Matchbox/Revell 1:76 Char B.1 bis & Renault FT.17 & Airfix 1:76 Mark I Male Tank

Ok so I know that's not the most pithy blog title ever created, but at least you should know what to expect!  I have indeed constructed and painted two model kits containing three tanks.  All in 1:76 scale.  I haven't gone with any official colour schemes for any of these tanks, just painted it how I like them.

The first kit is the matchbox (although I believe revel have issued the exact same kit) Char B.1 and Renault FT-17 with scenic base.

Oddly the sprues come in two different colours for the tanks, which makes them look a bit odd before painting.  The kit also came with a couple of French soldiers which are supposed to be on the scenic base, I didn't bother with these though, they just seemed like they'd be in the way.

As the title suggests I've also finished an airfix mark I male tank.  The WWI British tank design is my favourite design for any tank, I think they just look fab.

This kit was a birthday present, and it's actually the second time I've built it, below I show the new version with the original, where I tried to do the scheme on the box, I much prefer this new version.

Finally a quick comparison with the contempory FT.17, look at the size difference!

WW2 Revell 1:72 German Nashorn Tank Destroyer

As part of my recent conversion to Revell when it comes to tracked scale models I've just finished painting and assembling the Nashorn tank destroyer you can see below.  For its size its a complicated kit due to the open topped gun compartment, but it all went to together easily enough.  I really enjoyed making and am struggling to resist the urge to go and order a bunch more Revell tanks.

Revell WW2 German 1:72 Jagdpanther

I've just finished building an painting my second Revell kit, a 1:72 scale German WW2 Jagdpanther tank destroyer.  This is only the second revell kits I've made and there were some major differences between this and the 1:76 scale T 34 I made recently, I don't know if these differences are standard between the 1:72 and 1:76 range.  But this is a more complicated kit, without a scenic base, and hard plastic tracks as apposed to the soft ones.  The hard plastic tracks are more work, but they came out well and I think I prefer them.

The Box

Whats in the box

One nice aspect of the kit is that it comes with options for building either an early or late version of the Jagdpanther, with different gun and exhuast parts.  I've built mine as the late version.

The model fully built

The colour scheme I've chosen is based loosely on the one worn by the example that I saw recently at the Imperial War museum in London.  As always I painted it using citadel paints and the main yellowy colour is bubonic brown washed with gryphon sepia and the drybrushed again with bubonic brown.  Green camo was then painted on top using Catachan green.

Revell 1:76 Scale T-34/76 Tank

Another random impulse purchase that I saw in a clearence section of a local store, a 1:76 scale model of a Russian T-34/76 tank.

 The Box

 Whats in the box

The three pieces assembled

This is the first Revell kit that I've ever bought, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased with it.  Compared to the couple of airfix tanks I've done it all went together a lot easier.  The moving parts mechanisms are better and the real winner for me is that the tacks whilst they appear to be made from the same flexible material as the airfix ones just clip together rather than having to be glued (something I've not had much joy with in the past)

 

 

The model also comes with this little scenic base featuring a russian soildier.  I can't decide if I like it or not, but still you don't have to use it.