KeithT wrote: ↑Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:42 pm
I think I said previously, it makes no financial sense making 2 sets of tooling at the same time for the same tank. I'm guessing the Coolbank Matilda will be identical apart from the branding.
Coolbank has said that won't be the case. I just watched the Coolbank video. The Coolbank model doesn't have small return rollers like the Tongde version.
Stormbringer wrote: ↑Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:29 pm
Really fancying the Matilda myself but waiting to see how the Coolbank offering compares to the Tongde but the Tongde looks damm good
And yep good to see British tanks getting more popular
Same here. The Coolbank prototype looked very detailed. But prototypes and production can be pretty different, so Tongde may be the winner. I'm playing that Carly Simon hit...
Good Evening,
The Tongde Churchill and Matilda will be up for Detail and Paint Builds sometime this year or the next. For the Matilda, I am considering WWII Service in Arras or the paint that the version wears at the Tank Museum in Bovington. I'll probably go for a Desert Scheme for the Churchill. I'm sure that the Coolbank Matilda will be more detailed than the Tongde in relation to Hatches, Fine Moldings, etc... But it may not offer the durable metal suspension and tracks that are a big Selling Point for me. At any rate, both are excellent I am sure. ;0)
regards,
Painless
P.S.: No Kidding! I am very! very! happy! to finally add some WWII British Armor to my Collection. Next Up, Italian and Japanese hopefully!
