Churchill VII – conversion in 1/72 scale

 

Name Churchill VII > ESCI Churchill III (Item No. 72-C-05/01)
Producer  Leva Productions, Canada
Packing clear plastic box with carton label
Type of kit Resin kit
Quality This conversion set is designed to convert ESCI kit Churchill III to later lighter variant Churchill VII armed with new 75 mm gun. The set includes new turret with commander’s hatch that can be open, new gun, front part of the hull and side plates with round doors. All parts are well fine cast of resin. Of course you will have to remove some fine flash and sprues but it’s not anything complicated.
Instruction sheet simple graphical instructions
Decals no
General Impression I think that this conversion set offers chance to simply convert common ESCI kit and get very nice model later variant of known British Churchill tank.
Note Commonwealth units used these vehicles for the firing time during invasion to France and then during battles in West Europe in 1944-45.

This conversion set is one of the results of kit swap with my American friend Stephen Brezinski.