My 15mm ex-Matchbox M17 Lend Lease Quad 50 cal
There are a lot of shows, competitions and heritage events cramming the early Autumn, but in the quiet moments I have been chipping away at a number of projects.
I now have a multiple gun motor carriage to add to my Red Army inventory – and give some added air defence. The model is an extreme revitalising of an old Matchbox toy half track – the first military vehicle I ever bought (and one which hasn’t seen service in over 30 years) …
Bet you wouldn’t have guessed from the picture! Welcome back, old friend …
For more on the makeover, see the modelling page …
(Welcome material from the arsenal of democracy: Jeep by Peter Pig, SU-57 by Battlefront, M17 built on a Matchbox original)
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The old boy is really ageing well isn’t he. Very foresighted of Matchbox to provide something of that scale all those years ago. On the other hand, your elixir of 15mm is probably what has done the trick, Phil.
Did you need to block it up to equalise the height at all?
Hi Chris … No – the height was perfect … as the ‘back to back’ on the modelling page shows. It was just way to wide in the cab and in the gun deck (and had no tracks to run on) …