Renault FT17

[Tim A.]

The Renault FT17 is my favorite piece of military armour here's my example

Tim

 

[moon puppy]

Fine work Tim, tell us about the ground work, what did you do?

 

[Sharkmouth]

Really nice! Which kit is it? Any extra detailing (my RPM kit does not look so nice out of the box).

Regards,

 

[jknaus]

Thats awesome. Nice groundwork and the mud on the tracks is very well done.
As Saul asked, which kit is that?
James

 

[Tim A.]

Thank you so much for the compliments.
This is the RPM kit with some PE. I scratched the muffler and did some other minor fixups. The ground was done using sifted real dirt mixed with gloss varnish to create the mud. Once dry it's hard as a rock.

Tim

 

[moon puppy]

How long does that mixture give you to work with it?

 

[Tim A.]

moon puppy wrote:

How long does that mixture give you to work with it?

The oil based will allow plenty of time for working, it has to dry over night That is what I used.

Tim

 

[Iron Mike]

That looks more like Indiana dirt than that stuff they call dirt down here. Very nice work, Tim!

 

[JonHayward]

nice looking little piece of armour that ! perfect example of early tank design and it looks so heavy!

 

[Tim A.]

Iron Mike wrote:

That looks more like Indiana dirt than that stuff they call dirt down here. Very nice work, Tim!

It is Mike! it was built there and when we moved I got me a coffee can full for reserve as the red dirt down here might not work.

Tim

 

[Tim A.]

Thanks Jon
The Ropkey Armour Museum in Crawfordsville IN. Has a restored example in it's collection and standing next to one you realize how tiny they were.

Tim

 

[grumpyoldman]

Very nice job.

 

[DBridges]

Very nice work, Tim, especially on what many consider a rough kit. An FT-17 is definitely on my to-do list, and yours came out looking very nice!

David