About armoured cars

[mortimer]

Hi, I'm thinking of beginning a new Back of Beyond project with some friends for a Spanish CON next year... perhaps with a Chinese Warlord army and some Russian Forces...

Now I'm looking for armoured cars suitables for scale with the Copplestone BoB minis.

I've found this site with lovely models
http://www.armour-models.co.uk/model_kit_models.html
http://www.kpunet.net/~lmertz/armored_cars.html
anybody knows this? It's a good scale for 28mm minis?

And what about the Sloppy Jalopy models?

Which are better?
I'll be grateful for your opinion, comments, and more links for armoured cars manufacturers. Thanks

[Westfalia Chris]

Both the sites you linked only offer 1/35 scale kits, as far as I can tell, which is for almost all purposes far too big to be used with 28mm. For the latter, you would be looking at getting stuff scaled from 1/60th to 1/48, maybe 1/43 tops (I used some 1/43 trucks for my Brits, and it works), and for Copplestone you may want to look at the larger scales (i.e. 1/56 upwards).

Copplestone himself has some very nice armoured cars, so that would pretty much be a one-step solution. Those are 1/56, AFAIK, and seem to be well-sculpted and cast.

The Sloppy Jalopy Austin is easier to assemble than other kits in the range, but still quite tricky, especially considering the suspension and wheels parts. It's a decent-looking kit once finished, though.

I would suggest the Copplestone cars. Decent value for money, good size, and not too difficult to assemble, AFAIK.

[Schogun]

Sloppy Jalopy is 1/48. Copplestone, Company B and Brigade Games are 1/56. Old Glory ranges from 1/43 to 1/62 depending on the model.

I had the SJ Austin Putilov at first, sold it for the Old Glory model, then sold that for the Company B model.

[mortimer]

Thanks for the info, very useful...

 

[Poliorketes]

First choose the scale, either 1/56 or 1/48. In 1/56 there is Copplestone, Company B and Black Army Productions / Tobsen77, In 1/48 there is Sloppy Jaloppy and Matchbox Models of Yesteryear has a nice Rolls Royce AC. You might find some Tank sprues in 1/48, too.

[Schogun]

Ah, I forgot to include Black Army and Tobsen...even though I have vehicles from both guys. Good models, too. Thanks!

[area23]

I second the Copplestone cars. good quality, good price, easy to assemble and a good selection.

Sloppy Jallopy is nice, but big, esp. compared to 1:56 models,

Don't forget Scheltrum models. they do german/Baltic trucks and armoured cars in 1:56. the only, rare, pictures are on this forum though, not on their site.

and while not an armoured car, Force of Arms do a nice FT 17 tankette.
http://www.thewcp.co.uk/shop.php?CatID=176

[mortimer]

Thanks again for all the useful info! 

and while not an armoured car, Force of Arms do a nice FT 17 tankette.
http://www.thewcp.co.uk/shop.php?CatID=176

Yes, it would be great to add a couple of FT17... any comparision pics for this Force of Arms Tankettes?

[Schogun]

Brigade Games has a nice 1/56 FT-17 if you're going with that scale:
http://www.brigadegames.com/WW1--Vehicles_c_210.html

[cuprum]

Here is a good model of the tank Renault FT17 and two trucks Citroen

http://www.rifrafminiatures.co.uk/userimages/procart4.htm

[Westfalia Chris]

I've got one of the FoA FT-17s for my Rif War Spaniards:



An excellent model - some minor flash, but great proportions and detail. It looks good next to the RifRaf miniatures, although it's almost a bit big - I think it should work with Copplestone figures too, especially if they are on thin bases (not the 3mm wood washers I used in the pic above). If I find the box my FT is hiding in, I'll try to take a pic with some bolsheviks by CC.

[area23]

Looks like the Rif-raf miniatures models are the Force of Arms ones!

Also 1st Corps do armoured cars. Judging from the pictures the are a bit rough, but some types, like the Austrian Romfel belgian Minerva are only available from them.
http://www.1stcorps.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=235_252