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What do you guys think of FOV's matilda II tank? What sceme would be the best out of the two?

thanks

I really like it. It is one of FOV's older models and as such does not have some of the finer details that the latest models do. Only two opening hatches, rotating turret, elevating gun, and rolling treads for the features. It does, however, have a lot of diecast metal in the construction, and goes very well with the existing tanks.

There are three schemes for it: the S1 DAK scheme with the blue cammo pattern, the S2 DAK version with the green & yellow cammo, and the S3 version which is all tan. I personally like the S1 version the best. The Matilda on display at the Imperial War Museum in London bears a similar paint job and it looks rather unique. It also goes quite well with the 21c Panzer III

I am getting the first two series delivered wed. Picked them up for $14.50 for both used.

The S1 is a pretty little thing.

I painted one in a captured DAK scheme- basic tan with extra crosses and I painted another in the Dunkirk, Battle of France scheme- basic green with white lettering and markings, extra fuel tank removed. It is a great tank model. The tracks hang up slightly when rolling due to casting pins left on the bottom side of the fenders. I took them apart and gound them down to make things roll smooth.


TJ

I have repainted two of my FoV Tigers, one Panther, several Stugs and a IV-H.

I find repainting to be great fun and quite often an improvement.

Looks great. Which model was this originally?

[quote= schizuki "I can't believe FoV never offered this in a Battle of France scheme.[/quote]
Can any one post a picture of this one? Would like to do one up like that thanks.

So after looking through my reference material and getting a big goose egg, I found these two pics online. Not exactly a color plate, but it is a Steve Zaloga model (Most of you probably recognize that name), so you can be assured it is accurate.







-Kevin

Thanks PanzerArm.

That is impressive.

here are my Matildas...



TJ

Infantry Combat Support? Yes?

"If you're an expert on a particular subject, and you're on a helicopter headed to a remote location with a bunch of other experts in seemingly unrelated fields, and you've all been recruited by a billionaire, then you're probably going to die."

Even if you're not. You're still going to die.

ltcbj wrote:Infantry Combat Support? Yes?

"If you're an expert on a particular subject, and you're on a helicopter headed to a remote location with a bunch of other experts in seemingly unrelated fields, and you've all been recruited by a billionaire, then you're probably going to die."

Even if you're not. You're still going to die.

If you eliminate "particular" and "a bunch of" you can fit in "death by T-Rex" or some such.....
Aleck

Does anyone think the gun is too stubby?

Looks good to me.