Windy's Matchbox/Revell GB entry - Char B1 Bis and FT 17.

[Jack L]

Detail on the figures is great!

[Windy]

That's the Char B1 ready for washes and weathering tomorrow. Decals are for a tank named Bourrasque and the camouflage pattern was taken from the Tamiya scheme for the same vehicle. Brush painted with Humbrol enamels - Green 150 and Ochre 94.



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[Windy]

Did a bit of work on the FT 17 this morning. Added a tow chain, tools and a stowage box, and undercut the engine cover. Ready for primer now but it'll have to wait until later as the dogs keep looking at me hopefully!

[Fernando N]

Neat paintwork on the Char and figs Alex :thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Alex

Looking very good so far.

I was at Tankfest a couple of years ago when they shipped over the only running Char B1 from France. I've got a few pics if you'd like to me share them on here?

ATB

Andrew

[Windy]

Alex

Looking very good so far.

I was at Tankfest a couple of years ago when they shipped over the only running Char B1 from France. I've got a few pics if you'd like to me share them on here?

ATB

Andrew

Thanks mate, and yes please. I'm only five miles from Bovy and never knew they brought it over!

[Windy]

Really starting to come together now. As you can see in the background I've also made a start on the FT. Need to lighten the green and darken the sand though.

[adt70hk]

Thanks mate, and yes please. I'm only five miles from Bovy and never knew they brought it over!

Alex

I am so jealous - only five miles away!!!!

Pics below from Tankfest 2018. I used to go the open days on the range as kid when on holiday in the area but this was my first Tankfest, after coming back to hobby a few years previously.

I also got got pics of a normal Renault FT17 and an unusual variant! It took a while to get the Char running but as you'll see it did eventually make it around the arena.

The full album of the day can be found here if you're interested (LINK)

ATB

Andrew



Char B1








FT17






TSF

[Windy]

Great pictures Andy! Sadly the museum (along with everything else) is closed at the moment, but it ain't a bad part of the world to live in.

[Guest]

That looks like the same FT and TSF as in the video I posted earlier in this thread, of the engine being started.

[adt70hk]

That looks like the same FT and TSF as in the video I posted earlier in this thread, of the engine being started.

Jakko

Sorry missed that! Apologies.

Andrew

[colin m]

Great work Alex. Nice and 'grimy'.

[Guest]

Jakko

Sorry missed that! Apologies.

No worries

[Windy]

Christ what a horrific weekend. I spent all day Sunday and yesterday trying to marshal the hordes of brain dead tourists who decided in their thousands that the best place to visit in the middle of a ******* pandemic is a tiny village in Dorset with few facilities and difficult access to the beach. By 1600 yesterday I was ready to start murdering people.

In other news I did manage to nearly finish the FT 17. Just the tracks and a bit of weathering to do, then I'll get going on the base.

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[scottie3158]

Alex,
A cracking result so far mate.