Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir Three infantrymen and one tank

Three infantrymen and one tank commander in realistic poses bring an air of excitement to the kit

as well as including insights into what it was like to operate and maintain

But its hurried development prior to World War II also made it prone to mechanical failure

Western Front WWI

The kit comes with two types of commander's hatches to choose from

Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir Three infantrymen and one tankBy David Fletcher MBE David Fletcher takes a detailed look at Marks I to V of The Matilda Infantry Tank The Matilda was the principal British infantry tank in the early years of World War II. It served with the BEF in France and later in North Africa, where it earned the title 'Queen of the Desert'. Outclassed by increasingly powerful German anti tank weapons, it still remained a power in the South East Pacific, and was kept in service until the end