New kits from KM Model. KM-35012 Somua MCG Artillery Tractor, French Army 1940, and KM-35012 COMBO Somua MCG Artillery Tractor with 155mm Howitzer
25mph was their top speed so you’re not getting anywhere fast. But you got there .. the Lebanese Army had one still running in the 80’s the tank recovery version..
That’s quite amazing. Would love to see a picture of that since I have a number of kits of the Somua from DES.
DES Kit has released this one along with its own howitzer. And by far I prefer the DES offer ! Here the radiator and front roller are too big. At first glance…
Such a wrong kit would push me to stop modeling as I would be afraid if this is displayed along a correct/corrected one.
BE CRITICAL !!!
Eric G.
I agree that the DES kits are much better then those offered by KM. I just wish DES kits were easier to purchase - I’ve tried emailing them but seldom get a response and of course that is the only way to purchase them unless you find an online shop that has stock. I was lucky enough to be in Saumur last year for the International Model Show and bought some items from them there - I would have bought lots more, but they only took cash!
The resin kits are all well and good, but I wish someone, i.e., Gecko, IBG or even Tamiya, would produce injection molded plastic kits of these early war French subjects. Frankly, I think the resin kits are too expensive and hard to obtain, especially in the US. French subjects are very under-represented in the modelling world. When I lived in Germany I used to go to the working Maginot Ligne fort in Bitsche, France. There was a very nice hobby shop nearby and I bought all of the Heller WWII French subjects I could. The Saumur and Koufra diorama sets were great for the time. Tamiya and IBG have helped out a bit in recent years, but these Somua and Unic halftracks reaaly need to be produced, in plastic, by a major maunfacturer. Sorry. I 'm done with my rant.
Yes, no english, no foreign contact. Even their catalogue doesn’t show the latest release i.e one 930L Trinkwasser tank. And now a Citroen U23 which is copy of ALBY kit. A real nightmare !
I paid with Mastercard the other day in Saumur.