vaoinas Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Thank you, guys! Like everybody, I've spent most of my time lately doomscrolling the news, but I have also found some time to do some modelling when the news get depressing and tiresome. I've finally got and replaced the track tensioner bolts with a brass 0.8x0.6mm bolts and these look pretty neat now. Since it was the last thing to do with the hull, I got on with the turret. Gun mantlet was replaced with a TMD resin one that I had and it needed some knife work to fit correctly. Gun itself is a Aber aluminum replacement that for some reason had some pretty deep scratches on it. hence the grey filler on the photo. Besa gun however was flawless. I replaced some larger screw heads on the turret roof as well. Tamiya also wants you to drill out a bunch of location holes on the turret shell. I really won't need the holes as I'll use PE parts, but drilled these out anyway just to seal with styrene rod. I mainly did this to mark the correct location of the details later. Commanders cupola needed some more work. I remade the hatch struts scratch But only had one for either hatch instead of two. It seems they had these in both configurations. That's how she looks a turret on. I tried and fit a commanders figure also in. It may need some more work there though. Looks like a contemporary superstar with his mic and haircut up there. Cheers! kristjan 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Awesome detail there @vaoinas. Very impressive. Seeing your developing Matilda II reminded me of a book I read years ago entitled "Tramp in Armour" about a Matilda and crew caught behind enemy lines in France in 1940. Although fictional it made a good read. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Klugman Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Excellent model, great attention to detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Klugman Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Oh I have a question, how did you make the metal alloy screw heads ? Did you use a tool ? I need something similar for my 1/16th Panzer 1 (in the appropriate scale !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 34 minutes ago, Jack Klugman said: Oh I have a question, how did you make the metal alloy screw heads ? Did you use a tool ? I need something similar for my 1/16th Panzer 1 (in the appropriate scale !) Hi Jack. I used screw heads PE set made by Aber, the code is 35A101. There are plenty of these in various sizes on the fret. Kristjan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 brilliant work - I wish I'd thought of the track tensioner bolt idea for my WW1 builds - they look great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hey, Thanks, everyone! Continuing with the details on the turret. The rack on the left side of the turret were straight out of the Voyager set. Due to my lazy nature I didn't bother with the tarps on this, the rack quite often can be seen bare and empty on the photos Antenna mount needed a lot more attention. Both Tamiya and Voyager got it way too simplified. I didn't have a clear photo of the real thing but I think I got it quite right in the end. The antenna is somewhat lose on the photos due to the fact that it is dry fitted there. On the other hand, building the smoke launchers were quite straightforward only to add some rivets here and there. Voyager provided resin pistol grips to these too, but unfortunately I got mine lost somewhere. So I opted for Tamiya plastic here. And that's pretty much it for the turret. The little boxes hanging on the turret edge that kit provides I didn't use as apparently desert Matildas weren't equipped with these. Here's also a shot of a headlight details I mentioned earlier - a reflector, a cover and a lense Cheers! Kristjan 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 And that's it for the build. It was surprisingly quick and straightforward this time. Next to paint her to the caunter scheme. Here's a little gallery for you: Cheers! Kristjan 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 This just gets better and better! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Thats amazing work! I'm in awe of the quality of the detail. This is going to be a corker 👍🏻 Nice work Kristjan Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Superb work! But you really need to change the commander's hair - it looks a bit too bouffant for the 1940s - even for an officer... If he's an NCO you need short back and sides, or a lot of brylcreem in it. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Fantastic and unbeatable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Excellent work Kristjan, the building of this model is just superb.... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 That's an astonishing amount of detail that you have added Kristjan, excellent work. I feel I was rather lazy with mine now. Wayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Thank you very much, guys. It's been an awful lot of a time since the last update. Painting is really not my favorite part of the hobby and I tend to take far less photos of the progress at this phase. It hasn't been a too fast progress either since the last update, but here we are with some that I've been busy with. For the Caunter scheme I tried to follow the painting part of the Andy Moore's excellent Rolls-Royce build he had a few years back. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052137-rolls-royce-armoured-car/ So the base color to go was an AK RC104 Iraqi Sand, that was shaded with a RC079 Carc tan and lightly oversprayed with a RC041 Portland Stone. Silver Gray is a Mike Starmer mix as Andy used, but mine turned out pretty much the same as the AK RC038 Silver Gray straight out of the jar. And Slate is an AK RC039 as it is. Masking all that was a tad trickier than I initially thought but I think I got it alright this time. Here's a few photos how it turned out. Even though Tamiya had the decals for the vehicle I was going to, I opted for the Echelon aftermarket decals, as Tamiya misses the triangular markings on the turret and overall the Echelon seem to be more accurately executed. Only issue to note is that Echelon misses some of the white-red-white markings on this particular scheme but these can be combined using other decals on the sheet. Here, at the photos the model has had some oils and washes as well And the tracks that has been burnished by now. That's all for today. Cheers! Kristjan 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Nice to see this one back on the bench, it looks stunning in it's war paint - great work Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I've just been catching up with this build. You've packed lot of detail into this one, especially the etched brass. Great work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) It is a contnuation of the great building, very nice painting. Edited July 8, 2022 by Milan Mynar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 More good work Kristjan, It's looking good Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 This is looking so good! You are a PE/scratchbuild wizard!!! I'm hoping some day i'll be half as good. The amount of detail you have put in is just stunning and it realy does the model justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Thank you all! A few more photos of the progress before the finish line. Here are the figures painted. Nothing to be proud of here though. Left one turned out worst, but it will be hidden inside the turret, so it should be alright there. The tracks went on without any hitches. These were a half a link too short (or too long if add an extra link) so I connected the ends with a thin wire and hid the connection behind the side plate. Here are the headlights. And last the pennants. I used a thin plastic bag for these. The blue one was later replaced though as I didn't fancy the chromatic color it had. Cheers! Kristjan 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) And that pretty much concludes this build Thank you everyone for following this one. It was a nice kit and a fun build and the TMD resin add-ons added some finesse to it all. RFI is here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235113136-matilda-ii-mkiv/ Cheers! Kristjan Edited July 27, 2022 by vaoinas 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Beautiful work Kristjan, the panzer art figures look fantastic. I really like the way that you have painted and weathered the tank. Fabulous work indeed...👍 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Superb result Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 your figures "....nothing to be proud of..." - I'd disagree - they're fantastic, as is the whole build. Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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