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Valiant 1/72 British 6 pounder anti-tank gun and crew
- Manufacturer: Valiant
- Part number: VM009
- Year of production: ???
- Series: Military models
- Scale: 1/72
- Kit type: Fixed posed model with plastic crew figures
- Vehicle: British/US WW2 57mm anti-tank gun
- Build date: Started May 2025
- Price: £12.83 from Hobbies247
This box contains two guns and eight crew in total; four per gun piece.
Build Log
This kit was bought in August 2024 to be displayed as part of my WW2 French countryside ambush display.
Box Contents
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):
In Progress Images
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.