.

https://www.chars-francais.net/2015/images/stories/photos/p178r-1.jpg

 

One out of every 12 vehicle in every platton was one of these radio vehicles to enable long range communication, as the standard vehicle could only communicate for a maximum of 5km [ER29] and the ER26 (depending on the version) 5-30km once moving.**/***.

 

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OK, now some rivet counting, just as info in case you are interested:

You are using the later APX3 turret, as such, the Gundlach periscope and PPL.RX.168 episcopes should be used, you have used the old ones... The Gundlach ones allowed for a 360 degree rotation and were flatter and offered better protection. as the previous version (used on the prototype ones and first few doen vehicles). The horizontal vision slits on the side of the turret were used together with the redesigned front 

 

Early APX3 turret (Simple vision slits on side and block vision thing on the front and no Gundlach periscopes)

 

Middle APX3 turret with Gundlach and no ventilation system mounted on the loader's hatch

https://www.chars-francais.net/2015/images/stories/galery/1935_p178/99836 01.jpg

Late/standard APX3 turret with Gundlach and ventilation system mounted on the loader's hatch (see the bulky thing there...)

https://www.chars-francais.net/2015/images/stories/galery/1935_p178/99855 07.jpg

https://www.chars-francais.net/2015/images/stories/galery/1935_p178/m16150 01.jpg

All 4 photos from *

 

The side vision ports (not slits) of your turret match the middle and late version, as such, you'd need to change the hatch and the periscopes if you want to add accuracy. OK, I edited it many times, it keeps deleting and not adding the photos except for the one... Sorry but I never had a problem with this site... but I give up. Click on the link and remove the added letter behind the .jpg in order to view the picture^^, this was the only way possible to ad them, or is there some new policy regarding links that I do not know of?

 

Have a good day,

/Stefan

 

Sources:

* Char Francis https://www.chars-francais.net
** World War 2 In Review No. 10: French Fighting Vehicles

*** http://france1940.free.fr/armee/radios.html

Edited May 18, 2018 by Blaubar

[Sairou]

Thank you, I'll be referring to your post heavily when I come around to detailing my model.