Schneider CA from Hobby Boss

[tobias5555]

I build the Schneider tank kit from Hobby Boss. Very good kit. Only the tracks are very heavy to build. I didn´t make it and used the FT 17 tracks from Meng:

[afvfan]

Good work, Tobias. Other than the tracks, did you run into any other problem areas? I've got one of these scheduled to be built in the next couple of months.

[tobias5555]

No problems witht the tank, only the tracks are a nightmare.

[afvfan]

Those tracks look like the same set up that Takom used on the St Chamond. I hated them immensely. The liquid cement I used had a tendency to bleed up into the pivot joint making them very difficult to install. They could have easily been designed to snap together like Tamiya's Char B and Meng's Char 2C.

[wbill76]

Wondered if you would tackle this one Tobias, looking good from here. I hear you and Bob about those tracks...sometimes you've got to wonder what they were thinking when they designed them...definitely not a 'user-friendly' assembly at all considering both the number of parts involved AND the number of links you need to pull it off successfully. Don't blame you at all for using the Meng tracks instead. Click-together design makes a lot more sense for this type of track IMHO.

[tobias5555]

No the Takom St. CHamound tracks are Gold. The Hobby Boss tracks are 1000% more worth.
A nightmare. Every modeller, who build them are a hero for me.

[afvfan]

If the HB tracks are that much worse than the Takom's I'm really going to regret taking on that commission job!

[tobias5555]

Would be better for you.
I started painting:

[tobias5555]

I painted the base colour, added a beam and wait for the Gunpower book 29 (camo):

[deafpanzer]

Looking good... looking forward to the best part... the camo!!!

[tobias5555]

I hope I´ll get the book in the next days and then I´ll paint the camo.

[wbill76]

Nice progress Tobias, the camo should be a fun one to add to this beast.

[tobias5555]

Oh yes, it´ll be fun.

[tobias5555]

I started with the camo, not a perfect Job, but after weathering everything will be fine:

[deafpanzer]

Wild but still freaking cool camo! So typical of French military... can't wait to see it weathered next!

[tobias5555]

I´ll post more Pictures soon.
Weathering is the funny part of modelling.

[afvfan]

Interesting camo. The French color palette was all over the place.

[tobias5555]

It was like the frensh uniforms: colourfull.

[wbill76]

Very eye-catching camo...but then I suppose when you're a slow-moving box on tracks, you don't want to provide a good aiming point for gunners, so breaking up the outlines and making it hard to focus helps! Kind of like 'dazzle' camo patterns on ships vs. U-boats. Nice work on the pattern Tobias, definitely looking forward to the weathering on this one.

[tobias5555]

Thanks.

[tobias5555]

I started with the weathering:

[doogsatx/]

This is looking awesome!

Are Meng's FT tracks available as a standalone product? Would hate to steal tracks and then have nothing for the kit they're meant for...

[tobias5555]

You have to take it from the kit, but Modelkasten has some extra tracks for the FT-17.

[doogsatx/]

Those are probably easier than the Voyager option!

[406 Silverado]

Looking very good Tobias. Great to see the painting and especially the weathering.

[tobias5555]

Thanks Rob.
I would never build tracks from pe parts. I would go mad :-)

[wbill76]

Feb 12, 2015 11:31:40 GMT -5 doogsatx/ said:

Those are probably easier than the Voyager option!

I can only imagine how many hours of dedication those would take to get together!

[tobias5555]

Finisehd at last:

[Leon]

Tobias! Don't know how I missed this .Looks fantastic and nicely done.

[tobias5555]

Thanks Leon.