This is part 11 of my 2011 / 2012 FoW project.
The Medium combat platoon containing 5 Somua S-35 cavalry tanks. I already painted the commander for this platoon more then a year ago.
To paint this platoon I used the following Vallejo colours:895 Gunship Green, 983 Flat Earth, 912 Tan Yellow. For the tracks I used 995 German Grey with a highlight of 863 Gunmetal Grey. All tanks have a thin black wash. Lastly I used 873 US Field Drab to give them a muddy look.
Some technical details about this tank:
Type: Cavalry tank
Service history
In service: 1936 - 1945
Used by: France, Germany, Italy
Production history
Manufacturer: SOMUA
Produced: 1935 - June 1940
Number built: 430
Specifications
Weight: 19.5 t (19.2 long tons)
Length: 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
Width: 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Crew: 3 (driver, radio operator/purveyor, commander/gunner)
Armor: 47 mm
Main armament: 47 mm SA 35 gun
Secondary armament: 7.5 mm Mitrailleuse mle 1931 optionally coaxial
Engine: SOMUA V-8 petrol 190 hp (140 kW)
Power/weight: 9.7 hp/t
Suspension: leaf spring bogies
Fuel capacity: 510 litres
Operational
range: off-road ~130 km, road ~230 km
Speed: 40.7 km/h (25.3 mph) off-road: 32.2 km/h (20.0 mph)
Thanks for looking.
The Medium combat platoon containing 5 Somua S-35 cavalry tanks. I already painted the commander for this platoon more then a year ago.
To paint this platoon I used the following Vallejo colours:895 Gunship Green, 983 Flat Earth, 912 Tan Yellow. For the tracks I used 995 German Grey with a highlight of 863 Gunmetal Grey. All tanks have a thin black wash. Lastly I used 873 US Field Drab to give them a muddy look.
Some technical details about this tank:
Type: Cavalry tank
Service history
In service: 1936 - 1945
Used by: France, Germany, Italy
Production history
Manufacturer: SOMUA
Produced: 1935 - June 1940
Number built: 430
Specifications
Weight: 19.5 t (19.2 long tons)
Length: 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
Width: 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Crew: 3 (driver, radio operator/purveyor, commander/gunner)
Armor: 47 mm
Main armament: 47 mm SA 35 gun
Secondary armament: 7.5 mm Mitrailleuse mle 1931 optionally coaxial
Engine: SOMUA V-8 petrol 190 hp (140 kW)
Power/weight: 9.7 hp/t
Suspension: leaf spring bogies
Fuel capacity: 510 litres
Operational
range: off-road ~130 km, road ~230 km
Speed: 40.7 km/h (25.3 mph) off-road: 32.2 km/h (20.0 mph)
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| Somua S-35 |
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| Somua S-35 platoon |
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| Somua S-35 platoon front view |
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Somua S-35 platoon side view |
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| Somua S-35 platoon back view |
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| Somua S-35 front view close up |
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| Somua S-35 side view close up |
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| Somua S-35 side view close up |
Thanks for looking.
They look good,just hope you get to use them ?
ReplyDeleteLES
tReally digging the paint scheme on these. Nice job! I'm new around FoW and the blogs. Still getting caught up on your old posts. Do you typically do any weathering to your vehicles or have any plans to? Either way keep up the good work on the blog here!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteAll vehicles have weathering. Difference is that it is now more visible then the older painted vehicles. I used to like a clean paint up vehicle more. This has changed.
For now I don't have any plans to redo the older painted vehicles.