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A12 Matilda II
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| Category: | Vehicles - Tanks
Vehicles - Tanks |
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| Used from: | 1939–1945 |
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| Manufacturer: |  Vulcan Foundry and others |
| Model: | A12 Matilda II |
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James C added a new photoalbum.
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OlivierI am right now trying this scheme on a Marmon Herrington MkIII. Quite a challenge...
18. June, 08:25
James CGood luck with it and post some progress pics
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James CJust figured I'd add these links as they are quite interesting.
21. September, 22:40
OlivierVery interesting ! Thanks James for the links.
22. September, 10:53
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OlivierYou made quite a good showcase for the Caunter scheme with this one.
17. June, 20:11
Rui SIMHO, Both Matildas are very well painted
19. June, 18:57
James CThanks guys
This is Tamiya's older tooled kit from the 70's and is WAY over scaled and when compared to their newly tooled Matilda kits... is a bit of a turd to be honest.
The AK "Caunter Scheme" (AK4030) paint set that I used was a bit disappointing in that the silver grey didn't even come close to matching the colour as indicated on the box art. The colour provided was just a slightly darker version of the "Portland Stone" with a slight greenish hue to it. For this one, I tried to darken it up a bit and add more contrast by going over the top of it with a blue-grey from Tamiya's weathering Master pastels set which largely did the trick. The rest of the colours in the set look ok though.
It is for this reason that I chose to use the RLM blue when I did the newly tooled kit.
While it too isn't correct, it was a far better and more accurate kit to build and the paint scheme looks much tidier as well.
https://ak-interactive.com/product/the-caunter-scheme-1940-41/ 23. June, 21:12
AlGood job despite the kit; I know exactly what you mean about the older tooled kits, I made the mistake of buying a couple on Ebay because the price was really good (compared to the newer tooled kit) . Of course I got what I paid for and life is too short to waste time on polishing turds.
18. July, 12:12
NeulingMissed this one: a mistake! Very beautiful, especially your choice of colors!
18. July, 17:57
James CThanks Al and Neuling
@ Al - I couldn't agree more
18. July, 20:42
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31. May, 08:54
NeulingVery realistic looking Matilda. The winter camouflage is well applied.
31. May, 17:04
James CCheers mate. I learned a lot on this one. I intend to do something similar on a Tiger 1
31. May, 19:13
James CPlease note that these tracks will NOT fit the older 1/35 Tamiya Matilda II kits released prior to 2009 due to those kits being over scale. However, they fit perfectly when used on Tamiya's newly tooled Matilda II that was first released in 2009.
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14. April, 04:32
TreehuggerNice camo in the first photo!
Sort of looks very effective imo.
14. April, 09:55
17. April, 20:59
Rafael Langyes, the Maltese camo scheme are one of the most effective camo from WW2
17. April, 20:59
Joerg R.Interesting thread. I am in. Since years i plan to build Vulcans Mark VI C in that camo
17. April, 21:23
Ben Mgiraffey and awesome!
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T6949 Defiance | World War 2 - Libya
1941 | Light Blue, Dessert Yellow, Brown
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Jackson SmithGood Kit especially with the Royal Australian Camouflage for New Guinea!
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Matilda Mk.III British Army (1160-now)42 Royal Tank Reg., 1 Army Tank Brig.
T6968 Phantom | North Africa
1941 | Black Green, Sand, Light Blue camouflage
17. June 2019, 03:56
SteveBuild article in Military Modelcraft International April 2019
Matilda Mk.III/IV British Infantry Tank Mk.IIA* (Limited Edition w/ Photographic Reference) Tamiya 1:35
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Doug BromleyMy first tank and the beginning of a new hobby
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)42 Royal Tank Reg., 1 Army Tank Brig.
T6968 Phantom | North Africa
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)42 Royal Tank Reg., 1 Army Tank Brig.
T6968 Phantom | World War 2 - North Africa
1941 | Light Blue, Dessert Yellow, Olive Drab
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T6949 Defiance |
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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MarkMy first attempt at a 1/35 AFV model. Began in August 2016 and with shockingly (but for me average) slow progress.
26. August 2018, 13:30
MarkPic 1 shows my Matilda in the Caunter camo scheme. I agonised over the 'correct' colours to use for this and eventually made a boo boo anyway.
The Caunter Scheme colours applicable here are described as Light Stone, Silver Grey and Slate.
My research translated these as: Light Stone = pale sand/light brown, Silver Grey = Light Green/Grey and Slate = Dark Green.
In the end I settled for Light Stone = 50/50 mix of Humbrol 103 + 93, Silver Grey = Humbrol 90, Slate = Humbrol 78 all in Humbrol Enamel, prior to my attempt at trying Vallejo Acrylics with my next project.
The general consensus appears that the light blue colour called for in the instructions, and until recently shown the Tank Museum's own Matilda are not accurate. So I went with the above colours in the safe knowledge that I am going to significantly cover these up with weathering anyway, as every photo I've seen of any AFV that has spent any time on desert operations has shown them to be absolutely filthy and faded.
The 'boo boo' I made was that my chosen vehicle (T6949 Defiance) was supposed to have brown rather than slate as the darker colour. I only noticed this after applying the decals. Oh well. More pics to follow.
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Matilda Mk.II British Army (1160-now)42 Tank Reg., 7 Arm. Div.
T3868 Phantom | Operation Battle Axe
June 1941 | Dark Yellow, Red Brown, Light grey
30. June 2018, 13:55
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)32 Army Tank Brig.
T6949 Defiance |
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)42 Royal Tank Reg., 1 Army Tank Brig.
T6968 Phantom | North Africa
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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Kjeld PedersenBackdated to a BEF France 1940 version with New TMD 35-45402 kit
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T6968 Phantom | North Africa
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)42 Royal Tank Reg., 1 Army Tank Brig.
T6968 Phantom | World War 2 - North Africa
1941 | Light Blue, Dessert Yellow, Olive Drab
21. December 2017, 23:57
Andrea MorrisPlease visit the associated album for comments, updates & pictures for this project.
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Ron Garcia completed this item
10. October 2016, 03:26
Ron GarciaNice kit. Quick, easy build. Complicated paint job required masking like an aircraft kit. This was made more difficult because of all the raised panels on the engine deck. With a bit of touch up, it came out fine. Recommended for beginners with the caveat that the paint job requires experience with serious masking.
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Matilda Mk.III/IV British Army (1160-now)32 Army Tank Brig.
T6949 Defiance |
1941 | Portland Stone 64, Silver grey 28, Slate grey 34
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Matilda Mk.II
Soviet Army (Rabotsche-krestjanskaja Krasnaja armija 1946-1991)10 Army
12-44/T73837 | Bryansk Front
1942 | Dark green
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9. April 2014, 22:52
George BaconReally great job
. Hard to believe it's 1/72 scale!
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Murad ÖZERAdded couple more shots of the tank itself from other angles.
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Alan RushAnother great build in 1/72! Nice base to set it off.
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A12 Infantry Tank Mk.II Matilda British Army (1160-now)T6837/Drake |
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Arne GreveHihi, zeig mir mal ein Kettenfahrzeug, welches hübsch aussieht. :-D
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Jan Goormansyes , that JS2 is very nice
that kit is going to be the first tank I build
but i also have the Matilda and a Char B in the stash from Tamiya (love the camo schemes)
the dark force is strong
22. August 2012, 14:31
Markus Kutsch The Plastic BenchYes ,Jan. I have seen you post.I forgot to answer that is on my to do list just like the french Char b1.they are both impressive!
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Lionel MarcoWell, you're the living proof that airbrushes are only for the lazy guys!
Lazy Lionel
17. May 2012, 07:08
Mike KryzaFantastic and crazy - You've my respect!
17. May 2012, 17:16
AugieGod i hope my brush work gets as good as yours..
22. May 2012, 22:06
Urban GardiniThat's one lovely Malta Matilda. I can't make up my mind over this one or a Caunter pattern for my Queen of the desert when I get to it...
22. May 2012, 23:25
Frank KrauseThanks Mates! Glad you like it. I'm still not sure about the colour of the lines. I found information that they should be brown, but also saw them in dark-green, that I was thinking of repainting the whole thing.... Well, I've got another Matilda. May be next time...
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