The mk I was a pleasant build besides the single link tracks which follow the HobbyBoss agenda of doing the links too tight to fit eachother. Another flaw is the mudscrapets in the front who should be at an angle but in the instructions showen vertical. East to fix though. The tracks are best replaced by Bronco workable Mathilda II tracks. Cheap and easy to assemble.

No they never saw combat. The ones on the Egyptian border (which is these ones) were bypassed ant abandoned. That is not to say they were not used _operationally_ as right at the beginning of the war they were part of the active forces patrolling the border against the Italians, they just never saw combat and were withdrawn as soon as possible because they were totally clapped out as the war started an only used because there literally was nothing else on hand. Paul

The 3 pdr (47mm) could hole anything in German service in 1939 at reasonable ranges. Not quite as good as the even smaller 2 pdr (40mm) but quite respectable for 1938-39. And one thing that made the vehicle quite large were the two MG positions at the rear sides of the hull. There had to be space to man them and store their ammo. Paul

How was the name pronounced? Mark-Two-"Star?" Mark-Two-"Asterisk?"

Mark 2 Star believe it or not it also went to the soviets and was know-as the English Workman.

English Workman was most similar to Mk IIA / Robin

Those may be the "best" alternative at this point but the tracks were not the same; they are approximations. KL

The wartime photos above do not show the version modeled by this kit. This kit is a Mk. II*, the photos look like Mk. IIA*s which have a different turret and a radio bustle. I think Hobby Boss has announced either a Mk IIA* or a Mk II**, anyways a version with the radio bustle. KL

Those may be the "best" alternative at this point but the tracks were not the same; they are approximations. KL[/quote] Sir Thanks for the input. Before choosing the Bronco version I compared the Bronco links with the Hobby Boss links and they matched well in size with the HB being slightly thicker. Considering HB records of tracks that was not an issue. I also searched the internet for info with little luck. I know, according to the sources found, that A12 Matilda II was based on the Vickers Medium and the Matilda suspension was directly transfered from the late japanese export version of the Vickers Medium. Finally I tried to study and compare both period photos of the vehicles and the ones I personally have shot at the Bovington Vickers Medium and found no significant differences. Based on the above I came to conclusion that the tracks were the same but if that is wrong I am more than happy that someone has the detailed information I was searching for. Could you please Sir point out the differences between the track versions? Regards Mats