Belgian Vickers B Utility Tractor – 1/56th

Vickers B Utility Tractor

There are currently over twenty of more national armies players can find within the Bolt Action universe, and that doesn’t include the many “unofficial” ones (Ethiopians, Spanish Civil War, VBCW, etc). It would be safe to say that in most army preference polls, the Belgians are quite a bit down on the lists of favourites. That said, the Belgians do have something to offer the player willing to accept the “early war army” challenge. One such bit of kit is the Vickers B utility tractors. The Belgians employed both an infantry model and the cavalry model – which is represented in this offering. The tractor was used to tow an artillery field piece or anti tank gun and work with mobile units. In Bolt Action this model is considered an armoured (7+) vehicle, with the ability to not only tow any artillery pieces except a heavy howitzer, but also as an armoured transport, able to carry up to 4 men.

After the surrender of Belgium in may 1940, many of both the cavalry and infantry Vickers B models were employed by the Wehrmacht, and saw service well into the mid-war period. In German service, it was referred to as the Art Schl VA 601(b).

The stl pack contains files for the Vickers B tractor for both resin and FDM printing. For FDM the use of supports and fine settings is essential, due to the small size of the model. Also, the driver figure is not suitable for FDM printing. Pre-supported .stls for resin are included.