My first submission for the AHPC VI is a 28mm BT-42 tank. The model comes from a new company,
Trenchworx and is superb. In fact, I think Trenchworx makes the best quality vehicle models in 28mm scale at the moment.
Unfortunately, there is a glaring, almost shocking error in my rendition. While the BT-42 is based on the Soviet BT-7 chassis they were created by the Finns and not the Soviets so the red star on the turret is a bit out of place. The Finns captured 56 BT-7's during the winter war and converted 18 of them in BT-42's.
The BT-42 mounted a British 4.5 inch gun and really weren't all that successful. I always thought of them as a discounted version of a KV-2. Still its a cool looking tank.
So I guess this version depicts a re-captured BT-42 pressed into Soviet service somewhere on the Eastern Front or it's just those crafty Finns trying to trick the Soviets......
Ok, I just screwed up
Maybe I should stick to office furniture submissions....
My apologies for the cluttered background in the pictures - I need to clean up my workspace and just haven't found time to do so
Welcome to the madness Miles!
Confused branding aside, this is a great looking vehicle. I really like the aggressive weathering on the lower hull and I always love a turret design that tries to fit a monstrous gun onto a too-small chassis. I bet whenever the gunner wanted to rotate that heavy turret to fix a new target the rest of the crew were chewing their nails in frustration.
I have a few of the Trenchworx vehicles myself and can attest to their quality.
Nice work Miles!
Looks good and I don't mind the clutter my painting desk is atleast as cluttered.
ReplyDeleteWell, this one can be a re-captured tank. Very nice vehicle and fantastic painting work.
ReplyDeleteA quirky and good looking Tank. Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThat is a nice-looking recaptured vehicle Miles! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a very cool looking tank Miles!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Oops on the star Miles but a great tank. When my wife heard that we had an epic failure challenge round she assumed we send in photos of our goofs.
ReplyDeleteCheers, PD
Tanks got captured and used all the time so I would stick with that and yes it's a cracking looking tank
ReplyDeleteIan
Great work, Miles, tanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete...I'll get me coat.
She's a beast! Very nice indeed mate...
ReplyDeleteLovely tank Miles! And who knows? There might actualy have been a re-re-recaptured one around ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed, I've got my first tanks lined up in my painting queue, so really enjoyed looking at how you did the weathering.
ReplyDeleteA tank right off the bat-most excellent entry!
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Really nice. cheers
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the kind comments - there was some late night painting going on Sunday!
ReplyDeleteNice looking tank. A recaptured one sounds plausible. I think the desk looks as it should during the challenge, busy.
ReplyDeletework is fantastic - in terms of real history and in terms of skill of the artist :)
ReplyDeleteAn interesting tank, very nicely painted.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice piece of kit.
ReplyDeleteMarkings aside, it's a very well done piece! And judging from what I've read in some first hand accounts I wouldn't imagine that the crew would feel too sorry for losing the vehicle to enemy hands :) Definitely wasn't a very successful concept, but considering how poor our country was during the war all equipment was needed and some desperate actions were taken to improve some older items.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the crafty Finns are trying to disguise themselves and infiltrate Soviet lines? Its a nice looking model. The colour choice is very effective.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking tank! No doubt that Oddball is involved somehow. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, very nice
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