1st Corps Minerva Belgian Armored Car -- Review

[Schogun]

As soon as 1st Corps (http://www.1stcorps.co.uk) posted that this model was available again, I jumped on it to add it to my WWI/RCW AC collection (18 different type vehicles now).

Listed as 28mm, the vehicle scales out to approx 1/51. So bigger than my other 1/56 armored cars, but it certainly fits in just fine.

The kit comes with a green resin body, 4 wire wheels, a mounted machine gun, 2 armor plates (I'm not quite sure where they fit) and two seat backs.

The resin body is a very clean mold with no flash except for a bit understandably in the view slits. Nice detail outside (headlights; boxes; spare tire) and inside (seats; bags; floor boards). Criticism would be the two longer sides of the crew compartment bend in a bit and the rivets are very big.

The body looks a bit bulky to me (again, understandable in order to get a sturdy cast), so I may thin down the fenders and the lip around the crew compartment.

Parts are very clean casts, too. Excellent job with the wire wheels.









A 3-man Belgian crew is also available. Sculpts are hefty, decent detail, scaling nicely with Great War Miniatures.





Overall -- a great model. Nice job by 1st Corps.

[cdr]

I've got the original version. There is a plate to cover the slit in front of the driver , the other goes with the MG.

Are the back wheels single now ? They should be double

Carl

[Schogun]

Yes, 4 wheels, so single wheels in the back. 

That's for the info. I'll contact 1st Corps about more wheels.

[Schogun]

1st Corps is sending me two more wheels.

Thanks to cdr and 1st Corps.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Nice review thanks. I wanted to pick one up at Triples but the queue was long so I walked off meaning to come back later and forgot.....doh!

[Helen]

Nice review, thank you. I'm undertaking a small project on the early Belgians for 1914 so I'm going to need to convert some crew for this time.

Cheers,

Helen

[Dr Mathias]

Nice review, thank you. I'm undertaking a small project on the early Belgians for 1914 so I'm going to need to convert some crew for this time.

I'm in the same boat as you. Looks like a nice vehicle though, so probably worth the effort.

[cdr]

As i'm realy not computer savy  here's a link with a picture of my Minerva

http://scarabminiatures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=622

Carl

[The Gray Ghost]

this is a cool looking armored car I think I will pick up one , do you know if it will fit in with Brigade Games figures?

[traveller]

Great review!

Many thanks!