srkirad Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Good evening mates, I'd like to apply with this oldy - Italeri rebox of an old ESCI Matilda in braillescale. I will represent boxart Matilda from Malta, 1942. Here are the parts and some additional stuff... See you soon with some update... Cheers, S. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 I'll be watching this. I've got an original ESCI Matilda II kit. Chris 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Welcome Srkirad, looks a nice choice and a key vehicle in the push across the desert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, dogsbody said: I'll be watching this. I've got an original ESCI Matilda II kit. Chris Come on Chris Its no good admiring it in the box, lets be getting a build thread going 😁 Good luck with this build @srkiradlook forward to seeing this one coming together. Cheers Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Nice to see another tank! Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 30 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Nice to see another tank! Regards, Adrian Blimey I never thought I would hear either of us being in a position to say that 😂 cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, JOCKNEY said: Come on Chris Its no good admiring it in the box, lets be getting a build thread going 😁 Good luck with this build @srkiradlook forward to seeing this one coming together. Cheers Pat I haven't finished my Hurricane yet! Stop pressuring me! I'm old and slow! There! Now I'm stressed! Where's my madicine? Ah, here it is. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 33 minutes ago, dogsbody said: I haven't finished my Hurricane yet! Stop pressuring me! I'm old and slow! There! Now I'm stressed! Where's my madicine? Ah, here it is. Chris If that's on prescription, I'm retiring to Canada 👍 🥃 Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Looks fun. I'll have a go at a tank one of these days. Don't think I've ever done one, I vaguely remember doing a halftrack when I was a kid though. I'm going to follow this build to see what it's all about. Edited September 15, 2020 by TonyOD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Probably one of Esci's best mini armor kits (along with the Valentine) It holds up very well to modern standards. Have fun. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Well here we are with some "in progress" photos finally... Tracks were not so hard to apply (having on mind they are rubber ones), but they were a link or two too short, so I had to superglue them to the area that won't be visible after putting sideskirts on their place... Some ejection pinmarks on those long "planks" above the wheels were filled with circular cutouts of thin styrene. Metal barrels of main gun and machine gun are very nicely made and they really bring this part of kit to life. I'll keep adding on rest of small parts on the hull and turret in the following days, so hopefully primer is not so far away from now. Cheers and thanks for comments and critiques/suggestions, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 I've finally finished adding bits to Matilda, so we're ready for the primer now... I wasn't happy with how blankets on the turret rack stand, so I added two belts made from thin metal foil to "hold" them. Cheers, S. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Today I've applied primer - Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black Cheers, S. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 First part of camouflage is now done - I've mixed Gunze Sail color and Tan to achieve this shade, hopefully it reminds on Light Stone, which I presume was applied on this one - photo shows very light base color. Now, I'll need some more free time on disposal in order to do those green lines - I didn't decide yet which color to use for brushpainting it - maybe some Gunze shade, and maybe Lifecolor (definitely better for brushpainting). Cheers, S. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That painting looks really good, a nice smooth coat which works really well over the black base coat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Camo is done! Waging beetween few different shades and paint manufacturers, choice has been made to do it with Model Master Acryllic Dark Green. I've thinned it a bit with Ajax glass cleaning solution, put some chillout music on, and after some 4-5h of painting with thin brush, work is done. It was a bit boring and slow to do this "stone wall network", but in the end I'm pretty sattisfied with the outcome. I'll leave it for few days, and then will put few layers of gloss varnish before I put those few decals on. Cheers, S. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Have you found where should the part 65B be glued to? The Italeri manual shows it located over the semi-tubular driver's hatch, but on the Bovington photos it touches the right side of part 64B... Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, KRK4m said: Have you found where should the part 65B be glued to? The Italeri manual shows it located over the semi-tubular driver's hatch, but on the Bovington photos it touches the right side of part 64B... Yeah, I was trying to find the location of that part, and on many photos I've been through, I couldn't see something that looks like that part, so I chose to simply ignore it, and finish the build without it. And actually this "Malta stone wall" camouflage helps in not seeing that part is missing Cheers, S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Wow, fantastic paint work a real master class in the gentleman’s scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 That Camouflage ! WOW what else can I say ... That Is Impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Today was the last day of work on this lady. I've made a headlight on the turret from the Kristal Klear, and did some weathering with MIG pigments. Cheers, S. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Congratulations your Matilda looks the business That's not a colour scheme I've seen before, but I really like it. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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