British tank rider

Post by **Model Builder 4** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:48 pm

Thought I'd just add a couple of pics to this new section of a verlinden figure I painted and converted into a tank rider for my firefly as I couldn't find any suitable figures on the market,

Cheers, Lee.

silversurfer1947 · Post by **silversurfer1947** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:23 pm

Looks good. Which Verlinden figure did it start out as? There is a terrible shortage of British figures.

Post by **Model Builder 4** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:59 pm

Hi ss1947, it started out as the walking para figure, I've added a couple of pics of the work in progress

silversurfer1947 · Post by **silversurfer1947** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:48 pm

Thanks. Sadly Francois Verlinden has retired and, I understand, rather than sell the company, smashed all his moulds, so there will be no more. I remember seeing his models back in the 70s, when he was just an amateur model makerr.

doc larsson · Post by **doc larsson** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:43 pm

but he licensed to the us so they will have the moulds as well right ?

started buying s&t stuff anyway i think its better than verlinden in the heads

silversurfer1947 · Post by **silversurfer1947** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:56 pm

The US site is down as well. The UK distributor marks the whole range as discontinued.

tomhugill · Post by **tomhugill** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:59 pm

I foresee Chinese copies soon enough.

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