1/72 Ford FT-B, Poland 1920´s
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Mr DNice little job, fiddly to do l built a ship n it was difficult, l had to get a tweezers set.
Good stuff 👌
Robert PodkońskiAnd here is the real thing 😉
Invitation to Polish Army Museum, Warsaw - part 2 | Album by podkon
Simon NagorsnikWow! Thank you mates for all your interest!
@gorby: oh yes, They really make the difference. The age of the kit is noticeable, so the PE is a nice plus.
@Łukasz Gliński: There will be no camo pattern. The vehicle is small and such an elaborate multi-color camouflage would make all details visually disappear. In the end, it would only look colorful and misshapen, i guess.
@Robert Podkoński: thank you for the pics! A good source, also for later projects 😉 However, the exhibited specimen would have to be a replica, because according to my research, no original vehicle has survived over the time.
Thanks for all your comments and likes!! 🎉
Robert PodkońskiOf course, it is a replica, Simon. In fact I was thinking especially about you when uploading these photos. You've done awesome job on this kit - I know the 'quality' of the kit itself 😉 Congrats!
CaptGPFHoly cow! Everything on this build is phenomenal! The insane OE work and the final painting and detailing at this micro scale is insane!
Tom B.That is some top-grade PE and detailing work 👍 I guess one can get something out of those RPM lts after replacing like 75% of the details 😉
Robin (WhiteGlint)👀 I am late to the party.
Very good looking tiny armored car, Simon. 👍 I am curious what nice base you will give it to stand on.
Łukasz GlińskiAnother gem to your collection, Our Master of Washing and Shading 👍 😉
Robin (WhiteGlint)Wonderful work there Simon! I especially love the bricks here.
Cheers
BohrmannWhat a little gem! When the model is on the vignette, it is hard to estimate the size because of the quality of the workmanship. In the first 3 pictures it looks so fragile.
Zsolt CzegleAlmost missed this project again! 🙁
It's AWESOME as usual! All of your models are really masterpieces! Hat off my friend!
Simon NagorsnikSo much thanks to all of you my friends!!
So glad about your nice comments!!
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Nice to know you on board 😁
Album info
The Ford FT-B was the first armored car produced by Poland.
Designed by Tadeusz Tański and put into service in 1920.
The vehicle was based on the famous Ford Model-T chassis, which was equipped with a armoured hull and a rotatable turret armed with a 7.92 mm Maxim 08/15 machine gun and hand grenades for two crew members.
16-17 examples were built.
At that time, Poland was at war with Soviet Russia (1918-1921), which meant that the armored car was immediately put into service.
In the end, 12 vehicles survived the war and were used in various roles.
The last vehicle was decommissioned in 1931.
And at this point (in the time after the conflict) I will place my project.
All references I found pointed to vehicles up to 1921 and all were painted with the typical three or four color camouflage with black dividing lines.
Since I was afraid that this scheme could lead to visual chaos on the very small vehicle, I decided on a uniform olive green paintjob.
Green was also a common service color at that time, which could make a later repainting plausible (assumption on my part).
The national insignias are also likely introduced a little later (mid 1920´s).
In fact, what I am presenting here is a generic situation.
RPM kit (72100) and a PE detail fret from Part (P72-113) were used.
The kit itself is a bit rudimentary, which makes the PE parts a wonderful addition.
There are no rivets shown, which prompted me to add some myself.
I didn´t follow an exact rivet plan, only loosely oriented to reference pics, to get the impression of the riveted construction- so please forgive me;)
The two standing figures are from White Stork Miniatures (F72016) and the AC crew figure is a kitbash made from the upper body of an IJA tanker by IBG Models and a resin head by Modell Trans.
The scenery was built from scratch and is mainly made of plastic material and a few PE parts.
