Landships II

Paul Bonnett · Hero

Meng 1/35

flighter20 · Major

This is great news, Paul. I hope that in the future add other WW I. the technique - for example, Mark I. � Ivo

Ironsides · Legend

Charlies correct about the idlers there three types two wood and one cast, the four digit number�is not a factory number but is valid... at least two, three and four figure numbers occur on some FTs in this position, I have no idea�what for but�the one at Bovi has 13.....

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Edit: Sorry I meant registration number here smile

-- Edited by Ironsides on Thursday 11th of July 2013 08:13:13 AM

lostiznaos · Field Marshal

Great news, but why do they use this metallic wheels, just like RPM? It was fitted on the tank after the end of the war.

CharlieC · Legend

lostiznaos wrote:
Great news, but why do they use this metallic wheels, just like RPM? It was fitted on the tank after the end of the war.

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If the FT modelled was built by Berliet it would have had cast steel idlers.

More objectionable is the 4 digit no. on the Meng model - "4387" is not valid as an FT factory number.

See�Landships II FT article

Regards,

Charlie

CharlieC · Legend

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The Bovington FT has the registration no. 66016 - the registration nos for Renault built FTs start at 66001, 13 could be the factory number - there

isn't an exact match between registration and factory numbers.

There's no sign of a registration no. on the Meng model - a factory number in the 4000 series suggests it was built by�Delaunay-Belleville�

but the factory numbers for this manufacturer tanks ran�4001-4281.

Regards,

Charlie

Ironsides · Legend

Hi Charlie I see your point that does make sense.. so the�bovi FT would be�no 13�on the Renault production line�but the�sixteenth one registered...

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piet71 · Major

Paul Bonnett wrote:
Hi
Just had word via WW1Modeller website on a new FT17
http://wwimodeller.co.nz/coming-soon-from-meng-135-french-ft-17-light-tank-cast-turret/
Paul

And another one ,�

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