15mm Matilda 1

[Fitz]

Battlefront sells their model of the Matilda 1 two to a blister, which suits me just fine. It is, as I've mentioned before, 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.



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.

[agentbalzac]

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