Captured Matilda

Judge 1: No in progress photo, but the build looks good. The paint finish is excellent, with very nicely done scratches / chips and dust / mud. The marking are also well applied. The tools could benefit from a little shading and perhaps a little more dust / dried mud on the upper surface of the hull ( like that applied to the turret). This was borderline silver / gold.
Judge 2: The pre-paint/under construction photo is missing and 2 of the photos have poor depth of field (see our photo guide for some tips). This is a good build of a difficult kit, watch out for the mould seems on the exhausts. The paint has been well applied but could be improved with more tonal variation and contrast. The decals are good and I like the dirty streaks on the vertical surfaces, the oil stains are well done too. The randomly placed chips and scratches are too numerous, not well placed and subtract from the overall realism. The dusty finish is very good and it’s a pity the photos prevent us from seeing more of this well made model.
Judge 3: Nice to see something different,but not sure what it is supose to be? my only guess is a captured Russians Lead Lease.( Im sure Germans never used any British one's from France'40.) The german' usually but over size crosses on them. Anyway the overall look is very nice the Gray look alittle flat but the darker chipping helps alot with making it look interesting. the decals are well done & the mud on the hull sides is great with the oil streak there too. The turret side is nicely weathered but the upper hull is still alittle to clean compared to the rest. the only thing that sticks out is a seam is still showing on the RHS exhaust pipe.A little steel drybrush would help around the spare track teeth,tools & crew hatches.