John and Bill , either of you know what the markings should be for this vehicle , 1sr pz. bat , 25th pz reg. ,7th pz div , western Somme , 1940 ? The instructions are not clear . Looks like it is overall Pz . gray.

Carl,,,  I agree with John             I really like those Italeri Pz I's....   I think I have built 4 or 5 and still have, at least, 3 still in inventory...    great kit

wbill76

Tim, glad to be of assistance!

BaBill, yep, the scheme was a "universal" scheme for all vehicles/gear used in the campaign and was ordered beginning in Nov '38. HTH!

Bill, would all the panzers have this 2 tone brown/ gray camo in the French campaign or would some be straight panzer gray?

Nice kit Carl. Those old Italeri kits build up pretty good.

Eric here"s my submission for this G.B., Italeri Panzer kpfw 1b in 1/35th . the vehicle i'll build served with the 1st Pz battalion ,25th Pz regiment ,7th Pz division . Commanded by Rommel , western France , june .1940 .

Thank ya kindly wBill...........   much obliged

Hi Vit13. Your English (spelling and grammar) is better then many I see on Facebook and other forums and English is their native tongue!

Tim, glad to be of assistance!

BaBill, yep, the scheme was a "universal" scheme for all vehicles/gear used in the campaign and was ordered beginning in Nov '38. HTH!

william carls

 tread @ Vit13

Hi Vit13 thanks man for answering my 'BCC' question, I really appreciate it and especially for thanks for that link http://cavaliers.blindes.free.fr/rgtdissous/bcc/bcc.html   I am learning so much already!

you can just call me 'tread' .. that's my 'on line' tag or you you can call me bill... william is so formal !

Thank you again for the link and the the help

tread....   Je suis desole, mais je ne parle pas en francais. ... good thing Google does!

Hello tread

you're welcome :)

it 's a pleasure to help you . My english is not very good , but i hope you understand me . :)

Tim and Ryan, glad to have you guys in. Our first quarter scale.

 tread @ Vit13

Hi Vit13 thanks man for answering my 'BCC' question, I really appreciate it and especially for thanks for that link http://cavaliers.blindes.free.fr/rgtdissous/bcc/bcc.html   I am learning so much already!

you can just call me 'tread' .. that's my 'on line' tag or you you can call me bill... william is so formal !

Thank you again for the link and the the help

tread....   Je suis desole, mais je ne parle pas en francais. ... good thing Google does!

Tigerman i'd love to join your build. I won't be able to join right away but will eventualy around next january. I'm thinking of doing Tamiya's 1:48 Panzer II A/B/C. since I don't have the box here's the link:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=32570

Ryan

wBill,,  that scheme would hold true for the Pz I command vehicle too, correct?

Bill

Sure, I'm in.

Thanks Bill for the photos. Last night,  I looked at your build of the Tamiya Polish Campaign Panzer II and that is what got me interested in the camo.

Let me know if you're in Tim. would love to have you.

Tim,

The camo scheme used is pretty consistent...2/3 panzer gray and 1/3 dark brown. The dark brown was applied in large chunks to achieve a disruptive pattern. The pattern was exactly the same as that used in Poland, so photos from that campaign are equally instructive. It's tough to pick out the scheme in photos, espcially black/white, because the color contrast is so close between the two colors. This might help though...

I purchased the Tamiya Panzer II Ausf. A/B/C this weekend on the clearance rack at Hobby Lobby, so I might have to just into this GB.

I am trying to find a photo of the camo some panzer units used in France, kind of like the camo they used in Poland a year earlier, the brown over gray.

Thanks so much tigerman.

william carls

tread@Eric... hi Eric... that camo job of the tree was exactly as you might imagine... green background with painted tree limbs, but get this ... it was textured with flocking.... even the machine gun

pretty cool huh?

tread

Yes. Now do it.

Thanks Cliff.

Vit13 thanks for posting. It's a pleasure having a real Frenchman helping us out.

william carls

tread@wbill....bill, Char-francais is the most comprehensive site I could imagine!  ... A lot of reading but easily worth its weight in gold.... you may know, when they mention a number like tank '319 37 BCC'  what does the 'BCC' stand for? .... Brigade?..

I love your choice for favorite camo !.... early stealth ... if you are in the woods !...... I have mine picked out already... don't tell Terry.....

tread

 

Hello william

BCC = Bataillon de Char de Combat

http://cavaliers.blindes.free.fr/rgtdissous/bcc/bcc.html

Eric: Looking though some MiniArt buildings I bought for an earlier project this weekend. These came with a bonus set of Dragon figures and one was a Pak 35/36 AT gun! So you can go ahead and put me down for it as well as the Char b.

Guys thanks for everyone who posted links to French armour sites, great stuff!

Cliff

Well Brian, wikipedia says production was mid-40, but I can't recall any myself in photos, but I could be wrong. I'll see if anyone else has any better information.

Eric:  I think I have a Tamiya Sdkfz 251/1 in the stash somewhere.  I admit I couln't find the A-B variants, at least listed that way, in my references.  As I'm not as knowledgable in the Blitzkrieg equipment I'll leave it up to you to let me know if it's good or not.  Hopefully it will be, if so, I might just chime in here on this GB as well if that works for you!

Now that's some camo Bill !

tread@Eric... hi Eric... that camo job of the tree was exactly as you might imagine... green background with painted tree limbs, but get this ... it was textured with flocking.... even the machine gun

pretty cool huh?

tread

tread@wbill....bill, Char-francais is the most comprehensive site I could imagine!  ... A lot of reading but easily worth its weight in gold.... you may know, when they mention a number like tank '319 37 BCC'  what does the 'BCC' stand for? .... Brigade?..

I love your choice for favorite camo !.... early stealth ... if you are in the woods !...... I have mine picked out already... don't tell Terry.....

tread

Char, sponsored by Real Tree!

That is a pretty impressive camo Bill. Too bad it's not in color.

Tread,

My favorite has to be Fantasque: http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227