Heller 1/35 Somua S35, 18e Dragoons, May 1940

[Stikpusher]

This is the old Heller S35 kit originally released in 1977. I replaced the turret machine gun barrel with some Albion tubing, added cast armor texture with Mr Surfacer 1000, and a tow chain on the rear tow hook and shackles. Paints are Humbrol enamels.











The Boche are that way!



Comments and critiques are welcome...

[speedgraflex]

Incredible work, Carlos!

[Floki]

Incredible work indeed Carlos! The figures look really good and the exhaust is fantastic.

[Stuart]

Can't be a French WWII tank, It's going forwards and doesn't have a hanging from the barrel...

That's an excellent bit of work Carlos, the painting and weathering are superb and I really like those figures.

Cheers!

[Stikpusher]

Bruce, Clint, and Stuart, thank you for your kind words.

Clint, I was worried about the exhaust until I hit it with that Tamiya weathering medium on the pipes. Some rust and soot nailed the look that I wanted.

Stuart, in May1940 it’s not that the French didn’t try. They were simply outfought. They took a serious amount of battlefield casualties of killed and wounded in that month. They lost approximately 90,000 KIA and 200,000 WIA during the campaign. I know that we all like to joke about it, but that’s not the sign of an army that surrendered without a fight.
The figures are Tamiya from the Renault UE Armored Carrier kit that I built years ago. Mostly they were for practice at working on figures.

[mustang1989]

Really looks good Carlos! Love the way the tank AND the figure came out.

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Joe! This was one of those projects where ya start off not knowing where it’s gonna end up, and then at the end it’s “oh yeah!”.

[Duke Maddog]

Magnificently masterful job Carlos! Most impressive all around.

[BlackSheep214]

[Stikpusher]

Mark and Tom, thanks for looking in and your kind words. I do appreciate them!