This kit was in a "build or bin" batch at a club meet - reminded me of one I built back in the mid 1970's for wargaming - this one was a 1989 issue.
When I started it I realised that there was a lot of flash to deal with and the tilt was warped, but the biggest issue was that the left hand cab side was missing.
Fortunately in this scale it wasn't difficult to cut a couple of pieces of plastic card to replace the missing parts and I decided it would look better with an open load bed.
As a wargaming piece it is a fine representation of the Matador and is a great basis for some of the many civilian post war conversions, however it isn't totally
accurate when looked at in detail.
The gun (or is it technically a gun/howitzer ?) is massively simplified and looking at contemporary images the trails are oversized and the wheels are too small,
When I started it I realised that there was a lot of flash to deal with and the tilt was warped, but the biggest issue was that the left hand cab side was missing.
Fortunately in this scale it wasn't difficult to cut a couple of pieces of plastic card to replace the missing parts and I decided it would look better with an open load bed.
As a wargaming piece it is a fine representation of the Matador and is a great basis for some of the many civilian post war conversions, however it isn't totally
accurate when looked at in detail.
The gun (or is it technically a gun/howitzer ?) is massively simplified and looking at contemporary images the trails are oversized and the wheels are too small,
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