1 35 French Armoured Carrier UE

[Neil Merryweather]

Looking good Lee.
It is tiny, isn't it?

[Lee W]

Definitely needs one, asking for it really Lee.

Looking forward to it !

Yeah I reckon, nothing to fancy!

Yep, looking very nice indeed there,and a cool little addition with the moveable cargo too :smiling3:
A Cramped little beastie for sure!!
....as for a Dio?.... well,it's just gotta be done

Andy, the cargo deck clips in, I was all prepared to glue it down... not this time!

Looking good Lee.
It is tiny, isn't it?

It is small Neil, here's a comparison between 1 35 UE tracks to 1 87 Panther tracks...

[Lee W]

With a small amount of time at the bench when I can grab it over the weekend, I've managed to get more done than expect, trailer, tracks, pasting, painting, weathering and a novelty cup!

The tracks on this thing gave me a bloody headache!

[Mini Me]

With a small amount of time at the bench when I can grab it over the weekend, I've managed to get more done than expect, trailer, tracks, pasting, painting, weathering and a novelty cup!
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The tracks on this thing gave me a bloody headache!

Yeah and they're pretty dirty too! You need to get something in that cup to ease your headache. Nice progress on the Tractor.

[Jim R]

Just caught up with this Lee. Tiny little vehicle. Figures look good although it seems only the heads will be seen. That paste is effective as mud.

[Lee W]

Yeah and they're pretty dirty too! You need to get something in that cup to ease your headache. Nice progress on the Tractor.

Thanks Rick, the tracks wouldn't sit right and there was gaps, I know... mud, plenty of mud, that'll sort it!
As for the cup, yeah, I did think brandy an coke maybe vodka and coke or I could be boring and just have beer or water?!

Just caught up with this Lee. Tiny little vehicle. Figures look good although it seems only the heads will be seen. That paste is effective as mud.

Hi Jim and welcome, it was annoying that there wasn't a very basic interior in the kit otherwise it would of been opened and the figures would more open.
The mud was trial and error for this kit but it works and I'm happy with the result.

[Andy T]

That is a tiny little thing. I wouldn't fancy being squashed into that!

Have you experimented with mixing paint into that paste for a one-shot effect? I use W&N structure gel which seems similar, if a bit less thick, but it works great with paint, pigments, even texture like fine sand & static grass added. Might be worth a try.

[Lee W]

That is a tiny little thing. I wouldn't fancy being squashed into that!

Have you experimented with mixing paint into that paste for a one-shot effect? I use W&N structure gel which seems similar, if a bit less thick, but it works great with paint, pigments, even texture like fine sand & static grass added. Might be worth a try.

Thanks Andy, I'll give that a go on the trailer... never give it a thought!
No it's not something I'd want to be shoe horned in to!

[Tim Marlow]

Looking excellent Lee. I still think they are tiny after building my little ‘un. Entrance and exit was a little easier than it looks, but not by much. I had a good look at the one at Bovington…..The dome hinges backwards and the half moon plate and the rectangular plate below it hinge forwards. Must have been very like driving an armoured coffin once closed up though….and I never knew the load box hinged like that. I wonder what the idea behind it was?

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking excellent there Lee.
... A very nice rendition of this ickle AFV....
.... any decisions on the Dio yet?!

[Lee W]

Looking excellent Lee. I still think they are tiny after building my little ‘un. Entrance and exit was a little easier than it looks, but not by much. I had a good look at the one at Bovington…..The dome hinges backwards and the half moon plate and the rectangular plate below it hinge forwards. Must have been very like driving an armoured coffin once closed up though….and I never knew the load box hinged like that. I wonder what the idea behind it was?

Thanks Tim, I have seen the Bovy Renault and it is tiny so jot a chance of driving one of them mate!
I'm guessing as the box is hinged, any cargo can be tipped out?!

Looking excellent there Lee. :smiling3:
... A very nice rendition of this ickle AFV....
.... any decisions on the Dio yet?!

Thanks Andy, sausage fingers don't help on a kit this size!
As for a dio, I have ideas rattling around, it's just a case of deciding which one?!

[Guest]

Have you experimented with mixing paint into that paste for a one-shot effect? I use W&N structure gel which seems similar, if a bit less thick, but it works great with paint, pigments, even texture like fine sand & static grass added.

I do the same when I want thick mud on a model: acrylic structure gel, with or without a sand grain effect in it (you can buy it with that, or you could mix in your own sand), plus paint and perhaps static grass like you say. Works really well.

I'm guessing as the box is hinged, any cargo can be tipped out?!

These vehicles were intended to resupply infantry units in the front line, and AFAIK the idea was indeed that cargo could be simply dumped without exposing anyone to enemy fire when unloading it. Reverse up to a trench, I suppose, and tip the contents of the cargo box into it?

[Lee W]

I do the same when I want thick mud on a model: acrylic structure gel, with or without a sand grain effect in it (you can buy it with that, or you could mix in your own sand), plus paint and perhaps static grass like you say. Works really well.


These vehicles were intended to resupply infantry units in the front line, and AFAIK the idea was indeed that cargo could be simply dumped without exposing anyone to enemy fire when unloading it. Reverse up to a trench, I suppose, and tip the contents of the cargo box into it?

Anything for a quick exit under fire!

[scottie3158]

Lee,
Looking good mate.

[Lee W]

Lee,
Looking good mate.

Thanks Paul