Landships II

Hi!
As some of you knows, I try from years to built a model of those strange Hedis and the project sounds like Penelope work... I change one the night wat I've built during the day!

In the way to finish the model, I've Looked one more time at the 6 pics I can see, in Landships and in the old Waffen Arsenal 112. I eventually have some proposal I submit to your comments :

1) The two tanks look quite identical with four access doors opening in the same direction, two small vision cupola, similar vision ports :
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/A7V_Nachbau_mario_doherr_small1.jpg

2) Both seems to have been built very carefully in a well disposed factory considering the use of one homogeneous large metal plate for the sides, just like most of the A7V. Doesn't matter it was done using hardened steel or not.
 
3) Pic 3 on the Waffen Arsenal 112 shows details very close to the classical A7V just like the tow hooks covers, mobile panels protecting the sprockets, even maybe the side visit ports.

My idea is : there were built maybe on the tractor base BUT using components very close to regular A7V, spare parts or unfinished tanks. If not I just cannot understand why the workers loose time to add rather unuseful accessories like the hook covers!

4) All doors open in the same direction. Front direction seems to be logical regarding point 5.

5) I cannot believe the idea the driving emplacement was moved from their original location, because it seems to be a very difficult work to achieve without considerable mechanical troubles. From this point, the vision cupola should be just an head protection for the driver and co-driver. As far as we can see, their emplacement is just correct for somebody seated at the A7V driving place. It could be logical to suppose the vision cupola open to the rear direction not to cut vision!

6) The Kokampf usually painted the "vehicle licence plate" on the front of the armor side.
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/hedi2.JPG

7) The roof cover seems to be different on some pics :
       - Louvres on http://www.landships.freeservers.com/A7V_Nachbau_mario_doherr_small1.jpg

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/hedi2.JPG

      - Full plate on the others


from those points I suppose :

We got frontal view on both Waffen arsenal pics (from the door opening way AND the side totenkopf design) http://www.landships.freeservers.com/hedi3.JPG

We got rear view ( from the open vision cupola) on
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/A7V_Nachbau_mario_doherr_small1.jpg
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/hedi2.JPG

it could make sens to suppose the louvres on the roof WAS NOT THE SAME on the front and rear (less exposed) of the vehicle.

Well, all of this is somewhat "esoteric". I know it's quite impossible to built a really accurate Hedi, but I would have an "as close as possible" model!

I hope you will be patient enough with my english
Regards
Gilles