Marder III looks good, watching your progress as i'm thinking of building this kit to,.
3 March 2021, 08:35
Ben M Hi Marder, it's a sweet kit. The only issue I've had so far is getting the side skirts on perfectly. I had issues because I decided to paint the base coat on them separately from the rest of the tank, so I could spray the suspension without them in the way.
Ben M Pretty much done. I will take some better pictures of it when I get a chance. This was a great kit and fun to build. A friend of mine and I each built a uk tank, he did a crusader. Next we are both going to build biplanes.
21 March 2021, 01:37
Rui S Very Nice work Ben, Nice figure painting too. I think it deserves a base😉
21 March 2021, 01:57
Ben M Hi Rui, I found some pictures of Matilda II tanks used for training in the UK alongside Vickers Medium Mk II tanks. So when I build my Vickers medium, I will build a base and put both of them on it.
21 March 2021, 02:19
Rui S Nice. looking forward to see your Vickers MkII build😉
Olivier Great image. I see no camouflage pattern on this Matilda. Am I right ?
21 March 2021, 13:26
Ben M Hi Olivier, yes, in that photo the Matilda has no camo pattern. In the photos in this album there are some Matildas with the pattern. I think it depends on the year. I am using modeller's license here a bit, I will likely paint the Vickers Medium to be bronze green overall, but it just seems boring if both tanks are just green. Also I think the external fuel tank I added to the Matilda was not much used in the UK for training tanks, at least I haven't come across any pictures of it, outside of Tamiya's instructions. The unit the Matilda was from was for night training, and also used M3 CDLs so that would be another fun possibility for a diorama.
21 March 2021, 14:06
Olivier Resicast do make a CDL turret for Matilda or for Grant/Lee.
Ben M
Marder III
