Aloha Zon

Totally understand you you not wanting to build a model and then have to try to pack it up. Follow along all you want!

Pete and Sean - what Zon said

I'm anxiously awaiting my figures to arrive

Well, it's Matilda update time.





I made a small mistake here. On the inside of the armor skirts, I glued the return rollers on upside down. I managed to pry them off without too much damage though, and here they are on the right way:



Just goes to show that dryfitting is very important- I only realized my mistake when the part wasn't completely flush with the hull.



Ready for paint!



First coat of primer. Realized at this point that I'd forgotten what I assume to be the rearview mirror. Now all I can do is wait for an order of paint to arrive and work on the figure.

nice build!
i really need to order a couple of these.
great job look forward to the finish.
chris

Zon... Oh come on Man,sign up.How else are you going to get your Mainland,East Coast,Northern New England,weather updates
Pete and Sean...What Zon and Greg said
Mini... Great save Dude.Your build looks clean.
Picked up My kit yesterday afternoon,so here it is, TA-DA
Looks pretty cool,don't know just when I'll be able to start it,but at least I've got all my tanks,or armored cars,as it may be,all in a row.Jeff T.

this is as far as i dare go before i receive my PE, hoping it shows up soon as i'm getting into this one.







happy modeling
chris
PS. a note to the moderator-[my previous photos have failed if I'm doing something against the rule please let me know. sincerely Chris.]

Miniflea - That Matilda rocks already right out of the box. I like all those little bolts Tamiya put on there.

Jeff T - Good idea to do more wheels. In fact, everytime I see your name now I want to start building a Puma

Chris - What pe set are you getting? I thought the HB kit comes with all the (needed) pe. The 105 is a great Sherman, so enjoy the build

Beautiful Matilta considering the scale. I would have thought at least 1/35 given the crisp detail. Easy know this is my first foray into 1/48

Greg I'm pretty sure ken ordered the m-4 set [hauler] i just want to see what all i get before moving to far and having to backtrack.
I'm finding this kit bashing a lot of fun! thanks for the support.
happy modeling!
Chris
PS.all the hatch's will be open with crews in them,you think i should do some interior detail?

Hi Chris - it's all up to you. If you have crew in the hatches I wouldn't do any interior. But I'm all about getting builds done fast as possible so the next model can begin lol. Keep up the fun guys.
Sean hope you have your kits in hand now and getting some fun in.

Chris... Great progress,your build is coming along well.What are you using for putty?
Greg... Thanks Man,I have been busy,but I may find some time to at least open the box and see what I got today.Jeff T.

hi Jeff
this is my first conversion so it's been a [fun] learning curve. thanks for commenting.
squadron green putty and wall Spackle for filler .
hope you can find time for your Italian A.C.
Chris.

i decided to go with the PE. provided with the kit and added handles made from wire.
getting close to primer!





thanks for looking
chris

Hello all,

Glad to join such a good group.
More to come soon.

Bye for now.

Fabio

@Greg: thanks for inviting me

Chris...Nice work PE,I could never get the hang of those light guards
Fabio... Nice choice of kit.Glad to see a good assortment of wheelie-thingies in this campaign. Jeff T.

Chris - You got good momentum going on. Yes, periscope guards suck to make (yours came out great, just saying I hate gluing them things! )
This is going to be a cool tank when done.

Fabio - Thanks for coming to the party Have fun. That is another one of the better kits out there, so you have a knack for choosing fine models

I'm going to go spray some primer now

Is this kit acceptable as an entry into the campaign?
Thanks,
Tom

Got the Airfix 1/48 Snatch & WMIK Landrover OK and they do look nice. But I'm going to have to hold off starting for a while. Humbrol are bringing out a new paint for modern British vehicles in desert camo and I'll wait for that as I normally build and paint the main components before putting it all together and adding the detail. Pity they couldn't have timed the release together as Humbrol are the parent company of Airfix....

I'll post up some sprue shots though in the next day or two.

Tom - of course sir, that is one of the finest Tiger tank kits out there Sometimes they include the pe grills and a couple of Warriors figures too.

Sean - that is a bummer about the paints. We don't mind if you take a sprue shot or two so we can drool over it with you.

The Infra-red set I've been waiting for from Track48 has arrived so I'll be doing the Tammy Tiger2 in the pic as one of my Project '46 specials and possibly the Cromwell also if I get time .....

Brent

Good evening gents (and ladies - if present),
Just been sitting back watching the various builds progress and am seriously thinking of having my first foray into the "mid-scale zone".
So just checking with you all to see if anyone would object to a (in a whispered voice) civilian type wheeled vehicle joining in ?.
Being my first stab in this scale I thought I'd start with something fairly basic:





Hopefully no major objections to something from the quieter side of life .

Brent - sounds like a mean looking Tiger II


Roger - of course we can be "civil" too Build away. I look forward to it!

Tamiya black, then German grey, then lightened German grey highlights with airbrush done. I need to find time to hit the hobby store for some plastistruct parts and paint now

nice choice of kits fellas!
thanks Greg and Jeff!
anybody have art of war figures as I'm thinking on ordering their U.S. tanker figure set for my Sherman and not sure of the quality?

here's a review on those figures. Gasoline makes a real nice tank crew set of 4 figures I would recommend.

http://www.track48.com/shop/xnews.php?newsid=48


http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/48/gasoline48069reviewlp_1.html

Roger... That hauler looks sweet.Welcome aboard.
I will be un-boxing My Autoblinda this week-end,look for pics Jeff T.