Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Haalloooooooo, Space Possums!!
It's time for a lengthy photo share of accumulated things 1/72 scale, WW2, and French due to popular request over on FaceBook (of all places!). So, without further ado, here we go, starting with the latest, a quintet of 3D printed 1/72 scale models of the diminutive Renault AMR35 series of light tankettes and tank destroyers. These are produced by Pedro Pato, whose wares can be found on Shapeways among other venues virtual:
AMR35s showing off their marticules (military license plate numbers). These were Aleran decals
of late 1990s vintage that for the most part happily still worked after all of these years!
AMR35 ZT-3 chasseur de char (tank hunter). A unique little vehicle -only 10 were ever made!-
assigned to the GRDI (reconnaissance group of the infantry division) in conjunction with the
turreted AMR35 ZT-2 chasseur de char. Like the ZT-2 the ZT-3 carried a 25mm antitank gun and a
coaxial 7.5mm Riebel machine gun.
Side view of the little French panzerpunchers showing off their individual names and the unit
insignia of their parent GRDI.
Rear view. The use of the roundel is speculative on my part. As of this writing I have not seen
more than two (2) photos of the ZT-3 in existence. The use of such roundels was commonplace on
French tanks and even other vehicles during May-June 1940, so I figured in this instance I was
only fairly safe ground placing these on the rear of the fighting compartment casemate.
It's time for a lengthy photo share of accumulated things 1/72 scale, WW2, and French due to popular request over on FaceBook (of all places!). So, without further ado, here we go, starting with the latest, a quintet of 3D printed 1/72 scale models of the diminutive Renault AMR35 series of light tankettes and tank destroyers. These are produced by Pedro Pato, whose wares can be found on Shapeways among other venues virtual:
AMR35 armed with 7.5mm Reibel machine gun
AMR35. French sentry is an FAA figure.
A pair of AMR35s armed with the 13.2mm Hotchkiss heavy machine gun.
The 13.2mm Hotchkiss weapon was a top loader. Even with the enlarged turret the gun had to be turned sideways in order for the arrangement to work.
Side view. The AMR35s upgunned to the 13.2mm weapon were meant to provide anti-tank
capability to the AMR35 platoons. As it turned out, by 1940 the penetrative abilities of the 13.2mm
Hotchkiss heavy machine guns had been surpassed by the armor protection of most German tanks
and armored fighting vehicles.
of late 1990s vintage that for the most part happily still worked after all of these years!
A closer look. Note the placement of the ventilation intake to the right of the driver.
Top view of the AMR35s.
Rear view of the AMR35s. Note the asymmetric layout of the enlarged turrets to accommodate the bulky Hotchkiss heavy machine gun.
Top view of the AMR35s showing off their fetching multicolored camouflage paint scheme.
assigned to the GRDI (reconnaissance group of the infantry division) in conjunction with the
turreted AMR35 ZT-2 chasseur de char. Like the ZT-2 the ZT-3 carried a 25mm antitank gun and a
coaxial 7.5mm Riebel machine gun.
Head on view of the AMR35 chasseurs de chars.
insignia of their parent GRDI.
more than two (2) photos of the ZT-3 in existence. The use of such roundels was commonplace on
French tanks and even other vehicles during May-June 1940, so I figured in this instance I was
only fairly safe ground placing these on the rear of the fighting compartment casemate.
Upper rear view showing off the engine decks.
Ready to defend La Belle France against the onrushing panzers.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Google is PATHETIC!!
Hey, gang!
Just a quick alert here, that Google for whatever reason is preventing me from replying to your comments about the work featured in my latest post. This is not the first time that Google in it's high school groupthink wisdom has decided to make the life of an Apple computer user miserable for no good reason.
I am indeed grateful to you all who continue to visit my blog, and most recently to DonM, mattblackgod, Moiterei_1984, and Jay August for your kind words about my latest bits of #recyclingwithavengeance madness.
I don't yet know what the precise issue is, but as is their matter of course, Google remains unavailable for comment, and Blogger is mysterious in its ways. One way or another, sooner or later, I will find the solution to this problem, and we can resume normal communications as before.
Meanwhile buckle up, people! That sound you just heard was just the reactor firing up! We open up the throttles in ten, nine, eight, seven...
Just a quick alert here, that Google for whatever reason is preventing me from replying to your comments about the work featured in my latest post. This is not the first time that Google in it's high school groupthink wisdom has decided to make the life of an Apple computer user miserable for no good reason.
I am indeed grateful to you all who continue to visit my blog, and most recently to DonM, mattblackgod, Moiterei_1984, and Jay August for your kind words about my latest bits of #recyclingwithavengeance madness.
I don't yet know what the precise issue is, but as is their matter of course, Google remains unavailable for comment, and Blogger is mysterious in its ways. One way or another, sooner or later, I will find the solution to this problem, and we can resume normal communications as before.
Meanwhile buckle up, people! That sound you just heard was just the reactor firing up! We open up the throttles in ten, nine, eight, seven...
Friday, August 23, 2019
In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future...
... and All That Guff!
Hello from the distant fringes of Known Space! Yes, I've been a bad little sophont not keeping up this blog, so as a first step in restarting the fun and making some small amends to you who remained faithful, here's a visual montage of some of the assorted projects I've completed during my hiatus away from here and Over There in Social Media Land (aka those dens of iniquity known as FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter), and all for your viewing pleasure:
So there you have it, Space Possums.... I'm baaaaaack! Mwahahahahaahaaaaaaaa!! RUN!! RUUUNNN!!!! RUUNNN!!! MWAHAHAHAAHAAAAA!!!! RUUUUNN!!!
Hello from the distant fringes of Known Space! Yes, I've been a bad little sophont not keeping up this blog, so as a first step in restarting the fun and making some small amends to you who remained faithful, here's a visual montage of some of the assorted projects I've completed during my hiatus away from here and Over There in Social Media Land (aka those dens of iniquity known as FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter), and all for your viewing pleasure:
So there you have it, Space Possums.... I'm baaaaaack! Mwahahahahaahaaaaaaaa!! RUN!! RUUUNNN!!!! RUUNNN!!! MWAHAHAHAAHAAAAA!!!! RUUUUNN!!!
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