Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Matilda II

Hot on the heels of my Matilda Mk1 is this Mk2.  Built (quite some time ago!) from the Fujimi kit, I painted this to look like a well-travelled BEF tank.  This was the first (and so far only) time I'd built the Fujimi Matilda and it's quite a crisp little model.  A little more involved than the Airfix kit of the same tank, though the latter still holds up well. For a look at some Airfix Matildas (built for service in North Africa) see my earlier post here.  The commander figure is a Raventhorpe metal casting. 
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5 comments:

  1. Remco23 October 2012 at 09:40

    Cool work, love the figure looking over the battlefield!

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  2. Paul23 October 2012 at 10:23

    Its the handle bar 'tache that confirms that this beast is a true god of war.

    Roll on Matilda II!!!

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  3. Tim Gow23 October 2012 at 17:41

    Remco
    The commander was originally destined to command either a Morris or Rolls-Royce armoured car, so I guess the Matilda represents a promotion...

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  4. Tim Gow23 October 2012 at 17:42

    Paul
    Oh he's a beast all right - but what do you think of his tank?

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG24 October 2012 at 00:05

    Lovely work, nice camouflage :)
    She's a much tougher proposition for those 1940 panzers :)

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