"M3A3s outside Hotel de Ville, Paris" Topic
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 deadhead  | 17 Jan 2022 9:58 a.m. PST |
A collection of M3A3s in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, based on a very well known colour photo of the tanks of the 1e RMSM (Moroccan Spahis, a reconnaissance unit of 2e DB). OK, two of them are actually 12th Chasseurs d'Afrique which I made a couple of years ago. All three are Mirage 1/72 kits, with Braille Strike decals, Millicast crews, but Dan Taylor forage capped heads (calots in French).
Only the centre one is RMSM, as the scarlet caps confirm. It is the more recent Mirage version of the tank and is quite an improvement on the great original. Now there is photo etched brass for the rear cargo baskets and the drivers/assistant hatches have been corrected. Now of course I see that the turret has lifted out in the bottom photo….sob!
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| Shagnasty | 17 Jan 2022 10:34 a.m. PST |
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| deadhead | 17 Jan 2022 11:21 a.m. PST |
Thanks. But I must prove that the turret does fit on properly as here!
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| d88mm1940 | 17 Jan 2022 11:43 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 17 Jan 2022 3:11 p.m. PST |
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 Herkybird | 17 Jan 2022 4:17 p.m. PST |
Victoire! – Tres bien mes amis! |
| Frederick | 17 Jan 2022 5:29 p.m. PST |
C'est magnifique! Surtout les bonnets rouge |
LeonAdler  | 18 Jan 2022 12:01 a.m. PST |
Very atmospheric !
Handsome.
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| deadhead | 18 Jan 2022 4:00 a.m. PST |
Many thanks all. Maybe worth showing the original with the RMSM M3A3s, four of which are subjects for Braillestrike decals/transfers;
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| Zeelow | 18 Jan 2022 11:48 a.m. PST |
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| machinehead | 19 Jan 2022 11:46 p.m. PST |
As usual excellent painting. |
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