Early war allies in 1/72 & 1/35

I worked my way through a Tamiya 1/35 Chenillette over the last couple of weeks which was fun to build (great kit!) and something different for a change. This was a Christmas present last year.

 

 

I also completed an Airfix Matilda in 1940 colour scheme, and a couple of Lorraine 37L carriers and an R-35 tank in 20mm by RAFM. I did these to play around with my airbrush and try to get the tone I wanted for the Chenillette (Vallejo brown violet). I didn't do multi-colour camo on the R-35 so it could stand-in for models in service with other countries.

A diversion in scale

10 or so years ago the missus bought me a surprise model kit for my birthday. It is a 1/35 Trumpeter Challenger II main battle tank in KFOR markings - not really my scale or genre, but the thought counts plenty. It has resided on my shelves for some time, waiting for a rainy day.

Well, on a snowy day over the Xmas holiday I broke it out and made a start, after about a dozen sessions over the last few months, quite a bit of fiddly bit frustration with my clumsy fingers (e.g. only one of the wing mirrors survived) it is complete, and here she is:

I don't reckon it will ever get on the table in a game - but it will take a place of honour on the shelf of glory.