12th Chasseurs d'Afrique S35?

[smirnoff]

Gents
Any views on the best 1/56th Somua S35? Warlord or Blitzkrieg? Or...?
Need it for the Tunisian campaign, so would also welcome advice on camo (found this 1/72 one in desert camo https://www.diecast.es/somua-altaya-s35.html but no idea if it's accurate).
And where do I get decals for these as neither Warlord nor Blitzkrieg supply them with the model?
Merci....

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Rubicon do French decals in 1/56 scale.

[smirnoff]

Cheers, but none useable for the French
No playing card suit symbols etc....but Warlord do so I'm told and they look spot on

[traveller]

Nothing beats a diecast Solido in scale 1/50 

One example on ebay, and there are plenty for sale 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solido-Metal-Militaire-Somua-S-35-N-234-Annee-03-1973/253997078272?hash=item3b2367d700:g:CzIAAOSwsqxb-Wr1

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Cheers, but none useable for the French
No playing card suit symbols etc....but Warlord do so I'm told and they look spot on

Maybe they do not do them separately, included in the Citroen and the two tanks

[smirnoff]

I wonder if they will sell them separately...can but ask. Cheers.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

I wonder if they will sell them separately...can but ask. Cheers.

Found the reference:

http://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=628.msg7578#msg7578

[lou passejaire]

12th RCA in Senegal







In Tunisia 1943













if this help ... i also used decals by Gaso.line http://www.phpshopxml.com/quakit.shop/CID/458d45fd0c4ec17cb0559ab0b1a11147/function/itemPageDisplay/shopItemCode/GAS50908 

[Etranger]

Great set of Pix Lou!

[smirnoff]

Great images, thanks.
Can't see evidence of much camo going on in the Tunisia pictures, the Senegal ones seem to show something like the ribbon effect?
And thanks for the decal sheet.

[carlos marighela]

Depends on whether you enjoy building plastic kits. If you want one in 1/56 then I suspect the Italeri (packaged and sold by Warlord) is the best option in terms of detail and utility, plastic being easier to fiddecwith, open hatches etc.

The kits aren’t as well engineered as Rubicon’s offerings but they do build up into nice models. Buy the identical Italeri version through a model shop and save yourself some dough.

Company B also make a range of suitable French decals, including playing card symbols and roundels.

[lou passejaire]

only camo scheme i know for the 12th RCA in Tunisia :



seem's that the Somua has seen some camo , as it's not a Somua factory Camo scheme .

when ? in France before despatching to Africa ? latter ? nobody knows ...

[Poiter50]

I'm amazed that the Germans permitted the transfer of the Somua S-35 to Africa or really anywhere out of Europe given that it was one of the best tanks available at the time.

[smirnoff]

Thanks for all your help gents

[lou passejaire]

I'm amazed that the Germans permitted the transfer of the Somua S-35 to Africa or really anywhere out of Europe given that it was one of the best tanks available at the time.

was done after the Dakkar operation . the German-Italians allowed a 23 tank unit creation . the tanks were sent to Morocco for repair and training , then to Senegal to" prevent a Free-French/British land operation from British Gambia" .

the tanks leaved France , in theory with limited supply of ammo, repair ability etc .