The 3D printed ebay tanks arrived!
(Okay, technically, the Matildas are very definitely NOT Desert Rats, as I'm pretty sure they were all in Independent Tank Brigades and not part of the 7th Armoured Division... but "Desert Rats" is a bit more evocative than "8th Army - although some of these would have seen plenty of action before the 8th Army was even formed... "Western Desert Force Tanks"...?)
ALL THE TANKS!
Cruiser Mk. I (A9)
Matilda II
The thing I love about these is NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED the tracks and hulls are all one piece, and, unlike other one-piece-cast resign tanks... there isn't abig blob of resin under the hull and behind the tracks... in fact, the hull isn't even a solid chunk - they're HOLLOW?!
I felt like this was taking a big risk ordering ALL of these... but, wow, I am feeling like that gamble paid off. These are really good quality!!
Do I finish the half-assebled, partly painted German and Italian tanks... or do I give these a scrub and knock them out...
There is a part of me that feels like maybe I should only paint three of them in desert colours and do the rest for France 1940...? But I'll probably just do them all as Desert Tanks!
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Great looking armour, now you need O'connor and Wavell to lead them, didn't think they used the A9 in France?
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They did the Cruiser Mk I Europe! I've seen pictures... somewhere...?
DeleteI did not think they used the A12 (Matilda II) in France, but apparently there were 23 of them used by 7th Royal Tank Regiment - though most of their tanks were of the Matilda MkI variety!
Yes the matildas 11 were definitely used, they came ad a nasty surprise to the Germans!
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I can imagine, if only based on how hard it was to penetrate the Matildas armour with any mid-war German stuff back when I played Flames of War! I seem to recall they were nigh indestructible... Mind you, their two pounder was almost entirely useless as well... so... But they made great mobile pill-boxes with their MGs...
DeleteWell now we know the seller is reputable, it may be time for even more tank bulk orders 😝
ReplyDeleteYeah... I don't know that there's all that much more I'd want to get from them, though...?
DeleteAlso, I feel like going forward, things are going to get messy ordering from the States and I just can't be bothered...
There was a seller in Canada... but the print resolution didn't look amazing...