Monday, March 01, 2010 - 08:03 PM UTC
Cromwell Models have just sent us details of a New, 1/72nd scale release of one of Post-War Europe's more 'ad-hoc' designs.
The new model is a FULL, Resin kit of the French ARL 44 in 1/72nd scale.
No, I hadn't heard of it either! However, thanks to the 'miracle' of Google, some interesting details were quickly found on it:
The ARL 44 was a Post-War vehicle of which only 60 examples were built. Weighing in at an impressive 50 tons, the vehicle was armed with a modified 90mm French Naval gun. One look at it reminds one of another, better known, vehicle - the Char B whose tracks were used on the ARL 44.
By 1953, the vehicle had ben withdrawn from service (replaced by MBTs such as the M47) and scrapped.
An interesting subject nevertheless with an impressive mixture of Pre & Post War design.
Our thanks to Cromwell Models for the Update!
No, I hadn't heard of it either! However, thanks to the 'miracle' of Google, some interesting details were quickly found on it:
The ARL 44 was a Post-War vehicle of which only 60 examples were built. Weighing in at an impressive 50 tons, the vehicle was armed with a modified 90mm French Naval gun. One look at it reminds one of another, better known, vehicle - the Char B whose tracks were used on the ARL 44.
By 1953, the vehicle had ben withdrawn from service (replaced by MBTs such as the M47) and scrapped.
An interesting subject nevertheless with an impressive mixture of Pre & Post War design.
Our thanks to Cromwell Models for the Update!
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