Friday 23 March 2018

R.C.W. Tanks

These are the two tanks I purchased from Old Glory in February, before my OG Army Card ran out. They are a French FT and a British Whippet - the Whippet is quite a substantial vehicle, I got quite a surprise at the size of it when it arrived. The Renault on the other hand is tiny - hard to imagine how two men managed to get inside such a diminutive vehicle.

They are finished in dark green and will serve as support for the Bolshevik forces when we eventually get them on the table!

 Above and below are two views of the Renault FT with a couple of Bolshevik officers by Copplestone to indicate the size of this vehicle
 Below - the rear elevation of the Renault

Above and below, the Whippet tank, with a Copplestone Commissar alongside


Above - a comparison of the two vehicles, with a Brigade Games figure to show the relative sizes. The armament shown on the Whippet is 4 x .303 heavy machine guns. the little Renault has a 37mm gun.


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  1. Phil24 March 2018 at 05:33

    Great looking tanks!

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  2. Mark Strachan24 March 2018 at 06:48

    I have always liked the FT17. It has that strange almost insect like appearance. It was the backbone of the French arms industry of the 1920's and 30's - they made and sold thousands of them.

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    1. rross24 March 2018 at 17:06

      Yes but its amazingly small when the figures are next to it - and compared with the Whippet, which I had always assumed was quite a small vehicle....

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