stevej60 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) "We have a victory,a remarkable and definite victory,a bright gleam has caught the helmets of our soldiers and warmed and cheered all our hearts",so Churchill told his audience at the mansion house speech on the 10th of November 1942,and we had,the three years of advance and retreat across the desert's of North Africa was in it's final phase it was indeed the end of the beginning.Right that,s the budding author side of me finished what we have are two ancient Airfix kit's of two of the Tanks that had fought that long campaign. As i said old(must be I built them as a kid when they came in poly bags) so rather than another aircraft I thought I would have another crack at them in my frail dotage! You know apart from the awful track's the moldings look pretty good and with a little care could end up a couple of nice little replica's,here's the sprue's of the Grant the Matilda I will post when I get the light. Edited September 4, 2016 by stevej60 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Egad! I thought these were rough when I built them about forty years ago. The rivets on the M3 would scale up to roughly match a 5/8" bolt! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 gosh I remember building these two as well so long ago it's scary!!! I seem to remember that the hull was a real pain to get square on the M3 and the tracks were pretty rubbish. I still have both of these stored somewhere! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Looking forward to following your progress with these! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Thank,s Stix,just thought they would be a quick build with the option of a bit of fun with the weathering plus a bit of a nostalgia trip too! The Grant really is a dinosaur and will need a fair bit of flexi filler. And no need the same will be said of the Matilda. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I build the old Tiger I a few years back. The "Classic" Airfix armour kits still build quite well and usually have open hatches. My favourites are still the Matchbox kits with the diorama base though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I build the old Tiger I a few years back. The "Classic" Airfix armour kits still build quite well and usually have open hatches. My favourites are still the Matchbox kits with the diorama base though. I forgot about those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I build the old Tiger I a few years back. The "Classic" Airfix armour kits still build quite well and usually have open hatches. My favourites are still the Matchbox kits with the diorama base though. Built the Matchbox Sherman last yearhttp://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234976395-revellmatchbox-sherman/?hl=%2Bmatchbox+%2Bsherman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hi all,just a little work on the Matilda yesterday a lot of parts make up the running gear I now have the outer armour fixed in place(such fun) Cleaned up the Hull which for the kit's age is still pretty crisp. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Good to see these old warhorses getting built once in a while. Best of luck with the M3 I think you'll need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 That running gear must have been fun!! Good to see some progress on these. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 That running gear must have been fun!! Good to see some progress on these. Kind regards, Stix Funnily enough I built the Matilda a couple of years ago - it took longer to construct than the almost as ancient 1/35 Tamiya PzII! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Hi all,Matilda coming together nicely 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Good progress Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Like watching a memory from childhood come back to life Steve. Glue all over the kitchen table on Friday evenings after school! Lovely subjects. You can do no wrong with this. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Like watching a memory from childhood come back to life Steve. Glue all over the kitchen table on Friday evenings after school! Lovely subjects. You can do no wrong with this. Tony Thanks Tony I will post update before I go to work,I am getting a lot of enjoyment from these two kit's which like a lot of the GB'S I take part in means building kits and schemes I would probably overlook otherwise,1969 for the grant and 1973 for the Matilda are the dates I have so that would put me firmly in the Saturday morning build with the money from my paper round era,we has a hardware store with a carousel and all the bagged kits hanging on it and all those boxed kits on the shelf behind which were bought with Birthday or Christmas money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hi all,base coat on both subject's now and they are starting to look like they should. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi folk's just a quick update on the Matilda,as you can see the blue and gray part of the paintwork is complete hand brushed which was a nice change. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Wow,.....the Matilda looks great!! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull-nut Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Wow,.....the Matilda looks great!! Tony Seconded. I'm getting more and more tempted by this GB, but I'll have to hold off until I finish the Vignette GB project. Edited September 12, 2016 by bull-nut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Built the Matchbox Sherman last yearhttp://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234976395-revellmatchbox-sherman/?hl=%2Bmatchbox+%2Bsherman Builds nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Nice one John.Never got to build the Char B and Renault with the lovely diorama base I would love to someday hopefully it may be re-released in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Looking good Steve I must be really old though, as I'd moved onto girls and beer by the time the Matilda was released! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Looking good Steve I must be really old though, as I'd moved onto girls and beer by the time the Matilda was released! Cliff I was a few years behind you Cliff,78/79 when I gave up the modelling for "pastures new". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Morning all,detailed painting done so both under a coat of gloss ready for a wash and weathering. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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