hey all.

Im thinking about doing the TA35284 French Armored Carrier UE model from tamiya, but im having some trouble finding any information about it... can anyone help out at all? would be much apprechiated!

thanks all

Ashley

Ashley,

Found this at wikipedia.

Hope it helps some.

Renault UE Chenillette

Sorry thought it would come up as a hyper link, anyway type this in your search bar on the browser and it should take you to the wikipedia site.

Try googling "Renault UE", this should give you some good results.

HTH
Greg

ahh thanks fellas! found it straight of this time..just wish i had asked sooner rather than trying to figure it out for 40 minutes!

thanks again

Ashley

Here's that link Ashley & Steve:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_UE_Chenillette

Cheers

jjumbo

Tamiya doesn't publicized the "Renault" item due to the fact that royalties would probably be required. Notice that their 1/48 US figures and 1/4 ton utility vehicle that's really the Willys MB Jeep?

They didn't want to pay big bucks for the small jeep either.

i did wonder why they didnt put renault, would have my search easier. thanks for the link jjumbo.

One other thing, has anyone built this kit? if so, what was it like? and any major problems with it?

Ashley

Thanks John,

That was the way I was trying to get it the first time, obviously had a brain fart with the first try. Just one of the things that happens with age.

Stuff happens Steve, man oh man, I know what you mean !
It really, really sucks getting old !!
Either you can't get your eyes close enough and focused to what you're building or your arms just aren't long enough so you can read the instructions properly !!!
Cheers

jjumbo

You can find some walkaround pics on Pierre Piveteau's website
Renault UE pics
and on Maquetland as well (downloadable ZIP file) :
http://www.maquetland.com/v2/index.php?page=photos&c=char


HTH

Frenchy

Also, the next issue of Boresight, the AMPS journal, will have an article on the US including a slew of period photos all put together by our prez, Danny Egan. It's a nice article at a time (even if I do say so myself) when UE references are not real thick on the ground.

Paul

For those who are interested, there's a 5 page article in Steelmasters Magazine issue #14 (April 1996) dealing with UE variants in German service (with some 1/72 and 1/35 scale drawings by Hubert Cance)...

HTH
Frenchy

Hi Ashley,

Some pics I took down at Bovington Tank Museum

























Cheers

Al

i have one more question about the chenillette... I've decided to be a little adventerous and want to make the Infanterie Schlepper UE 630(f).... which the german created when they captured some of these chenillettes..but i've only been able to find one picture of one...does anyone have any more they would be willing to share, or any information about this modification they did?

many thanks to everyone who has helped so far, its really apprechiated...thanks again.

Ashley

You can check out this looong thread from AxisHistory.com :
Captured and converted French equipment in Axis service
Even if you'll came across many red "X"s, the pictures left (and the infos as well) are interesting.

HTH
Frenchy

Check out the picture in the review of Panzerwrecks 2 in the review section
Joe