The tank destroyer version would be great.
There’s a six wheeled version also. I wonder if they have any plans to do that? I have photos of the six wheeled version being used as a gun hauler by 9th SS.
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Fantastic news! Next the Unic armoured halftracks, please.
Any time anyone ever tells you that the French build some really goofy looking military vehicles, show’em this and prove them right!
It looks like a Dodge rear-ended a kiddie car.
Interestingly enough (arguably) I seem to recall there’s one of these towards the end of the film “The Train” as a Wehrmacht convoy - including this vehicle - is unsuccessfully flagged down by the German Colonel (Paul Schofield). I think I first saw this film - quite powerful in its own right - as a kiddie (around 10 years old) and even then thinking, “What the hell is that?”. Mind you, it sort of looked the biz being camouflaged and all (I think).
I might get one of these just for the hell of it and see what I can do with it in Wehrmacht finish.
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That is one of the homliest looking military vehicles I’ve ever seen. And that is saying something.
Reference my last:
The Train (9/10) Movie CLIP - A Defeated Army (1964) HD - YouTube
See at 1.14 or thereabouts. I was mistaken about the camouflage.
Judging from the Notek light on the front of the Laffly ICM may include
some German markings with the kit ?
The Notek is on the fourth CAD image - situated centre
front of the radiator.
No worries Brian - I`m just confused that ICM have included BOTH French & German
“blackout” lights - choice is a marvellous thing !
Regards
Stirling
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Wonder if the “plate added on the left side of the body in front of the driver’s door” is the usual blue square with yellow triangle placard as specified by the french code for vehicles towing a trailer or similar (in the same way as well-known german yellow triangle on cab tops), and folded when not towing.
Seems reasonable.
Nice to see some French subjects finally getting a bit of styrene love.
Got that right! I still can’t believe this. Great news.
I’ve been waiting years for these early war French subjects in plastic. Great to see them finally arrive.
Many French cars had the driver on the right side. It was an advantage when meeting another vehicle on a narrow road, being able to see the edge of the ditch made it easier to avoid slipping into it.
This design was standard a few years into the 19-thirties. Renault had all their cars with left hand drive at the car exhibition in 1932 but it was still possible to order, at no extra cost, a right hand drive.
Luxury cars had this layout into the 19-fifties. The employed driver sat front right, Madame was rear right, Monsieur (the owner) was left rear. Driver did not obstruct Monsieurs view of the road and the dirver was ideally placed to open Madames door on arrival without having to run around the car.
Madame obviously sat closest to the sidewalk so that Madame did not need to get her shoes dirty by stepping onto the road.
The Laffly was designed in the 19-thirties (production started 1938) so I would assume that it was also designed to allow the driver a clear view of the ditch
