1), I took an immediate liking to it, especially with its funky camouflage scheme. I am always fascinated with obscure subject matters, and when Hobby Boss came out with the 1/35 scale kit of this very early tank (as opposed to the over-exposed British Mk. It may also interest my readers to know that today, a survivor is the oldest running tank in the world, regularly attracting crowds at its running in Saumur, France. The result, the Schneider CA1 (Char d’Assault) was first deployed in April 1917 at Berry-au-Bac. By 1915, together with engineer Eugene Brillie, the first French tank prototype based on a Holt tractor chassis was being tested. Jean-Baptiste Eugene Estienne conceived the idea of an armored tractor to carry squads of soldiers across barbwire defenses, impervious to machinegun fire. While the British came out with the first deployed combat tank in World War 1, the French arguably pre-dated the British in kicking off a tank design to break the trench stalemate as early as November 1914 by Jacques Quellenec.

Modern french tank camouflage