PK-176 : CHAR B1 bis and Renault FT17 (Revell boxing) Finished!!!

[Marklo]

The Revell boxing of these two classics.

 

Just need to decide which colour scheme.

 

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by Marklo

[JOCKNEY]

Hi @Marklo

Delighted to see this iconic pair joining the GB 

Best of luck mate

Cheers Pat 

[Rabbit Leader]

These dual armour boxings were a revelation in their day and its' so good to see Revell re-releasing them at regular intervals. 

Being quite fond of thee weird looking French tanks, I'll be watching closely to see what's inside and how you go Marklo. 

 

Cheers, welcome aboard and best of luck.. Dave  

[Marklo]

My WWI tank collection, the Schneider being my last foray into early French tanks. One future project will be to replicate these builds  in 1/35.

Edited December 28, 2021 by Marklo

[Marklo]

Sprue shots. It’s actually disappointing to have them molded in a single colour  

 

On small scale AFVs I tend to sssemble then paint. Still need to decide on which scale.

 

I already have a 1/72 FT in my collection so I’ll aim for something a bit different.

[Marklo]

Cracking away on all three components. The FT is almost ready for paint, I’ve decided on a captured panzer grey scheme mostly because it’s the Hotchiss armed version. The Char will be finished soon and the base is ready for paint.

[Marklo]

Assembly almost completed. In the Char the tracks were not molded properly so I’ve had to cut a section out where the track guards cover the track and splice it into the missing area thankfully it worked out ok. I’ll probably paint the tracks in metallic grey once the camo is on.

[Marklo]

Grey on the FT the grey is fairly light but weathering will darken it quite a bit and I’m conscious that the small needs a lighter grey.

[TimJ]

They've come together quickly. Looking good. 

[Marklo]

first colour on the Char. I’m going to do this in the kit captured sand and geeen scheme. As you can see I’ve painted the tracks. Once I’ve finished the camo I’ll paint these in metallic grey.

[bigbadbadge]

Nice work Mark, was looking at these on Ebay a short while ago and almost pressed the buy button but decided to go for a nostalgia build instead.  Good to see these going together, quite fancy getting hold of the FT one one day.

Chris

[Marklo]

First to fight do the FT on its own and indeed was the first Ft I built.

[Rob S]

Nice work. 

 

I must admit when this first came out (and I did build them in no time flat) I was a bit disappointed that they paired the Char B1 bis with the FT17 when I was hoping they would have paired the B1 with a R35 or H39.  Lived in hope though that Matchbox would do other French Tanks like the Renault and Hotchkiss and even the Char D2 but alas it was not to be!  

 

[Marklo]

My other tank in progress a 1/72 Scratch K-Wagen. Just a tad larger…

[Marklo]

Camo finished on the Char, next job to paint those tracks

[bigbadbadge]

Char looking good so far 

Chris

[Rabbit Leader]

Char’s come up a real treat @Marklo, really lovely all painted up. Well done.
Cheers.. Dave

[Marklo]

Tracks given a coat of metallic grey followed by dark iron. Decals next then it’s time to weather it a bit.

[Marklo]

Factory finish, just a few bits to add. Then some weathering…

Edited February 19, 2022 by Marklo

[bigbadbadge]

They both look good Mark,  great work. 

Chris

[Marklo]

A bit of chipping and some rust applied. Grime and mud next. As both the French tanks would have been about twenty odd years old by this time I’m going for scruffy.
 

Edited March 3, 2022 by Marklo

[Marklo]

 

Grime and mud duly added, if I can find the exhausts for the Char I’m all done