Guys
This is what i did to a tamiya churchill.
I lengthened the hull and widened it to the same size as a black prince.
The card turret is a black prince shape and size which is one of many card turrets i have made that i use to test fit on hulls before i comite to plastic.
The barrel is a resin copy of the tamiya centurion 20 pder which i use as a fictional 4 inch ww 2 gun.
there didnt seem much point in putting a 17pder in it
Ive included photos of a standard mk7 as a compasision
theres still loads to do
its been fun so far
all comments welcome
regards andrew

Hi Andrew,
I like your "what if" British AFV's, especially your Matilda on steroids.
I'm assuming your inspiration was the A43 Black Prince that the British actually produced near the end of the war.
Your Churchill is very reminiscent of that beast.





http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7413/a43blackprince.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Prince_(tank)

Looking forward to the finished product, the Matilda too !!!

Cheers

jjumbo

As jjumbo says, I too am really enjoying seeing all of these British 'what-ifs'.

You obviously have a talent for resin casting and scratch building and your work looks great so far.

Now lets just see some with some paint on!

James

thanks guys for your interest
this one will have to sit on the shelf for a little while as i have some moulding and casting to catch up on
great hobby this theres so much to it
ive a scratch built mantlet nearly done it looks a bit like a black prince i just had to change it a happy with ie
regards andrew

Hi Andrew.

I really like what you're doing with the Churchill. Looks very good to me. Just one small detail. Shouldn't the tracks be mounted the other way around ?
Keep up the good work.

Kind regards,

Schienenwolf

yes your right
i just put them on quick for a hull test fit
i have turned them round the other way now
Iwas looking at pictures of a post war 165mm avre churchill
and noticed they were on the wrong way too
thanks for your interest
ive been working on it this weekend
regards andrew