I managed to pick up a couple of 1/48 scale Panhard VBL on eBay for a reasonable price and want to add them to my Nigerian Army peacekeepers.
Now I am not a model maker by nature, so this was quite an undertaking for me. I rooted through my bits box and found some useful bits.
The first one was kitted out with as Mistral Surface to Area Missile system- Very useful, I am sure, but not much fun for a Force on Force game. I set about converting it into a VBL Reco, with a 50 cal MG in a turret, like this one...
...I used an inverted Chimera turret, built up with plasticard. The MG is by Imprint Miniatures, but I changed the barrel for a brass rod as it was too bendy. I also glued the doors shut and added plasticard over the inside of the side windows, which were open.
I think teh turret is a bit too big, but not enough to worry me.
The second one has a 20mm auto cannon, so I have left that one as it is, but I might replace the barrel with a longer slimmer one, as I have seen the reference photos and the actual barrel is much longer. This one has also had it's windows blocked up.
The VBL 20mm is capable of AA fire, as seen in this photo. note the long slim barrel.
Anyway, there you go. They will be sprayed and painted in Nigerian Army colours (basically flat green). In all probably it might be a few weeks before I get round to it as I am furiously preping for LPL7.
Comments welcome.