This model from Meng represents a French FT-17 from the 1st Company, 2nd Batallion during WW I.  The Renault FT-17 was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history

Engine work in progress

Driver compartment work in progress

Turret compartment work in progress

The FT was the first production tank to have its armament within a fully rotating turret. The Renault FT's configuration (crew compartment at the front, engine compartment at the back, and main armament in a revolving turret) became and remains the standard tank layout. Consequently, some historians of armoured warfare have called the Renault FT the world's first modern tank

Over 3,000 Renault FT tanks were manufactured by French industry, most of them in 1918

The kit comes with a fully detailed engine, I only added some ignition wiring

After World War I, FT tanks were exported in large numbers. Copies and derivative designs were manufactured in the United States (M1917 light tank), in Italy (Fiat 3000) and in the Soviet Union (T-18 tank)

The Renault FT saw combat during the interwar conflicts around the world, but was considered obsolete at the outbreak of World War II

Rear quarter view

Kit box