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Thank you, It usually is either a green or NATO brown. But I did see some reference photos where it was painted sand, I honestly just make my models customized most of the time with my own choices of colours (not always real life accurate ones)

Thanks, I did apply a splash effect onto their trousers.

Many thanks for that Francis. 👍 In most cases since I am space limited, anything larger than 1/72 I wouldn't normally go for. I try and find kits with the best detail & these Revell 1/72 military kits are pretty good. Plus I try whatever I can to up-detail them.

Fantastic Francis. Love the different shades of white you have achieved, from filthy to clean and from warm to cool. Bravo. 👏👏👏

Merry Xmas to me! Have been waiting and hoping for an injection moulded 1/35 matilda I for years - we just need injection moulded abbot spg ( the old nichimo kit is old, expensive and rare) , fox armoured car, A30 challenger, and more members of the Spartan/striker/Samaritan family and a bv206 now!

Very nice effects Mos. Generally having had time to look over the kit and it's parts the kit does give good coverage of the vehicle but it could of been so much better than it is. At leased we have a kit of the vehicle and it is under a three figure cost with room for improvements and plenty of scope for changes. Pete

Thanks for your kind words.🙂 Thanks, that was the goal I tried to reach when I first saw the picture from the original with the infantrists on the motor deck. It seems really difficult to get their kits outside of Europe. Perhaps Hannants in the UK would be an option for you. I highly recommend the figures from Germania Figuren, they're very detailed and well-printed. The figures from Haron Miniatures are a bit tricky. They're made of a very soft material that's difficult to sand.

Hi Model Mate, I think I ultimately stuck with that method because I tried and tried, and it's the one that worked out the best for me. It's not exactly how he does it, but it's close. When I watched his videos, watching him, everything seems super simple, and the result is spectacular IMHO, but from the video to the workbench... there's a whole world of difference... doing what he does (or very close to it), what I got was very different, which was very frustrating, because I didn't understand it... and that's even though he, at least in the tutorials I saw, admits to being inexperienced... the only logical explanation for me is that his talent and innate skills are superb... It's very kind of you to send me the link to the figure painting topic. I wasn't familiar with it. It's true that in sporadic attempts, I tried diluted oils and acrylics, alone or together depending on the part of the figure, but it didn't work. I'll bookmark it with your permission and see what I can find useful. Any help is welcome and appreciated. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Kelscale, A magnificent piece of work, it looks wonderful with so much detail. I love the damage to the "bed frames," very authentic. Looking forward to seeing it with its fresh coat of paint and weathering. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi MM, That model already looks great. I think once the wheels are installed, it'll even look even better. I love how it's turning out. Cheers Francis 👍

Yes it has the flat trackguards. Just missing the ends, as they are commonly seen. If they were sloping then they would slope from the front of the stowage bin and the line of the vertical hull front. Even with those same sections removed you would still see some slope. Type D or E then. Indistinguishable except by looking underneath. Thinking of looking underneath, Bovington's Cromwell IVwith a type C hull has a distinct step in the underside at the engine firewall. Which could suggest that some type C hulls were built with the underside armour. But it is more likely to be proof that Centaur-Cromwells contracted as Centaurs but built as Cromwells were still built with the thinner rear hull armour. I suspect that may have ended with the arrival of the Type D hull.

Hi Roger, coming along nicely, good job with those damn "micro" PEs...lol Cheers Francis 👍

Hi bigfoot, Very good work with the model, I would like to see it with its coat of paint. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Mlan, great job with the AB, these dots looks nice. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi John, Very good work on the piece, details everywhere. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi John, What bad luck, and at that point in the process, when much of the complicated stuff is already done to perfection, and something so simple, especially in an AFV, breaks down in such a stupid way... I bet you can fix it. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Andrew, Another very good job, I love the whole thing, everything looks great. Cheers Francis 👍

Stupendous update Johnny. Wow4

Hi Andrew, A top-notch job, without a doubt. The whole thing looks fantastic. And if that weren't enough, the vehicle's interior is a work of art. Like me a lot. Cheers Francis.👍

In terms of Centaur and Cromwell versions there were also Centaur Dozers (used by the Royal Engineers), Centaur AA tanks (almost no use but possibly a few with the Welsh Guards?) and of course the post-war Charioteer tank destroyer (British, Finland and Jordan officially, but also found their way into some of the Lebanese militia groups). I'm not including the Challenger because that would mean stretching the hull and adding an extra roadwheel.

The Matilda Scorpions (there were two fairly similar versions) were only used in North Africa in 1942-43. They were limited in numbers and I believe operated by 42 RTR, part of 1st Tank Brigade. I think there are 1 TB markings in the Tamiya kit (desert version, not Russian version). Markings other than that were very limited.

If anyone is interested, Bovington Museum shop have the Tankcraft books on modelling the M48 and M60 for £6.99 each.

The crew compartment/cabin is hopefully done by now. I might still draw the roof, since the A1 version has a different design there. In the screenshots, the original dashboard is shown in grey, while the newly built one has a completely different angle from the driver's perspective. I also lowered the center console and added the side panel for the automatic transmission and heater controls. The A1 variant has quite a different interior layout. In reality, both dashboards should probably be tilted even more, but I did what I could... And some renders of the finished pieces, ready for SLA printing.

Ładnie wykończony model.

Nice radio set.