Carro Armato Saint Chamond M-16
Recensione del Modello Fine Scale Factory in Scala 1:72
This model of the St. Chamond has been painted in a camouflage pattern of Middle Stone britannico (Floquil), Gull Grey, Military Brown, e Forest Green (Testors). These colours match an illustration of the same vehicle available to the reviewer, even if they are not the official wartime camouflage colours dell’armata francese. The picture shows the rear e left side of the vehicle. Notice the front e rear overhangs, which significantly reduced the vehicle’s fuori strada performance. Some scale drawings of the St. Chamond suggest an even greater degree of overhang than is evident in the model.
Contenuto
- Char de Rupture Saint Chamond M-16
Valutazione
- Excellent choice of subject. The St. Chamond is an important vehicle of the Great War, even if it turned out to be a faulty design.
- Scale model con good detail. The vehicle shows many panel lines e rivets which will paint up well. The reviewer added a towing ring at the front hull.
- Advanced level of difficulty: 21 parts, plus several track sections with 100 track links. Some small parts will have to be cut out of styrene sheet, but most of the vehicle is cast in resin. Each running gear consists of a main section con the road wheels cast on, a separate front wheel e rear drive sprocket. The track sections may be broken into individual links which are then glued on the wheels e sprockets. Alternatively, heat entire track sections con the hair dryer, e form them around the wheels.
- The illustrated assembly instructions are relatively easy to follow, despite the fact that they are in German. Detailed measurements are provided for those parts which need to be cut out.
- Very good casting quality: Crisp detail e no flaws.
- Compatibile con Revell soldatini in this scale.
- The kit was short tre o quattro track links. These small parts are difficult to scratchbuild, e the manufacturer is well advised to throw in a few extras, just in case.
- Decalcomanie e painting instructions are not included. Modellers will have to refer to books about this subject. Unit markings may be painted by hand, e they may be scrounged from other kits dei veicoli francesi in this scale.
- Le mitragliatrici are cast in resin, they are well detailed, but very fragile. Giocatori di wargame will want to replace them con oggetti cast in soft metal.
The St. Chamond is an interesting study of early tank design, a large e heavy box-shape which proved very difficult to maneuver in combat. The model is a must-have for anyone interested in collecting veicoli corazzati of the Great War, it is unusual enough to add a lot of interest to a diorama. Adventurous giocatori wargame may want to try their hand at driving the St. Chamond across no-man’s land, either in a solo-player scenario o a multi-player game involving artiglieria da campagna nemica in the anti-tank role.
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