Great work on these dude. If you had not mentioned the 3D printed aspect to these, I would not have guessed it. They look great (and Byron is a frigging whiz with that stuff).
January 31, 2022 at 2:48 PM
[Image]Here are two Panhard 178 armoured cars in "28mm" scale (honestly not sure if they are 1/48 or 1/56)... they're from STL files found for free on the Internet and printed for me in resin by Conscript Byron. Thanks man! [Image]There are a few different paint schemes I've seen for these vehicles so I chose the one that had the most aesthetic appeal for me - this happened to be on a diecast model formerly sold by "King and Country", purveyors of painted toy soldiers in 1/35 (54mm) scale. [Image]The scheme is basically Steel Legion Drab and Castellan Green/Camo Green, outlined with a mix of Castellan Green and black-grey. [Image]The numerals are decals from my decal folder, and the roundels and number plates were painted freehand. [Image]I'm pretty happy with the models, as they were much much less spendy than the resin version sold by Warlord. The only weak spot on them is the wheels and tires - I think the tires should have a bit more "balloon" to them. Pretty good for a free file though. [Image] [Image]These "Pan-Pans" will be good for the early-war scenario being planned by fellow Conscript Frederick. They should be effective on the gaming table too, packing a 25mm AT gun in the turret - enough to make a Panzer I or II jockey think twice. The Panhard 178s will join my Char B1 bis, Renault R35s and Somua S35 in the display case... I love the French early-war camo schemes. The design and production of these vehicles was apparently somewhat fraught as well - as it turned out, turret production capacity lagged well behind that of the hulls, and ultimately General Gamelin determined that these light cars were ill-suited to modern battlefield conditions and planned for their replacement by heavier Panhard AM40Ps.
"28mm Panhard 178 Armoured Cars"
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Great work on these dude. If you had not mentioned the 3D printed aspect to these, I would not have guessed it. They look great (and Byron is a frigging whiz with that stuff).
January 31, 2022 at 2:48 PM