After restocking with grey spray paint I decided that the time had finally come to tackle another of
Steve Weston's splendid 1/32 scale tanks*. These are pre-assembled plastic models. The A7V is about the size of a house brick and (for a plastic model) feels damn nearly as strong. To the spray of grey I added some green camo and a few details (exhausts, tracks etc). In keeping with the 'traditional toy soldier' appearance of my 54mm figures I decided to go for a 'clean' finish. Decals came from aircraft kits and the ensemble was topped off with a generous amount of spray varnish.
Yes, there are two of the things.
Well you can't just have one - people would talk.
The figures are from the Armies in Plastic range. I spent a long time on the helmet camo, so I'll take some better photos of them for a future post.
* see also
this earlier post.
20 comments:
Excellent! An armoured greenhouse... :o)
Always liked those beasts, tall slow lightly armored but so German...)
Like the traditional toy soldier
technique your using!
Steve the Wargamer
I expect the armour is about that good! But if the other guy doesn't have any.....
Don M
Tall? Slow? That's enough about me....
Those infernal machines simply aren't cricket!
They'll never catch on....
The A7V could certainly see off a British 'female' tank. Not so good against the male guys. Perhaps a 50-50 call against an hermaphrodite?
Perhaps if the A7V got in touch with the latter's feminine side, it would have a chance...
Very nice 'toy soldiery' figures and vehicles. I think you have given me an idea about what uniforms the Omez auxiliaries of the Imperialist Raesharn will be...
Wg Cdr Luddite
You could probably have a game of cricket inside an A7V...
Archduke Piccolo
Villers Brettoneux here we come!
One hopes that you haven't made a male and a female and stored them in the same box, or you will be overrun with the little b*gg*rs before you know it!
Regards, Chris.
Really like that. Garden scale tank warfare does seem quite appealing.
Cheers,
Pete.
Chris Kemp
I have a 20mm F in the same box as the M. I wonder if that's where all the Renault FTs came from....
Pete
You're weakening - I can tell!
Even though the chain is missing I recognise the arm for the ball cock. However I can't workout why there are 2 overflow pipes. Is this another example of German over engineering?
Nice stuff there. I always wanted to do the Great War in 1/32. It suits sand. I can't believe the Germans, of all people, came up with the snappy name A7V.
Cool post!
Stephen Thomas
That just goes to show what a versatile design it was!
Service Ration Distribution
Strangely it's not a vehicle which inspires any other name!
Al
Thanks. I was confident that such a daft vehicle would be well received.
Any chance of them appearing in a lawn game for COW?
Nigel Drury
You know me Nigel - rule nothing out!
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