Landships II

Well spotted, Pat!

And I thought RPM was dead!

Now, would this have been pulled by a Latil Tar?

Yes, quite expensive but still very tempting. I guess that the subject wouldn't attract too many sales and I'm wondering if this kit won't become a ridiculously "collector priced" kit soon. So I guess it's better to take the plunge now while it's available!
I assume that once finished it'll be quite impressive by its size and colour (with that jazzy camouflage scheme).

Of note is that the factory- built model pictures on the site show that the RPM overlooked some obvious mold seams in the smaller parts! Even though, the molding looks first rate, much in the Mack Bulldog truck league. Just imagine if someone would also release a PE set to go with this kit!

Still, that price must be more than I paid for the whole kit!

Looking at pictures of the real thing, shows that it wouldn't be so difficult to do even with the most basic of the moulds. The main this is to achieve a well defined set of indentations and that the size would be precise enough to cover the whole circumference of the wheels.

Curiously, none of the 155 GPF cannons exhibited around the world nowaday seems to have the set of tracks installed.

-- Edited by d_fernetti on Monday 11th of November 2013 05:55:25 PM

Thanks for the link! In fact there are ten pages devoted specifically to this type of gun, with some drawings and pictures too.

One interesting modification to the kit would be adding "caterpillar shoes" to the wheels. If done plastered wth mud, the conversion seems quite straightforward, but if one wants to add the small surface details on each shoe that would require a casting. The kit already provides the correct holes between each tyre for installing these shoes.

I have kept cleaning up and gluing subassemblies for this kit. It's very good, even if there are some hair-fine mold lines to clean up and some faint ejector pin marks that need erasing to improve fit. If you check carefully that review model photos I posted before, you can see where that builder missed some of the lines or went a bit too heavy with the sandpaper. It's very small, and take into account that these things are unnoticeable to the naked eye... we're cursed with digital macro photography!
One of the things that get very clear on building this kit is that you need to paint some subassemblies before you can join them all in the final build stage, or else you would never reach some areas.
The instructions give Humbrol 145 as the base French Artillery light grey-blue. I feel that's a bit dark for the purpose. What's the group wisdom on French artillery colours? Which Humbrol number should I choose instead?
TIA!