Howdy All: I managed to get this guy done for the April 07 AMPS International Show. Originally, I was going to build this as Indochine, one of the Tamiya provided decal options. However, I was given a set of Archer Dry Transfers' "Tunisie" markings for the Char B1 Bis -- and I couldn't turn it down. You can click onto the image to pull up a larger picture.
The model "in progress":
ere's the model before major weathering began:
And here she is after finishing:
I was fortunate to be awarded a Gold in the Intermediate category. My special thanks to Paul Owen who provided me the review samples (from Megahobby.com and Archer Transfers) and my modelling buddy on the Char B1 bis journey, Andrew Hall. His dedication to the fidelity of the tank drew me forward. Thnx Andrew!