One of the things that motivated me to explore a Turkish army for Konflikt 47 is the mad array of armoured vehicles that Turkey possessed over the war period. This has been a great excuse to build and paint some vehicles without having to start a whole new army. Vehicles like this British Valentine tank.
In K-47, real world history is followed until the rift opens (in 1944) and the world jumps into a parallel, weird-science timeline. Up until 1943, wooing by the Allies included 180 Valentines from the UK, acquired as part of lend lease.
Reasonably well armoured and fitted with a QF 6-pdr anti-tank gun, the Valentine was a robust tank for its time and I can see it becoming a trusted member of the Turkish tank regiments.
Most of the delivered tanks are mark VIII. I include mark X tanks in my home brew list, which are fitted with a co-axial MMG in the turret. This makes the tank more useful in game and matches the kit I had in the cupboard. It is my fan fiction after all.
The model is a Rubicon plastic kit and is right on the usual quality from them.
The Turkish flags are from a decal set for the modern Turkish air force which I think do the job nicely.
I have more than enough complete units to get some games in. It might be very close to get some group shots together. And maybe even roll some dice.
Faith&Steel 
The Valentine looks great.
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Thanks Dave
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Nice post Dave I don’t know much about Turkey’s role in WWII 🤔.
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Turkey remained neutral in WW2 until February 1945, although both the Axis and Allies tried to draw them into the war.
In Konflikt47 they join the Axis.
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Well why didn’t I know that 🤔thanks Dave 🤓
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I like the kit! What’s the scale?
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Rubicon, 1/56 Well worth a look. The only thing to look out for is that because the kits are ABS plastic you need to check that your the plastic cement your plan to use is OK with ABS
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Nicely done, Dave! 🙂 Don’t often see later model Valentines, so nice to see the pictures!
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thanks John
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Great looking model. How does the size of the Rubicon vehicles compare to those from Warlord Games? I bought a WG halftrack for my “USA GI” Imperial Guard unit, and it’s a bit smaller than I would have hoped. I’d like something a little bigger.
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I feel like the Rubicon and Warlord match well. I wonder if 1/48 kits might be more at home in the grim dark future?
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Good call. I’m definitely looking for a beefier Sherman tank to kitbash with a Leman Russ.
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I like your efforts here.
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