Heller Somua Char S35

[stikpusher]

This is Heller's 1/35 Char S35 French WWII Medium Tank. I built it OOB, aside from using Mr Surfacer to add casting texture on the hull & turret. Posed with Tamiya French Infantry figures from the Renault UE carrier for a bit of scale in the photos.

[Tobi]

I'm glad Tamiya came up with a more recent kit of this tank. Your Heller one turned out nice, though.

[stikpusher]

Apr 26, 2023 8:00:13 GMT -5 Tobi said:

I'm glad Tamiya came up with a more recent kit of this tank. Your Heller one turned out nice, though.

Thank you Tobi. For so long, Heller was the only game in town for 1/35 French AFV kits. It is nice the Tamiya, Trumpeter, and a few others have started to come out with newer kits of these subjects. Of course the Tamiya kit came out well after I had started this one. The Heller kit isn’t horrible by any means, although the lower hull assembly is tricky. It mostly just needs new tracks…. and figures if you use those on your builds.