Bullbasket Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 No, I haven’t suddenly won the lottery and started living the high life. Champagne was an M4A3 (76mm) of the French 2nd Armoured Division and was knocked out in the battle of Dompaire in 1944. It now exists as a memorial in the town of Ville-sur-Illon, in NE France. This is a model that I built a few years back, but never got around to putting it in RFI because I wanted to put it on a base. The original intention was make a base, similar to the area that Champagne is displayed on, but it would have taken up too much space, so I’ve just depicted a simple gravel area made from course sand and sprayed white. Photos of the tank as it is now can be found here. http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_villesurillon/index.html The forward VVSS unit on the left side which was hit by a 75mm shell. A second 75mm shell entered the upper left hull................... ...................and did a lot of damage in the engine compartment, including putting a dent in the rear hull plate. The build can be found here; Thanks for looking and stay safe. John. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Aye up John, Very nicely done and a bit different. Really must do me a French Sherman at some point 🤔 Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 And here I thought the Champagne was a celebration of a roof clear of Vermin,NO it,s another great build from your tank Arsenal. Cheers Jim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Very nice John, just like the photos I’ve seen mate of the real one. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 20:48, fatfingers said: Aye up John, Very nicely done and a bit different. Really must do me a French Sherman at some point 🤔 Regards, Steve Many thanks Steve. Yes, I like the French tanks as they have some colourful markings. John. On 24/03/2020 at 21:14, Jim Wasley said: And here I thought the Champagne was a celebration of a roof clear of Vermin,NO it,s another great build from your tank Arsenal. Cheers Jim. Thanks Jim. Nah.....the little beggars are back again only this time they'v brought elephants with them. At least that's what it sounds like! John. On 24/03/2020 at 21:24, Dads203 said: Very nice John, just like the photos I’ve seen mate of the real one. Dan Thanks Dan. I hope to get up there some time and see it in the flesh, so to speak. John. PS. Be careful out there and stay safe. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Really nicely presented with a crisp clean build Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thanks Rob for the comment. Much appreciated. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Cracking job on the build John and a very poignant reminder from all those years ago beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Lovely build, and nice work on these details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Very nice and interesting job my friend. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi John. That really turned out beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Excellent work mate! Did the crew survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Hi John. That really turned out beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix Many thanks Stix. Much appreciated. John. 1 hour ago, Gorby said: Excellent work mate! Did the crew survive? Thanks a lot Mark. Sadly, I don't think so as there is a memorial plaque at the site to the crew. John. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Lovely build John. Great to see the tank depicted as it stands today. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Andy Moore said: Lovely build John. Great to see the tank depicted as it stands today. Andy Thanks Andy. It's the first time that I have depicted one that still exists. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Quel beau char de combat. Nice to see a french sherman. Cheers, Ernst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Ernst said: Quel beau char de combat. Nice to see a french sherman. Cheers, Ernst Thanks a lot Ernst. If you want to look here, this is the build I did of Champagne as it was in service in 1944. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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