1917 St. Chamond Tank

1/72nd Scale

AC-24 St. Chamond Mark I

AC-25 St. Chamond Mark II

The St. Chamond Tank, French 1917

The St. Chamond suffered from having been built in a hurry. Holt - type tractor parts made up the suspension and a simple box body was built on top, featuring a terrifying amount of overhang at each end. The major technical innovation was the use of a petrol - electric transmission system, which, it was hoped would give better handling qualities than a mechanical transmission. Both the Mark I and Mark II St. Chamonds are available from Reviresco in kit form. These are not huge, solid lumps of lead, but are constructed from aproximately 25 white metal pieces and are comparable with injection molded plastic in both detail and fidelity to scale. The Mark I and Mark II kits are $25.00 each.

This page created June 24, 1998  Modified 09/03/02 © Reviresco 1998