From DallasE: 28mm Panhard 178 Armoured Cars (Solaris)(60 points)

 

Here are two Panhard 178 armoured cars in "28mm" scale (honestly not sure if they are 1/48 or 1/56)... they're from STL files found for free on the Internet and printed for me in resin by Challenge participant ByronM. Thanks man! 

There are a few different paint schemes I've seen for these vehicles so I chose the one that had the most aesthetic appeal for me - this happened to be on a diecast model formerly sold by "King and Country", purveyors of painted toy soldiers in 1/35 (54mm) scale.

The scheme is basically Steel Legion Drab and Castellan Green/Camo Green, outlined with a mix of Castellan Green and black-grey. 

The numerals are decals from my decal folder, and the roundels and number plates were painted freehand.

I'm pretty happy with the models, as they were much much less spendy than the resin version sold by Warlord. The only weak spot on them is the wheels and tires - I think the tires should have a bit more "balloon" to them. Pretty good for a free file though.

These "Pan-Pans" will be good for the early-war scenario being planned by fellow Challenger FrederickC. They should be effective on the gaming table too, packing a 25mm AT gun in the turret - enough to make a Panzer I or II jockey think twice.

I've journeyed to Solaris for this submission, as the theme of "Deception, Illusion" works on a few levels... I love the French early-war camo schemes that worked their illusions by hiding these vehicles in the wooded French terrain. Perhaps some "self-deception" was evident in the design and production of the vehicles as well - as it turned out, turret production capacity lagged well behind that of the hulls, and ultimately General Gamelin determined that these light cars were ill-suited to modern battlefield conditions and planned for their replacement by heavier Panhard AM40Ps.

So for points:

2x 28mm vehicles: 40 points

Solaris bonus: 20 points

Total: 60 points

That's a long shot at Solaris, but I am being spoiled with ACs today so am in a generous mood. Nice camo and good work on the freehand markings as well.

Barks

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