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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: dy031101 on May 27, 2014, 02:32:16 PM

Title: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: dy031101 on May 27, 2014, 02:32:16 PM

Not sure if these line drawings of Cypriot AMX-30 upgrade using T-80 components (http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=870&sid=6ddc3a4445cc0d8bf5f15ba64cca4b8e#870) are real proposals or just fanarts...... is anyone here able to verify?

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: Rickshaw on May 27, 2014, 03:51:03 PM

That thread notes they are "concepts"...

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: dy031101 on May 13, 2020, 06:06:25 AM

Fan concept from Wargaming.

Think of it like a Lorraine-40t-based, better-looking Conway, I guess.

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 14, 2020, 01:56:38 AM

I would like to model the AMX-50:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/AMX-50_100.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/AMX-50%2C_Tanks_in_the_Musée_des_Blindés%2C_France%2C_pic-4.JPG/2880px-AMX-50%2C_Tanks_in_the_Musée_des_Blindés%2C_France%2C_pic-4.JPG)

There are 1/72 kits available (ewww...):

(http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/userfiles/productlargeimages/product_425.jpg)(http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/userfiles/productlargeimages/product_757.jpg)

But I prefer 1/35 for armour subjects.  There is a tank hunter variant in this scale but no tank proper:

(https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/sd39cb62b7c116634/image/i0bd6d45e0e72f489/version/1566205329/image.jpg)

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: dy031101 on May 14, 2020, 07:36:48 AM

First iteration of AMX-50 120mm, converted straight from the AMX-50 100mm.  Probably doesn't have the weight problem of the later AMX-50 Surblindé or the turret shot trap of the ultimate AMX-50 Surbaissé, but gun elevation is poor.

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: Rickshaw on May 14, 2020, 11:50:08 AM

Does anybody do a 1/35 scale model of the Batignolles-Châtillons?

(https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ae1cd94579a1cec1dbb07c211cd70d83.jpg)

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: apophenia on May 15, 2020, 02:00:22 AM

Quote from: Rickshaw on May 14, 2020, 11:50:08 AM

Does anybody do a 1/35 scale model of the Batignolles-Châtillons?

It seems not. Attached is someone's attempt at a Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T in 1/35.

The modeller said that he used M1 Abrams road wheels (which look a bit big to me), KV-2 lower hull and tracks, and plastic card for the upper hull and turret.

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 15, 2020, 02:30:58 AM

Cool photo of the restored prototype:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Batignolles-Chatillion_Char_25t_restored.jpg/1920px-Batignolles-Chatillion_Char_25t_restored.jpg)

As far as kits goes, I believe there is only this one in 1/72:

(http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/userfiles/productlargeimages/product_410.jpg)

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: Rickshaw on May 15, 2020, 02:24:57 PM

Looks like I'll have to wait... :(

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: Sport25ing on May 15, 2020, 06:01:32 PM

Where's a link:

https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/France/French_Cold_War_tanks.php

Title: Re: French Late-WWII & Post-WWII Tanks
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 16, 2020, 03:46:06 AM

Don't forget we already have an AMX-13 thread:  http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5522.msg91412#msg91412 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5522.msg91412#msg91412)