Faust Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) Everybody’s got to start somewhere; that’s just a fact of life. For the German Army of WWII, the most basic frontline tank used in great numbers was the Panzer II. Far from the complex and fire-breathing tanks of the Heer’s later years, the “little training tank that could” nonetheless was an important vehicle in Germany’s early-war arsenal. For me, the Panzer II was my start, as well, into building armour kits for real. Now, I don’t bother with all the fancy photoetch and stuff; I just want to have fun and make some neat tanks! For this, the 1/76 Matchbox tanks are perfect. They’re small, simple, but well-detailed and they go together with a minimum of fuss. Check out my beginning below, and see what you think of my efforts on this old-school armoured featherweight. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks to Matchbox, now I’m hooked on 1/76 armour! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/ships-and-tanks/176-matchbox-panzer-ii-ausf-f/ Edited May 31, 2017 by Faust 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Well tidy mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWC1968 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Thanks for posting and your link made interesting reading. Cheers Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Very nice small kit. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zathrus101 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Love the little matchbox kits..did you do the diarama that comes with the matchbox armour kits? They made the model stand out from the rest. has revell reissued all of them or just a few? Ps...very nice build..and it does look cute..lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaubar Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Nice little Panzerchen you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) On 6/12/2017 at 11:03 AM, zathrus101 said: Love the little matchbox kits..did you do the diarama that comes with the matchbox armour kits? They made the model stand out from the rest. has revell reissued all of them or just a few? Ps...very nice build..and it does look cute..lol!! Sadly, as I mentioned in the linked article, there was no diorama with that kit. It was second hand, and someone clearly wanted the dio for themselves. You're right, though; the diorama bases are my favourite parts of the Matchbox kits! The good news is that all the other ones I picked up DID have their bases. You can see the M-16, complete with its base, here: https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/ships-and-tanks/matchbox-172-m16-halftrack/ I believe this has been reissued by Revell Germany; I think all the armour gets cycled through, on what appears to be about a 10-year cycle! Thanks again for the compliments! Edited February 17, 2019 by Faust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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