Schneider CA - WWI tank - HobbyBoss - Dinosaur With a Twist - 1/35

[DocRob]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

I've got the Meng ft 17 as well but I'll use their tracks,. But for my Schneider , I'll go for the Friuls, they look great. The one thing about Hobby Boss, they

do pick interesting subjects. I have a Vickers tank by them, that I'm certain that the Friul tracks for the Matilda II (flat type) will fit. Anyway thanks

for the idea.

I just checked the box of my Meng FT 17 and found the easy click together tracks in it. I may use them for the Schneider, where they are less visible than with the FT 17. 
I will make a test fit later and then decide.

Cheers Rob

[crazypoet]

On 8/31/2025 at 6:47 AM, Landlubber Mike said:

Looks like a fun build.  I saw someone else refer to these kinds of builds after a long build as a "palette cleanser" - maybe that will get your mojo back up and running.

Gawds yes!  A break after a long build is a nice “reset button” 🤣

I already picked out my next build after the P-47 - an HE-111 with zero aftermarket and a promise to myself that I won’t do any major surgery 🤣

I haven’t done a straight out-of-box build since I was a teenager, so this will be a very nice break 😎🤣🙏

[belugawhaleman]

21 minutes ago, crazypoet said:

Gawds yes!  A break after a long build is a nice “reset button” 🤣

I already picked out my next build after the P-47 - an HE-111 with zero aftermarket and a promise to myself that I won’t do any major surgery 🤣

I haven’t done a straight out-of-box build since I was a teenager, so this will be a very nice break 😎🤣🙏

Which HE 111 are you planning to build? Always liked the looks of the HE 111

[crazypoet]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

Which HE 111 are you planning to build? Always liked the looks of the HE 111

The Revell 1/32 HE-111 P1.  It’s a pretty solid kit, with the opportunity for a *bit* of dressing up the interior without too much fuss and bother.  The only real challenge will be masking all that glass with just Tamiya Tape and liquid mask 🤣

[DocRob]

After Paul @belugawhaleman mentioned it, I opened the Meng FT 17 box and found the tracks to be ready cut and easy click and after 10 minutes, I had two with the suggested length of 32 links per side. There are some spare links as well. They don´t look bad and I may use the Meng plastic ones for the Schneider, where they are not so visible.
Meanwhile the Schneider itself got black primed with Mr. Surfacer 1000.

 



Cheers Rob