Hi all,
Here's a selection of sprue-shots of Tamiya's forthcoming 1:48 Matilda - grey plastic because it's a pre-production kit. Kit preview on the way in TMMI 201, to followed by a full-build as soon as possible!
Cheers,
Marcus

http://www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com/
http://www.militaryillustratedmodeller.com/



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I especially like the turret roof with the circular roof plate shown, something missing on the old Bandai kit of the Matilda. However, the one-piece molding of the suspension components will make it very difficult to convert this model to the earlier BEF Matilda with the lowered suspension, as there is no detail at all above the outer bogie truck frames. It's not needed for the standard height suspension, but the lowered BEF suspension exposed the upper bogie attachment structures and these are missing. So, save an old Bandai Matilda for the suspension parts if you want to do a BEF Matilda.

Hi!

I can't say anything about accuracy. I'm not a Matilda expert at all, and it is not my main point when buying a kit (I have two Matildas preordered since it was announced...) but moulding seems to be top class. I love the casting textures and the look of all the bolts, hinges, etc.

If I must judge from the photos, I would say it is a real winner...

Cheers!


CAESAR (S.P.Q.R.).

Need oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

I wish I have one

http://roman-bizarre.blogspot.com/

Tamiya has screwed up again with the camouflage, wrong colours and pattern. They just repeated the errors from their 1/35 kit, again.

Mike, could you contact me off-line at fatdog2sillyass01@gmail.com? I plan to get at least one of these kits and I'd love to have some info on the correct colours/pattern for the counter scheme.

Thanks in advance, and Cheers, Pat

Mike could you please make that info public as I'm sure we all would like to do it properly!

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/books/pb/caunter.html

Its on my list to buy now I know about it!

...they are very helpful with many interesting informations about the development of all these camouflage colors an schemes!

I'll be honest Les I have that booklet and was just playing devils advocate!
If your a member of IPMS UK then you also got Mikes brilliant article the other month, matched with his Tamiya paint mixes no one should get it wrong!
But that said RAF blue Tillys? "You can lead a horse to water!!!"

other way to get the article? I would like to make Tilly in counter scheme.

http://roman-bizarre.blogspot.com/

...there is a contact e-mail address for Mike, you could contact him direct about his books.

Mike has also published colour information and paint mixes over on the MAFVA website.

http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/Starmer%20camo.htm

Is there a recipe for Tamiya paints somewhere?

http://roman-bizarre.blogspot.com/

Mike published several post with mixes here on the 48th pages sometime ago, about mid 2009 try around page 33 or 34 in archive at bottom

I found what I really need!

http://roman-bizarre.blogspot.com/

Try this link for reference.

http://armouredacorn.com/ncvm.html