Nice trick Gamera, gonna have to try that in the future.

Thanks guys! 

Mike: Lol, I sprayed the base with matte varnish but it still looks shiny. I decided I liked the shiny 'wet' look so I just left it that way. 

The base was a cobblestone rolling pin from Green Stuff World in Spain. You just cover the base in plaster and then roll the pin over it granting a cobblestone finish. 

http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/amazing-tools/562-mega-rolling-pin-hobby-roller-cobblestone.html

The plaster had some dips in it that didn't cover completly so I added some leaves over the bad areas. Here also I used a Green Stuff World product - a leaf punch. You just stick a leaf, coloured paper, or whatever in there and punch out a miniature 'leaf'. 

http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/101-punches

Captain: Thanks! This was a post-war tank though. The French didn't start production until 1944 when the Germans were run out of France. I like the idea of a cow, and I have Tamiya's livestock set- I may have to stick a cow in a future build... 

That built up incredibly well, just an outstanding build.

Nick Moran would be able to tell you better, but, from what I remember of his accounts of the French war, those were laagered in the rear, being held "in reserve" doe a push that never coalesced.

What's still amazing to me is that the Germans never repurposed them.

Those cobblestones are great.  It might have wanted the farmer to be leading a cow, but you leapt more than enough hurdles for this.

Bravo.

I'm in love with the scene! Love the wet cobblestones and the leaves! 

This resonates with me.

Fantastic!

Thanks! It's great kit. A joy to assemble.

Very nice build. I've got that one on my list, gotta do it.

Thanks guys!

Very nice work my friend, I see your flare for the figures and base with cobbled stone pavement, leaves and mud tracks. This will be a great addition to your collection.

Harold

This came out very nicely..... gotta love those french tracks.

Nicely done.  Sure looks like one big tank!

Well done, Gamera. That must be a bumpy ride in that thing with those tracks. OOFF.

BK

thats some beast you got there,and a great scene.

Thanks guys, you're too kind!

I guess putting the tools on the front glacis plate makes them easy to get to. Makes sense for a peacetime tank- but yeah kinda bad idea for combat...

BTW: This was the second Amusing kit I've built. I'm on number three now- their British Conqueror Mk II. They'd not as detailed as Takom or Dragon but the fit is fantastic.

Gamera,

A very nice build of an uncommon tank!  Until Amusing Hobby came out with the kit, I was unaware of the ARL44.  I wonder what the designers were thinking when they decided to put the OVM tools on the front glacis plate?

That looks real good Gamera! Good job on all of it- the tank, the base, and the figures!

You usual impressive work!

(And I can just hear the farmer saying:

"But...er...Mon Capitaine...you cannot get zere from here...." )