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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Fitz on January 06, 2016, 08:10:23 AM
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Battlefront sells their model of the Matilda 1 two to a blister, which suits me just fine. It is, as I've mentioned before (http://mojobob.blogspot.co.nz/2010/02/15mm-1100-matilda-1.html), one of my favourite early WWII tanks, in spite of not being much good as a tank.
I strengthened the attachment of the skeletal floating running gear by pinning it through the return rollers. I left the pin-heads exposed, but they're not glaringly obvious. It's painted in Vallejo paints, using Mike Starmer's recipe for Khaki Green #3 (http://mojobob.blogspot.co.nz/2010/11/khaki-green-3-in-vallejo-paints.html).
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I bought some 1:100 scale Matildas from Peter Pig quite some time ago; here's one of them for comparison with the Battlefront offering.
Of the two, I much prefer the one from Battlefront. The detail is better, as is the silhouette of the tank; it requires less work to make presentable, and they end up costing roughly the same, so it's an easy choice to make.
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Nice builds, Fitz - the BF Matildas definitely trump Peter Pig, especially in the authentic green.
Have you also seen the Zvezda plastic Matilda I? - it's also a nice, sturdy, cost effective kit of you can get hold of it.
Either way, gotta love the steampunk look of those early war tanks. :-*
Cheers,
balzac