MENG 1/35 British Medium Tank Mk. A Whippet – Part 4

After a couple of weeks away from the bench, I have made a little more progress on the Whippet. Primarily I have glued the fighting compartment to the primary hull and built up the front fuel tank. The fuel tank is a distinctive feature of the Whippet, and I think it adds character to the... Continue Reading →

MENG 1/35 British Medium Tank Mk. A Whippet – Part 3

Just a quick update today. I finished building the front of the fighting compartment last night and attached it to the other section of the compartment. Overall, this fit is good, but you will need to be careful when attached this sub-assembly to the rest of the compartment. I tacked it together and worked my... Continue Reading →

Matilda II WIP 4

After a few weeks off modelling I was back at it yesterday, well only an hours or so but it needed to be done. Started constructing the suspension for this one. The detail is great. It shows what Tamiya are capable of. There is quite a lot involved int he construction of this despite the... Continue Reading →

Matilda II WIP 3

Having started this, here and here, I am going to do the pics do most of the talking... Here are some more pics of it. Here are some shots of the front plate attached to the lower hull. Some shots of the general look of it. The upper hull is not atteached here just dry... Continue Reading →

Matilda II WIP 2

Some more work on this... Started on the lower hull, which goes together very well. You can see the front hull plate here and the bottom of the hull. The kit is very well thought out. Once the front plate is attached to the lower hull the upper hull just slots in.

Matilda II WIP

Needing something to build quickly to get the modelling juices flowing again I decided to take the new Tamiya kit of the Matilda II out of the stash. I am hoping to get this finished quickly and it will be finished as a home based vehicle c. 1942, though it should be noted that the... Continue Reading →

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