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Cromwell Models : French ARL 44 Tank


Monday, March 01, 2010 - 07:03 PM GMT

By JIM RAE
Cromwell Models have just sent us details of a New, 1/72nd scale release of one of Post-War Europe's more 'ad-hoc' designs.

The new model is a FULL, Resin kit of the French ARL 44 in 1/72nd scale.

No, I hadn't heard of it either! However, thanks to the 'miracle' of Google, some interesting details were quickly found on it:

The ARL 44 was a Post-War vehicle of which only 60 examples were built. Weighing in at an impressive 50 tons, the vehicle was armed with a modified 90mm French Naval gun. One look at it reminds one of another, better known, vehicle - the Char B whose tracks were used on the ARL 44.

By 1953, the vehicle had ben withdrawn from service (replaced by MBTs such as the M47) and scrapped.

An interesting subject nevertheless with an impressive mixture of Pre & Post War design.

Our thanks to Cromwell Models for the Update!


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jimbrae SAID
Cromwell Models have just sent us details of a New, 1/72nd scale release of one of Post-War Europe''s more ''ad-hoc'' designs. The new model is a FULL, Resin kit of the French ARL 44 in 1/72nd scale. Images, (and even some historical background!) on this unusual release, can be seen: Link to Item If you have comments or questions please post them here. Thanks!

ninjrk SAID
Arghh, darn this diminutive scale! I got all hyper-excited that I would finally have a 1/35 version of the beast. Maybe Gordon can be persuaded to scale it up? Matt

captnenglish SAID
That's kinda cool, it wouuld be cooler in 1/48 or better yet 1/35th, and this from a non armor guy.

bison126 SAID
As already mentioned, I'd like to see this one in 1/35 scale. However, here is my LINK for those who will build the Braille scale model. The vehicle is displayed at Mourmelon le Camp (France), home of the Chars de Combat. Olivier

MilanX3 SAID
Brilliant kit!!! I'd love to get more info on it and new releases from Cromwell...as a fan of Braille scale and French Armour I must say this is an exciting new kit release...anyone know where to find a list of new Cromwell releases?

jimbrae SAID
Try Armorama.com. Gordon sends us updates on ALL his New releases... ;)

jaehwan SAID
hello Mr Gordon i am chung jae hwan(chung jae whan) when would you send my order? it is almost one year since i have placed my order and paid for the kits. please, reply me and send my order. the two kits 1. CHK01 110.00 CHURCHILL MK11 ARV 2. CK110 115.00 AMERICAN COUGAR MRAP IRAQ my info my address street: Poonglim-villa b room 302, 265-354, Hongeun-dong, Suhdaemoon-ku, city: seoul nation: south korea zip-code:120-100 best regards from chung jjw27...

aliano SAID
Hello, it's the same problem for me, He took my money but I have no reply etc... I see i am not the only one and it's not normal. Sometimes, I wondered if i logde a complaint in the police.

Vodnik SAID
Actually it is normal for Cromwell - just do a search for "Gordon Brown" and "Cormwell" e.g. on Missing-Lynx forums... Excellent quality of products, very fast charging of credit cards and then very poor service... It's a pitty, as I would like to buy some of his products, but I'm just not going to risk becoming a member of ever growing club of pissed off Cromwell customers...

Dutchy3RTR SAID
Same here Pawel. I've got 4 of his 1/35th kits on my wishlist but until I'm happy that I can order them with confidence that they'll actually turn up I'm spending my cash elsewhere!


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