AIRFIX WWI MALE TANK MARK 1 - WWI Memorial GB

[scottie3158]

Steve,

Your off to a great start. A very nice idea to build something with a personal touch.

[SimonT]

Landships is a very useful site :thumb2:

Like the catchy little title, just rolls off the tongue.....

Springs - I am thinking of winding my own for my build rather than trying to clean the mould lines off

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Scottie - Glad to see you have joined the rest of the rabble. Thanks for the support
Mr T - :smiling2: I had a look at the springs but I just dont have any wire that thin to do the right amount of coils. Look forward to seeing how you tackle them

[papa 695]

Very nice Steve

[JR]

Steve that nylon thread looks perfect. Is it from Mrs Jones sewing box ? If so what make and size please. Management here might have some.
JR

[colin m]

Colin - I have been studying Solomon's work for a few weeks now. There are a lot of grey areas surrounding the Mk 1 at Fleurs due to the lack of photographic evidence. A lot of peoples opinions are based on what came later especially the camo work on Mk IV's. The grey areas are; was there camo on the top or on the rear wheel unit and wheels? Was the paintwork hard lined, blended or a mixture of both?. I think there will be some artistic license so the jury is still out on which way I go

Which means, you can do what you like. I find it a touch amazing that things like this were never recorded, or at least no records survived. A bit like PC10, the protective coating for aircraft in WW1. People guess it could have been anything from chocolate brown to dark green - we just don't know.

Loving the tarp' covers.

[Steve Jones]

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[Fernando N]

Nice looking box Steve, with a coat of paint and some weathering it will look great as usual.:thumb2:

[scottie3158]

Steve,

Some great additions.

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Thanks Ian. Appreciate it sir:thumb2:
JR - It certainly came out of her sewing tin. The reel looked as old as you mate so pre Victorian I think:smiling5:
Cheers Fernando. Undercoat should be going on soon
Thanks Scottie. Hope to finish the grenade deflector later this week

[Guest]

Hi Steve may help.

http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ww1-british-mark-1-male-tank-bovington.html

Pete.

[papa 695]

Nice build Steve, now for the painting.

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Pete - I had seen this one during my research but I was not happy with the colours so dismissed it. Thanks for looking out for me. Much appreciated:thumb2:
Ian - The paint has arrived and we are off and running - sort of:disappointed:

[SimonT]

Good start on the camo Steve

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Many thanks Simon. More to come today