Tamiya 1:35 British Infantry Tank Mk.IV Churchill Mk.VII

There are some interesting looking Churchill models out there. Any Normandy beach landing involving Canadians and the British, one may want to have a Churchill down there. If possible, The AVRE with an assault bridge on.

The Mk VII  is the second major redesign from previous models, were along with the Mk VIII, over 1,600 were produced, compared to 1622 Mk IVs. The VII used the 75 mm gun. It was wider and had much more armor, sort of a Heavy Churchill. This particular Churchill first saw action in the Battle of Normandy, right after the landing on June 1944, and was re-designated A42 in 1945.

First, here's a Tamiya 1:35 British Infantry Tank Mk.IV Churchill Mk.VII. I admit, this is an Amazon product but the review for this product given here is, well, helpful, especially the video that you can find at the review section. No assault bridge though, might want to put on the bridge and probably some dentures or burns to the model. Note the Mk IV is designated to the infantry tank role, and the Mk VII is specifically the tank model itself.


Well, here's the picture:

Does it come with the Tommies? Yes. And here is the box:

One nice Churchill on a plain white background. Okay, now to the inside, and some basic notes on assembly.

Inside there are five set of sprues, the upper hull, and the lower tub. And then there are the Tamiya vinyl tracks. Four of the sprues are dark green, along with the hull itself. Okay colors, though, nice finishing but may want to give it a better shade of green and rust before putting up the decals, at least for the more detailed modelers. Then there is the grey sprue, and this is the three Tommies and the farmer cart. Click here for the sprues.