Churchill Crocodile – conversion in 1/72 scale
| Name | Crocodile VII - ESCI Churchill III /Item No. 72-C-05/ |
| 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 flame-throwing tank Churchill Crocodile. The set includes practically all parts of conversion set Churchill VII /Item No. 75-C-05/01/ plus flame-thrower, back part of the hull and especially parts of tank trailed for transport of liquid fire. 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 conversion set offers chance to convert common ESCI kit and get very nice model of flame-throwing tank one of ”Hobart’s Funnies”. |
| Note |
Commonwealth units used these vehicles in West
Europe in 1944-45 to support infantry attacks and against German fortifications.
These flame-throwers supported also US GI’s. British factories produced about
800 Crocodiles that is said to be the best flame-throwing tanks of WW2.
This conversion set is one of the results of kit swap with my American friend Stephen Brezinski. |
