Char B.1 bis / Renault FT17

JD
Nice job buddy, you're improving all the time!

Diego DH
this is in my "wanted" list 🙂

Ralf Topeters Autor
Thanks JD I thought this one would be one of the later ones to build but my daughter wanted me to do this one. So I sat there and meditated about how I'd do the camo with the airbrush. Then I saw someone on youtube doing the same one in 1:35. He airbrushed the tanks in white, then marked the camo with a pencil and painted the camo with a brush and it worked out in smallscale as well I'd have to admit.

Ralf Topeters Autor
Hey there Diego. This one is one of the finest ones of all the matchbox kits. I hunted it on a flea market asides of a smaller modelshow in my area. Wish you best luck to get it somewhen to a reasonable price.

Neil Patrick
This looks great Ralf. Probably my next build too...although the sd.kfz 11 and PAK 40 is beckoning also.

Ralf Topeters Autor
THX Neil, it was a fun built and it is definetly one of the better matchbox kits. Funny twist aside: I'm working at the very same T-34 right now like you.

Hugh CAST.
This beautiful montage takes me back 40 years in my youth. Congratulations!

Rui S
Great camos and presentation 👍

Neil Patrick
Just browsing my mates old work Ralf and came back to this. You really did a great job with this one. If Matchbox still made kits, this should have been used in their marketing. 🙂

Neuling
Good small scale dio indeed!

Ralf Topeters Autor
@Neil: Thanks for your comment. You really digged up one of my fossils, but I have to admit it is one of my better builds.
@ Neuling: Thanks a lot, despite not liking the big scale that much, I definetly now your skill and am humbled by your nice comment.

Jennifer Franklin
Going through all your work, Ralf and you do a great job on your dioramas!