British Infantry Tank Valentine Mk.II
1:35 kit comparison
kit #AF 35185 - kit #35116
Chapter 5: Decals/Extras

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The Miniart kit also includes a bonus set of 5 figures from the their set #35071 British Soldiers Tank Riders , this includes a standing Tank Commander figure and four seated Infantry figures designed to be sitting on a tank but would look equally at home on the ground or sitting on other objects.

Each figure is broken down in the usual manner with separate legs, torso, arms and head wear typical desert uniforms with steel helmets and a selection of standard British personal gear with one armed with a Bren Gun and three with Lee Enfield 303’s.

Decals:
AFV Club: Markings for 7 tanks are included on the decal sheet but references indicate that all were fitted with the later style wheels, therefore none of the markings provided are totally correct. Photos exist of Valentine I/IIs in Africa with the early spoke wheel but just not with the markings provided in the kit. The instructions include black & white illustrations of the tanks to show the paint schemes as well as the decal placement. Paint numbers are included for Hobby Color, Humbrol, Lifecolor, Mr.Color, and Revell paints.

1. “Hiratio” 8th Royal Tank Regiment, North Africa, late 1941
2. Unknown tank, North Africa, Feb 1942
3. 23rd Armoured Brigade, Tripoli, Jan 1943.
4. 66th Tank Battalion, 16th Armoured Brigade, Polish 1st Corps, Scotland, 1942
5. 1st Battalion, 1st NZ Army Tank Brigade, Pukekohe, New Zealand, 1943
6. “Harry” 8th Royal Tank Regiment, Libya, Nov. 1942

Decal sheet
enhanced to show the white numbers

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Miniart: This kit also includes markings for 7 tanks but as with the AFV Club kit a number are actually Mk.IIs that were fitted with the later style road wheels. The instructions include colour illustrations of the tanks to show the paint schemes as well as the decal placement. Paint numbers are included for Humbrol, Mr.Color, Revell, Tamiya, Testors and Vallejo paints.

1. 4th RTR, 22nd Armoured Brigade, 10th  Armoured Division, Rouweisat, Egypt, Sept. 1942
2. “Mancherster” C Company, 40th RTR, 23rd Armoured Brigade, July 1942
3. Unknown tank training unit, UK, 1941
4. Unknown tank training unit, UK, 1941
5. 8th RTR, 23rd Armoured Brigade, 30th Corps, Cyrenaique (Bardia), Libya, Dec. 1942
6. “Harry” 8th Royal Tank Regiment, Libya, Nov. 1942. Note the Ferris scheme illustrated does not match the references.
7. 1st(65th) RTR, 16th Armoured Brigade, Perthshire, Scotland, August 1941

Decal sheet

Chapter 1: Lower Hull/Suspension Chapter 2: Upper Hull Chapter 3: Additional Hull Details/Fenders Chapter 4: Turret Chapter 5: Decals/Extras (This page) Chapter 6: Kit Content

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