Char B1 bis
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Tamiya , 1/35 scale |
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by Steve Zaloga |
Description
I received a test-shot of the Tamiya Char B1 bis last week for a
forthcoming review article in Military Modelling magazine. It is a
splendid kit and a lot of fun to build. I did a scale plan of the
Char B1 bis many years ago based on measurements of the Bovington
vehicle, and a quick comparison showed it to be spot on.
I made a few minor changes like
swapping a Hornet head for the kit crew figure and some small detail
improvements. I did my own markings as I wanted to depict a tank
from the 41e BCC at the battle of Stonne in 1940, but the kit comes
with decals for at least four French tanks.
The tracks are a change for Tamiya
as they are individual link. However, they come
pre-cut-ready-to-assemble in a little bag and are an incredible bit
of molding technology. I snapped together both sets in about 10
minutes after a bit of clean-up.
Click here to
see Steve's earlier images and impressions of Tamiya's forthcoming
1/35 scale Char B1 bis kit from the Paris Model Show
Model, Images and Text
by Steven J Zaloga Page Created 08 May, 2006 Page Last Updated
07 May, 2006
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