Matilda Ace & Ale Figures (1 Viewer)

[WesternOutlaw]

Hey Guys,

Both TG's Matilda Ace and Ale come with 4 figures. Do any of you know if the figures are the same for both tanks?

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

Hey Guys,

Both TG's Matilda Ace and Ale come with 4 figures. Do any of you know if the figures are the same for both tanks?

The crew figures are different for each Matilda Rob

 

[King & Country]

The crew figures are different for each Matilda Rob

Out of curiosity…How many Aussie tank crew wear slouch hats while in tanks..?

Andy.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

The crew figures are different for each Matilda Rob

Thanks, appreciate the info.

 

[Barkmann]

Out of curiosity…How many Aussie tank crew wear slouch hats while in tanks..?

Andy.

Hello Andy

Looking at the pictures i would say "Alot". Hard to find them wearing anything else except a beret. I never bought them, but did get a couple of the new Matilda's.

In the spirit of openness, I do help out at T Gunn when they are busy, packing boxes etc. However, my main collection, by a mile, is K & C.

Seeing as this is a question thread, i have a couple,
Firstly, i have attached a picture of one of favourite sets from a great series, DD British, have them all for Normandy. Q - Did Many British Soldiers carry an MG42 Ammo box on D-Day or during Normandy? Or is it something else?
Second Q - Have recently picked up the new Winter Tiger 1, it is outstanding. Q - Would you look at doing a BergeTiger or even a BergeElefant? Have the BergePanther and a releases of that but in winter camo would be a great edition.

 

[Horus]

Hello Andy

Looking at the pictures i would say "Alot". Hard to find them wearing anything else except a beret. I never bought them, but did get a couple of the new Matilda's.

In the spirit of openness, I do help out at T Gunn when they are busy, packing boxes etc. However, my main collection, by a mile, is K & C.

Seeing as this is a question thread, i have a couple,
Firstly, i have attached a picture of one of favourite sets from a great series, DD British, have them all for Normandy. Q - Did Many British Soldiers carry an MG42 Ammo box on D-Day or during Normandy? Or is it something else?
Second Q - Have recently picked up the new Winter Tiger 1, it is outstanding. Q - Would you look at doing a BergeTiger or even a BergeElefant? Have the BergePanther and a releases of that but in winter camo would be a great edition.

Graham,
You'd do better asking the question on the K&C section rather than TG one, I'd had thought.
Though I know you've already asked the same question a couple of times before, perhaps I can help you with a possible answer, if I stick my two penneth worth in !
The Ammo box in question I have to say in my opinion looks nothing like the more elongated German MG ones, if anything it looks like a US .30 Cal US issue ammo box, though it could well be repurposed assuming it's supposed to be a US one at all, such as for British Ammo box with .303 rounds either in 20 round cardboard cartridges boxes or more likely kept ready in bandoliers which would make sense, even assuming what both of us are assuming to be an ammo box, is being used for it's intended and not being re-purposed for something else entirely.

 

[Barkmann]

Graham,
You'd do better asking the question on the K&C section rather than TG one, I'd had thought.
Though I know you've already asked the same question a couple of times before, perhaps I can help you with a possible answer, if I stick my two penneth worth in !
The Ammo box in question I have to say in my opinion looks nothing like the more elongated German MG ones, if anything it looks like a US .30 Cal US issue ammo box, though it could well be repurposed assuming it's supposed to be a US one at all, such as for British Ammo box with .303 rounds either in 20 round cardboard cartridges boxes or more likely kept ready in bandoliers which would make sense, even assuming what both of us are assuming to be an ammo box, is being used for it's intended and not being re-purposed for something else entirely.

Cheers, I agree on the K & C Thread, but thought i would ask in this tread as i was replying to an answer from Andy, could not be a Bren gun ammo box as they carried 12 mags and were not for combat use really, as riflemen carried mags in their pouches. On the .30 cal box, would be same question, why? On repurposing, think that is a bit of a stretch to put on a toy soldier, unless, ofcourse, there are pictures, then i bow down and take the facts proving the case.

 

[Horus]

Cheers, I agree on the K & C Thread, but thought i would ask in this tread as i was replying to an answer from Andy, could not be a Bren gun ammo box as they carried 12 mags and were not for combat use really, as riflemen carried mags in their pouches. On the .30 cal box, would be same question, why? On repurposing, think that is a bit of a stretch to put on a toy soldier, unless, ofcourse, there are pictures, then i bow down and take the facts proving the case.

Ammunition box for the 12 Bren Gun Magazines was part of the Bren Gun Carrier/ Universal carriers equipment and so would not be carried by an Infantryman and would of in anycase been far larger than that being carried by the Infantryman figure.
As I'm sure you are aware each member of Infantry section( expanded to 10 men during WW2 back to men afterwards)
would carry two Bren Gren gun magazines in one of their two 1937 Pattern webbing basic / Universal pouches, with the No.2 Assistant gunner having an extra two pouches by D-Day exclusively for use of Bren Gun magazines.
Glad to see you concede that the ammo box on the toy soldier figure is not carrying a German MG ammo box, but agree it might possibly be a .30 cal box, which is also remember only my suggestion. which I base on it's shape and apparent size. K&C has not said anything about it, so though as I also said it might be a British Ammunition box and this is only me surmising this going by the general size of the thing at 1.30th Scale as to be consistant with the set.
As to whether K&C are merely interpreting a photo or using artistic licence for something that may or may not have been indistinct in what I am assuming like yourself may have come from a photo, though again as I say it may be just artistic license.
I don't think anyone is asking you to Bow down, and as to why you feel the need for facts proving or disproving a case for what a Toy Soldier appears to be carrying only you can answer that.
Simple solution to issue is, if you don't like it, don't buy it !

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Hey Guys,
You've highjacked this topic.
It was about the crew of the TG Matilda.

 

[Emanuel70]

Well, for what is worth ,and as aside that I am a Soldiers Miniature Collector, I also collect genuine military items and Medals and Orders.
I have in my possesion a MG 42 box and for sure, this one is not.If it meant to be , then it is not well designed as that box was thin and its open on the side.
Also, aside that was mostly used for MG 42 ammunition, it has also use for medical pursposes ( seems they needed metal boxes for sensitive items, from glass for example, vakcines or ampulles ) also as a tool storage boxes.
So its use was not only as ammo box.
And indeed, its about Matilda crew ,but as our friend is much interested and seems he didnt get a proper answer in K&C section , we here at Thomas Gunn, offer more than you pay, with after sale support!! {sm3}:salute::

 

[WesternOutlaw]

And indeed, its about Matilda crew ,but as our friend is much interested and seems he didnt get a proper answer in K&C section , we here at Thomas Gunn, offer more than you pay, with after sale support!!

{sm4} Okay, I can't top that, Emanuel. An added benefit from TG no doubt.