Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir the original design employing a

the original design employing a riveted hull and 250hp engine

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

while the 3-piece gear housing was changed to a 1-piece design in later production runs

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

Especially referencing the unsuccessful KV series

Osprey - Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 Souvenir the original design employing aBy 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