New project Matilda 3/4

[AlwynTurner]

Gradually whittling away at the outstanding jobs, headlights and tow brackets are on





Just the lift brackets, rear view hatch, and smoke launcher to do on the turret

Alwyn

[midlife306]

Loving it Alwyn


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[AlwynTurner]

The last bits are done




I just need to get some electronics into it and see if it drives.

Alwyn

[HERMAN BIX]

Unmistakably Matilda.
Good luck getting all the putty on to get the cast look mate

[Will01Capri]

Looking great, going well, superb

[General Jumbo01]

You must be very pleased with this build Alwyn. I sure would be! I'm not a great fan of ww2 British armour but the Matilda breaks all my prejudices, so much character!

[AlwynTurner]

Thanks for the comments everyone, yes I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. I just need to get it running to prove the suspension works. I've been trying to get several old HL mfus to work (the one with a separate receiver and frequency crystals) but without any success, either the mfus or receivers are faulty. I am trying to source an mfu and acu from rc35 but they haven't got back to me yet. I shall persevere with the old stuff in the meantime.

Alwyn

[AlwynTurner]

Many thanks to Stuart (stu_the_flat) who very kindly sent me some HL electronics, I installed them and here's the test.

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The tank movement seems good, I haven't tested over obstacles yet but it has proved that the motor choice is good and it has reasonable speed and maneuverability (thats a long word for this time of day!)

So far so good
Alwyn

[Son of a gun-ner]

Oh wow, this is coming along fantastically, you clever man Alwyn

[AlwynTurner]

I've been having fun with paint effects (as you can see I have a long way to go but it's fun!) and in the background you can see the next tank work in progress, as I am putting together an instruction manual on building a tank from a kit. Please don't get all excited as this one is spoken for by Mick as he registered his interest when I first started on the tank. I will be taking orders and there will be three options, a copy of the stl's for own printing for £50, a kit of components for self build (price still to be determined) and a built tank (again price to be determined). The assembly manual will be posted to the downloads section when complete.


Alwyn