While I've been busy with BKC, Dave's had the moulding machine working overtime to get a load of new vehicles sorted in time for Hammerhead this weekend. First up we've got some brand new FT-17's, with round and hexagonal turrets in both 37mm and machine gun variants. Plus we've added the command tank for good measure!
WWI
French - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-I-c17/French-sc111/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-I-c17/French-sc111/)
F36 FT-17, hexagonal turret, 37mm £2.80
F37 FT-17, hexagonal turret, MG £2.80
F38 FT-17, round turret, 37mm £2.80
F39 FT-17, round turret, MG £2.80
F40 FT-17 Command tank £2.80
And pics of course:
F36 - FT-17, hexagonal turret, 37mm
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F36.JPG)
F37 - FT-17, hexagonal turret, MG
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F37.JPG)
F38 - FT-17, round turret, 37mm
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F38.JPG)
F39 - FT-17, round turret, MG
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F39.JPG)
F40 - FT-17 Command tank
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F40.JPG)
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Very nice
F40 - FT-17 Command tank
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F40.JPG)
OMG! What in the name of all things mechanical is that monstrosity?! I don't think I've seen a more ugly tank in my life. I bet it goes on to become a best seller ;D
[obviously I'm referring to the real thing, not the Pendraken model]
Youse missin one - the 75mm Howitzer.
Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 02 March 2017, 02:53:18 PM
OMG! What in the name of all things mechanical is that monstrosity?! I don't think I've seen a more ugly tank in my life. I bet it goes on to become a best seller ;D
[obviously I'm referring to the real thing, not the Pendraken model]
Yeah, it looks a bit odd! There's not many good images of them, but this one shows the weird turret:
(http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/pics/m1917signal.jpg)
Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 02 March 2017, 02:53:18 PM
F40 - FT-17 Command tank
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/F40.JPG)
OMG! What in the name of all things mechanical is that monstrosity?! I don't think I've seen a more ugly tank in my life. I bet it goes on to become a best seller ;D
[obviously I'm referring to the real thing, not the Pendraken model]
SSHHHH!!!!!! You will upset it and it won't come out the mould properly. :)
Ah, is that the badge of the USMC? I thought the tank looked too un-chic to be seen on any French catwalk. Someone will tell me its a French unit badge, now ;D
I'm curious to know how the commander sat, as the positioning of his body looking out of the hatch looks rather awkward and uncomfortable.
Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 02 March 2017, 03:32:05 PM
I'm curious to know how the commander sat, as the positioning of his body looking out of the hatch looks rather awkward and uncomfortable.
(http://www.littlewars.se/french1940/ft17_4.jpg)
:-bd Thanks Leon. A really useful image.
I'm glad I'm not having to sit in the tank. Its bad enough when I have to sit in small cars, never mind a little tank.
Ooh, that's a cool idea for a WW2 request. A little tank - Sorry, Gruber's Little Tank. And an 'Allo 'Allo character pack!
Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 02 March 2017, 09:29:04 PM
:-bd Thanks Leon. A really useful image.
I'm glad I'm not having to sit in the tank. Its bad enough when I have to sit in small cars, never mind a little tank.
Ooh, that's a cool idea for a WW2 request. A little tank - Sorry, Gruber's Little Tank. And an 'Allo 'Allo character pack!
Gruber's Little Tank was an Sdkfz 222 armoured car, available from Pendraken already - Sdkfz 222 A/C (GR132) Ex. VAT: £2.33/ Inc. VAT: £2.80 :)
(http://aikidolifeinjapan.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/3/1/10311867/7845702_orig.jpg?360)
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Yes, in its day and even now the FT17 command tank is a bit odd looking. It was built that way to hold radio equipment for the armored command to have some contact I am assuming with HQ as I do not know of a standard FT having a radio.
Terry
I made a specific point of walking the length of the Hammerhead show main hall to insult Leon about his new tank ...and first time I tried he wasn't there (he was hiding in the cafe!), second time he was too busy talking shop to listen to a rude customer like me. There's gratitude :P
In fairness, the third attempt he did walk the full length of the hall, to the table I was at, to listen to my ramblings ...but I forgot to insult the tank. So I had to walk all the way back the length of the main hall, at the end of a very tiring day playing games, just to finally insult that FT-17 command tank! [I did say I'd buy one, one day, and paint it up :) ]
Quote from: Ithoriel on 02 March 2017, 10:00:45 PM
Gruber's Little Tank was an Sdkfz 222 armoured car, available from Pendraken already - Sdkfz 222 A/C (GR132) Ex. VAT: £2.33/ Inc. VAT: £2.80 :)
Well, it was MEANT to be a 222, but whatever had been converted (very convincingly from the front!) had double doors that opened the whole back, as seen in a later episode.
Quote from: Wulf on 15 May 2017, 11:49:11 AM
Well, it was MEANT to be a 222, but whatever had been converted (very convincingly from the front!) had double doors that opened the whole back, as seen in a later episode.
Poetic licence :)
images don't show up for me ? :(
Me either
Quote from: old smokie on 15 May 2017, 02:41:27 PM
images don't show up for me ? :(
Nope, they're all missing at the moment. One of the downsides to getting a new website is that all the image addresses change so old links don't work anymore. We're going to try a fix by creating a dummy folder named after the old website, which might fix the old links.