"Preview: 1:72 Benach M1935 Fast Tank" Topic
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| Tarleton | 30 Jul 2014 5:21 a.m. PST |
Looks great Lluis, can't wait to get my hands on some! My SCW Militia women arrived today, every bit as good as the photos…….. :) |
| kallman | 30 Jul 2014 5:31 a.m. PST |
What an interesting looking tank. It looks like a concept of what someone in the 1930s would have designed for a "futuristic" tank. 1/72 hmmm…don't collect that scale (yet) but I could see using this as a kind of mega tank for 15 mm Science Fiction games with a small bit of conversion work. It could also work as the basis for a 6 mm OGRE tank. Kudos for designing and bringing this oddity to market. |
 Lluis of Minairons  | 30 Jul 2014 7:47 a.m. PST |
It was most likely inspired on John W. Christie's own works (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christie_suspension). Apparently, there had been some connection between both engineers – or it is just that Benach was a follower of Christie's ideas. No idea, honestly. The fact is that a Christie-styled fast tank was designed and patented in the 1935 Spain – Too bad the Spanish Republic authorities paid no attention to such efforts. The 1:100th scale version of it has been also forecast. Don't know yet when we'll be able to release it, but we do have its prototype already:
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| Augustus | 30 Jul 2014 8:24 a.m. PST |
Outstanding. Perfect for 1/72 alternate WWII! |
| Lluis of Minairons | 30 Jul 2014 9:00 a.m. PST |
With some idea of it, the accompanying decals sheet will include markings for Turkey (the country the project had to be sold to), What-if WWII Spanish Republican roundels, What-if Catalan insignias and VBCW Liverpool Free State flags  |
| elsyrsyn | 30 Jul 2014 10:18 a.m. PST |
Cute thing. Looks a bit like a Hetzer, actually. Doug |
| Number6 | 30 Jul 2014 12:38 p.m. PST |
Fast because it's streamlined. |
BlackWidowPilot  | 30 Jul 2014 4:04 p.m. PST |
I like it! As I still play Starguard! every now and again (and the figures are all 1/72 scale) this lil' gem will be equally at home in the ranks of my SCW Republican forces, my CCW warlord army, or as a locally produced AFV of a Federation Colonial Militia force on some planet out in The Far and Away of the known universe… Excellent! Leland R. Erickson
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| kidbananas | 30 Jul 2014 8:02 p.m. PST |
Can't wait to see that in 28mm. |
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