Old male armour

[TimM63]

This kit finally has made it to my bench. Better late than never. Should be a fun build.

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I will put this on a new thread.

 

[Down Time]

This kit finally has made it to my bench. Better late than never. Should be a fun build.

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Always found those to be interesting machines.

 

[TimM63]

I guess I will post this build on this thread. Making a little progress on this. Starting to put tracks together. Figured I would get them done and out of the way.

 

[TimM63]

The road wheels are a pain in the A$$. With patience and perseverance I was able to get one side together without glueing any wheels. Working on the other side now.

 

[Down Time]

The road wheels are a pain in the A$$. With patience and perseverance I was able to get one side together without glueing any wheels. Working on the other side now.

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A headache well worth it.

 

[BarleyBop]

A mathematician's rhomboidal fantasy.
A microbiologist's protozoan dream.

 

[TimM63]

A headache well worth it.

Indeed

 

[TimM63]

One done one to go. Testing my patience.

 

[Pantherman]

One done one to go. Testing my patience.

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They are challenging, especially with the PE. And all of that work isn't seen . Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

And all of that work isn't seen

I've thought about that, won't lie, but now that I'm posting, makes a difference!
... and your great work has been seen!

 

[Pantherman]

I've thought about that, won't lie, but now that I'm posting, makes a difference!
... and your great work has been seen!

Thanks, much appreciated. Pantherman

 

[Jakko]

And all of that work isn't seen

The sponsons were detachable, so you could build a diorama with one taken off

 

[TimM63]

I found these photos that are part of the documentry "They Shall Not Grow Old" This is an amazing WWI documentry.

 

[Jakko]

Those are Mark IV females — you can tell by the rails over the top that they're either IV or V, and because they have no louvres on the sides towards the rear, they're not Vs

 

[TimM63]

More progress made on this one. Now the fun part, the PE and chain for the hoists.

 

[TimM63]

First coat of desert yellow. I am really liking this kit and the way it's turning out.

 

[Edbert]

The road wheels are a pain in the A$$. With patience and perseverance I was able to get one side together without glueing any wheels. Working on the other side now.

Interesting how little those tracks changed from WWI to WWII.

 

[Jakko]

Um … how do you mean? First-World-War tracks were basically two metal chains joined together by simple steel plates riveted to them. The only traction they provide is because of the ridge that was mainly there so the link overlaps with the next, and by the heads of the rivets. Any track designed in the 1920s and beyond is more complex and better suited for driving through terrain, most of them articulating without the need for a chain underneath.

 

[Edbert]

Um … how do you mean?

The external visual appearance, largely flat plates riveted (?) to whatever mechanism is hidden underneath.

But when I try to find examples I realize I was thinking of French WWII tracks not British.

 

[Jakko]

Ah, yes, the Char B1 Those are also basically dual chains with track plates to connect them, yes. But then, this tank is essentially a 1918 one with a turret, in any case.