French FT-17

Light Tank (Riveted Turret)

Meng Model | No. TS-011 | 1:35

Facts

Brand:: Meng Model
Title:: French FT-17 Light Tank (Riveted Turret)
Number:: TS-011
Scale:: 1:35
Type:: Full kit
Released:: 2014 New parts
Barcode:: 4897038550531 (EAN)
Packaging:: Rigid box (Top opener)
Topic:: Renault FT-17 » Tanks (Vehicles)

Markings

Renault FT-17

國民革命軍 (National Revolutionary Army 1925-1947)

Tank Units, Northeastern Frontier Defense Force
1929

US Army (1784-now)

2 Platoon, 1 Co., 344 Tank Bn., 304 Tank Brig.
October 1918 World War 1 - Verdun

Box contents

Plastic sprue (Black), Plastic sprue (Yellow), Photoetched fret, Decalsheet (waterslide), Metal, Instructions (Paper) (Multi-colored), Instructions (Paper) (Black & white)

Dimensions:
330x190x65 mm (13x7.5x2.6 inch)

Weight:
600 g (1.32 lbs)

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Magazines

FineScale Modeler | Volume 33 Issue 7

English (TOC: 21 lines)

September 2015

Scale Military Modeller | Vol 47 Issue 558

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September 2017

Scale Military Modeller | Vol 47 Issue 554

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May 2017

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Comments

Ron Garcia
Fast build. Minimal PE. I thought the running gear was harder to put together than it should have been due to the instructions not quite showing clearly enough how it goes together.

The tracks are fantastic as they simply click together. I used the recommended amount of links and found them a bit loose. Nothing can be done about that because if you take out one link, the tracks will be too short.

The tank is super tiny. My wife even commented about that. I suppose that's why the base is included. I didn't bother with that, but it looks like it would look nice all painted and muddied up.

The kit itself is not worth the selling price, but it is a very important tank that should be in an armor modeler's collection. If you can find it on sale, definitely add it to yours.

2 25 January, 02:50