Valiant 1/72 British 6 pounder anti-tank gun and crew

This box contains two guns and eight crew in total; four per gun piece.

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art.

This kit was bought in August 2024 to be displayed as part of my WW2 French countryside ambush display.

Fig. 2: Front of packaging. Fig. 3: Rear of packaging.

Two sprues are included, each with the gun, four crew and a small number of extras (a few additional shells, ammo box and lid + alternative wheels to resemble the USA variant of the gun). Figures are molded nicely and the details are pretty good. They are slightly on the large size - somewhat chunkier than typical 1:72 figures; though fortunately they are all kneeling or crouched so this is not a major issue in practice.

Fig. 4: Two identical parts frames.

The kit is quite simple - only around 8 parts for the gun, and all except one figure is a single casting (one, supposed to be firing the gun, has arms which can be glued in place). As a result I haven't bothered doing a normal assembly series of photos, just a few of the parts cut out and assembled:

Fig. 5: Both anti-tank guns assembled.

Since there are two identical sprues includes, there are doubles of each figure:

• 2x Accessing ammunition box
• 2x Handling a shell
• 2x Spotting, with binoculars in hand
• 2x Firing (separate arms)

In the images below I've put a 1:72 Late War British Infantry figure. The anti-tank gun crew are slightly bigger, but it's not too dissimilar to be an issue - especially since they are not going to be placed directly next to each other.

Fig. 6: Back row; 2x Opening ammo box, 2x Handling a shell, 1:72 Infantry. Fig. 7: Front row: 2x Firing pose, 2x Spotter poses.

Fig. 8: One anti-tank gun placed on scenery to test for size/scale.