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A Couple of WW1 Tanks
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:19 am
by Epap
I purchased a 1:30th scale Renault FT-17 pewter tank replica made by The Old Northwest Trading Co. a while ago and had to repaint it as the model was very poorly rendered, scheme-wise. I just added a British MK.IV "male" tank from the same source, which was better done and have already added some numerical markings and mud on the tracks. Later, I'll do some chipping. Here's a picture of this interesting pair:

Re: A Couple of WW1 Tanks
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:21 pm
by tmanthegreat
Awesome! Glad they are in a "larger" scale like 1:30 (as opposed to 1:72). I've seen a fully-restored MK.IV "Male" tank on display at the Imperial War Museum in London. Its a monster!
Re: A Couple of WW1 Tanks
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:48 pm
by ketelone
Isn't the Old Northwest Renault 1/32?
At the beginning of WWII the French had over 400 of those Renaults left from WWI and used them against the Germans. They didn't fare too well.
Re: A Couple of WW1 Tanks
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:27 pm
by Epap
ketelone wrote:Isn't the Old Northwest Renault 1/32?
At the beginning of WWII the French had over 400 of those Renaults left from WWI and used them against the Germans. They didn't fare too well.
I think you are right about the scale on the FT-17, K. Btw, the Germans also used captured FT-17s in France and the Poles used them against the Germans in September 1939----in some cases ( static defense ) with positive results.
Re: A Couple of WW1 Tanks
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:25 pm
by ketelone
I did not know that Epap. Thanks.