- Ex-Matchbox Stuart/Honey tank by Revell (Linking back to the Plastic Warrior)
- Ex-Matchbox Hanomag 251 by Revell (Linking back to the Revell website which seems to suggest they have just released it)
The former will complete a Desert Rat tank troop (Command Decision company) in the desert for the Eighth Army and as the alternative version (bless Matchbox) as a close-support/light tank (primarily for its many machine guns) for the US Marines in island clearing operations. A couple of kits of the latter Hanomag is needed to complete a Panzer Grenadier company, one of which will necessitate a bit of ingenuous modeling (well just sticking a 37mm AT gun on it, but that's ingenious enough for me).
- I seem to have missed the 1/72 Italeri (old Esci kit) for the Panther, the one they seem to be pushing is the fast snap together version :(
- Will Airfix release the 1/600 HMS Repulse again? :(
2 comments:
yup those matchbox kits were great, somewhere I have a stash of those hanomags as many years ago Woolworths (sniff sniff...lost their way after ceasing to sell Airfix!)sold off at bargain prices loads of matchbox kits bundled together in 2's & 3's.
Looks like you made an astute investment that will come good.
The best "buy" I made was picking up some fire damaged stock (sooty packaging not melted plastic) from a hobby shop that paid the price for using a dodgy electric fire.
My only regret was not branching out into "other" periods which I subsequently got interested in. Oh for hindsight and the time to make and paint all my models :)
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