The ROQF Mk.I 76.2 mm barrel for the Matilda Mk.IIICS, including the Besa machine gun barrel, is a turned metal detail set from Aber in 1:35 scale. It is not a tank kit but a set of replacement barrels.
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This turned metal set from the Polish maker Aber in 1:35 scale holds the barrel of the British ROQF Mk.I 76.2 mm howitzer for the Matilda infantry tank in the Mk.IIICS version, and with it the barrel of the coaxial Besa machine gun. The metal parts have no seam from the mold parting line, they keep an exact circular cross section and the muzzles are drilled out. The set is an accessory to the kit and does not hold the model of the vehicle.
The Matilda was a British infantry tank of the Second World War, famous for the thick armor that earned it the nickname Queen of the Desert in the North African campaign. The standard versions carried a 2-pounder gun, but that could not fire effective high-explosive ammunition. A close support version marked CS was therefore created, in which the main gun was replaced by a 76.2 mm howitzer able to fire smoke and high-explosive shells. The secondary armament was a coaxial Besa machine gun.
The turned barrel is fitted in place of the plastic part, which usually has to be cut off, and the hole in the mantlet or shield carefully opened out with a round file. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue or two-part epoxy, and on heavier parts it is worth reinforcing the joint. Degrease the metal with alcohol before painting and apply a primer, otherwise the paint holds badly. We recommend blackening the muzzle and knocking back the inside to a matte finish; the outer surface takes light drybrushing with a metallic pigment and some wear at the muzzle.
This is a detail set, not a model of the vehicle. The base kit, glue, paints and other accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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