Earnest Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hi guys, I am a newb in AFV that wants to build some tanks. One of my favs being Matilda, in my searches, I found the Red Army Matilda by Tamiya more or less 15 bucks more expensive than the original Matilda. Can somebody tell me why is that? Searched for it but couldn't find something. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 There's more plastic in the Red Army boxing. Not counting the upper hull, it has 9 sprues , while the first release has only five. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10453927 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10088591 regards, Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet133 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Individual link tracks rather than rubber bands... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earnest Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Got it. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Dammit. I bought the UK version and some Bronco tracks. Didn't realise the Russian version had indy links. Now someone is going to tell me that it has the CS barrel too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Das, you should be ok unless you had planned to build a Russian Matilda out of you British kit? Was wondering, does The Red Army boxing funnel the builder into an only Russian operated vehicle? Obviously the crew figures and decals do, but in place of return rollers are skids - a Russian innovation to address buildup of mud and snow. I suppose the return rollers might still be present if the sprues are the same? Other details that have changed are more heavier/prominent hinges on the side skirts and solid front locker hatches. The separate track links are also a different style - Spud version ( T.D.5910 track) as opposed to the flat type found in the initial boxing. One thing Tamiya did not copy was the track enhancement by Soviet crews. Additional metals strips were welded in place to provide better grip in snow. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I had intended a British version, probably CS. Not sure if desert or home front. Sounds like I got the right kit after all, then. But I can't understand why change the track material options between the 2 kits. Why not give the option of vinyl and indy link in both kits? I can't stand vinyl tracks or afford metal ones so I opted for the TD5910 "spud" tracks from Bronco and the CS barrel from Aber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 3:28 PM, Earnest said: Hi guys, I am a newb in AFV that wants to build some tanks. One of my favs being Matilda, in my searches, I found the Red Army Matilda by Tamiya more or less 15 bucks more expensive than the original Matilda. Can somebody tell me why is that? Searched for it but couldn't find something. TIA Are you talking about the original British Matilda from the 70s or the ‘new’ British Matilda from 2009? Those kits are world’s apart so if you are seeing a price difference with the original then I am not surprised However, if you are seeing a big difference between the the Russian one and the 2009 British Matilda then that is more puzzling as I doubt there is much difference. Someone mentioned the old one had rubber tracks only - true of the 70s version but not the 2009 version, that comes with both rubber (which are pretty good) and ‘link and length’. If there is a big price difference with the 2009 version then maybe it is just that the Russian one has come out at the Tamiya new kit high price. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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