| John Thomas8 | 15 Mar 2014 4:09 p.m. PST |
…..that's not $20 USD a pop? TIA |
| Rudi the german | 15 Mar 2014 4:35 p.m. PST |
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| John Thomas8 | 15 Mar 2014 5:52 p.m. PST |
Almost the right size. Thanks for the effort, though. |
| Monophagos | 15 Mar 2014 6:01 p.m. PST |
I thought ESCI did one, but if re-released by Italeri it probably is about $20. USD Maybe resin? |
| John Thomas8 | 15 Mar 2014 6:13 p.m. PST |
SHQ wants $18 USD-20 for theirs. |
| Microbiggie | 15 Mar 2014 7:07 p.m. PST |
What you might want if you're doing Aussies, is the Airfix hedgehog Matilda II and just leave off the spigot mortars
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That way you'll have some suitable decals including the red wading lines on the side of the suspension.
I just got 2 and plan on using the Matador Frog /CS tank conversion kits.
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Airfix is a 1/76 kit and not nearly as nice as the ESCI Matilda, but the conversion kit is designed for the Airfix model. |
| MiniatureUnited7 | 15 Mar 2014 10:18 p.m. PST |
Esci makes one… Italeri rereleased it. |
| ridgeback123 | 16 Mar 2014 3:41 a.m. PST |
Ours are 20mm (1/76 ) but larger than the SHQ. Resin fast build & both the Mk1 & Mk2 are £8.50 GBP each or 3 for £24.00 GBP
Ian ( 20mmZone & Shell Hole ) |
| Gaz0045 | 16 Mar 2014 4:14 a.m. PST |
Britannia do the MK 11……… |
| John Thomas8 | 16 Mar 2014 3:50 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the input guys. |
| CCollins | 16 Mar 2014 4:24 p.m. PST |
I know of no 1/72 scale matilda 1 kit, MMs and skytrex did/do one in 1/76. Altaya do a premade matilda 2 in a lovely Chaunter scheme in 1/72, the esci/italeri matilda is a pig of a kit to build. If you can overcome your aversion to 1/76 I'd recommend the Airfix kit its a very nice kit for its vintage. Fujimi made one as well though I can't vouch for its ease of assembly. I'm sure there are heaps of resin/white metal Matildas out there. I'd also ask the likely use for your matildas, BEF matilda IIs have a very distinctive look that I've yet to see in kit form.
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| MiniatureUnited7 | 16 Mar 2014 8:52 p.m. PST |
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| goragrad | 17 Mar 2014 12:02 a.m. PST |
My brother built most of the tanks back in the day. About a dozen of the Fujimi Matilda IIs (and half a dozen Airfix). Don't recall the one or two I built as being too awful or him saying anything about it either. On the other hand, as may be seen on the Airfix Churchill thread from a week or so ago, we weren't too put of by that either. Then again, memories can blur… |
| CATMAN2 | 18 Mar 2014 7:37 a.m. PST |
PSC will be doing Matilda Mk IIs next year |
