Yeah comes with tons of ordinance. The detail looks fantastic in the box!
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Since I only have like 20 unfinished projects right now, its time to open a new box. And what is a better subject then the legendary Renault FT17 ? So I started yesterday and made some progress. The kit is good, but not perfect. It will be closed up so no interiour this time.
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Nice choice! 
Nice choice, Jacob. I have the same kit in my stash, so will follow your verdict with interest 
Looking forward to see more 
The kit is not bad, but it could be better given the importance of the subject. Poor location of sprue attachment points, unclear position of parts, a lot of the armour plates are separate with no clear positioning. Just look at the pictures. I glued most of those plates just by eye and I HOPE they will fit in the end. Anyway im off to France so no more pictures for the coming days…
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Have actually made quite a bit of progress, here’s where the R35 is now. Need to touch up a bit of the paint
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Fantastic James- what a beautiful paint job you’ve got there!
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Yes, well done so far! 
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Thanks for all the kind words everyone. I have pretty much finished the kit, here she is:
French R35 Light Tank, “Le Buffle”. Operational somewhere in Sarrebourg, France, 1940. (Tamiya 1/35)
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A wonderful French machine James- it really does look like the photo right down to the weathering!
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Nice. Seems like you just started it.
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It is a sweet little kit and you did it justice. Very nice indeed.
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Really nice paint and weathering !
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Another really nice VAB. Looks great.
Great looking VBL in the desert camo- really looks the part with how you’ve weathered it. How would you rate the kit?
thank you
for the kit it is correct
if i compare it to the meng husky tsv kit i did some time ago the level of detail and overall fit is inferior
I don’t know if hobbyboss VBL is better
the offer for modern French armor is rather limited
I would like a serious company to bring us a VAB ultima and VBCI it is a vehicle that has been in operation for more than 20 years
the only model available is from heller
average quality and very hard to find
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Yes, I hear you.
When Takom started doing its AMX-13 variants, I had hoped they would do an AMX-VCI APC but it was not to be. Heller’s mid '70’s kit remains the only 1/35th scale one in styrene, as far as I know.
Very nice VBL. The turret should be painted as the hull though unless it’s a replacement.
Hobby Boss VBL is not better. It has wrong shapes in some areas. Tiger Model still is the best.
Olivier
thank you for the information