JOHN B: Tuesday Terrors: Off the production line for the Front - 1/72 PSC Valentine Tank (15points)

This AHPC has been a productive one if a little light on scratch built modelling. However I have made quite a few kits.

This kit is one of many Plastic Soldier Company models I collected as part of my Fauxterre project. Basically its between the wars nearly mechanised where those things I have read about and liked get to the table. So thats interwar biplanes, low gun capability tanks or simply the obscure technology that does not feature as late war - no super tigers or jets or overwhelming air power and industry.

Here is a simple example. Its the valentine which actually served the Allies (British and Russian) yet also used by the Germans. Its funny but the Germans were always short of tech/equipment so alongside all their fancy inventions often built in limited numbers you get the enemy kit recycled.

This is a plain Mk1 Valentine so has a 2 pounder gun which the British soon found to be of little use being not High Explosive capable and yet the Armour Piercing round soon could not penetrate the enemy armour. It is just off the Fauxterre production line and destined for the Rugian/Gombardia wars.

I think it looks quite confident! I have found doing camoflague a bit of a struggle during the challenge so tend to do the vehicles as built with the idea they get the camo added during or after an actual table top encounter. I mean I don't know yet which theatre they will be operating in.......... Points total is 1 x 15 points = 15 points and no squirrels

Nice work on this Valentine John, but you're a month or so late....Your camo less paint scheme works well given that you haven't decided on a theatre.  I've enjoyed your plastic kit vehicles over the challenge.  

 

PeterD