Landships II

Granty101 · Colonel

RE: Mark IV with interior.

Luca · Major

Hi Thorsten

Sure I can't wait to be in Bovington and to finally meet the Mk IV.
My previous visit at Bruxelles were..unlucky, and I have some doubt to solve (e.g. the floor of the tank).

However, what I like more in this kind of discussion is that it helps a lot to understand in which way things work, and this make easier to reproduce anything..

And Grant, yes, I actually planned to built a working chain in the braille scale..the ultimate dream for a modeller, isnt'it? biggrin

Thanks mates for following.

Luca

Granty101 · Colonel

Luca, I was just joking about the 1/72nd scale model, but if you are going to do it, then I'm sure this will be another brilliant model that you do.

Grant

Luca · Major

Grant,

I was joking too aww ..but never say never, modellers are insane enough, aren't they? wink

Gwyn Evans · Legend

I can help with the floor of the Mark IV...

What do you need to know?

Gwyn

Granty101 · Colonel

Luca,

I don't think anyone has made a model of the interior of a 1/72nd scale WWI Rhomboid Tank, but I may be wrong. I do recall seeing an FT-17 with detailed driving area a few years ago, but I'm not sure who did it. Steven Zaloga comes to mind, but again, I may be wrong.

Grant

Luca · Major

Hi Gwyn

As for the floor I'd like to know:

-The subframe doesn't rest straight onto the floor of the tank. Some sort of bracket should be there to support the frame. Question: which sort of bracket, and where were they located?

-There is a sort of "box", running alongside the side wall, holding the lower return rollers, whose top is at the same level (?) of the floor of the sponson (yellow arrow). Question: There is a gap between this "box" and the frame, on both sides. In the operating tank was this gap covered (it looks so-green arrow-during construction), to let the crew move easier?

Photo for discussion purposes only

Every info would be of great help, and thanks for your..availability (hope this is the right word biggrin )

Grant,

I'm pretty sure that I saw pictures of a Mk I with scratchbuilt interiors. but..don't remember where confuse

As soon as my memory comes back, I'll let you know the link smile

Luca

Granty101 · Colonel

Luca wrote:
Grant,
I'm pretty sure that I saw pictures of a Mk I with scratchbuilt interiors. but..don't remember where
As soon as my memory comes back, I'll let you know the link

Luca

Cheers Luca, I'd love to see what modifications they did.

Grant

PDA · Legend

Granty101 wrote:
Luca,

I don't think anyone has made a model of the interior of a 1/72nd scale WWI Rhomboid Tank, but I may be wrong...

Grant

You're not wrong: this one, from years ago, is 1/76: http://arcaneafvs.com/mk1model.html

Luca · Major

And this is just the one I was referring to, PDA.

My mistake. Apologies

Granty101 · Colonel

I knew I had seen it done somewhere before...cheers PDA.

Grant

Gwyn Evans · Legend

Luca

In relation to your question about the floor, take a look at the two photos at the foot of page 140 in the Haynes guide. You should be able to see that the bottom of the sponson (or rather the hull at the point where the sponson is fitted) is above the level of the hull floor. There are four transverse L- sections on the hull floor on which the Daimler set rests. The Haynes photos gives some clues to how the Daimler set is attached to the floor. I hope this helps.

Might I ask where you found this photo? I would like to study it in more detail, but without the arrows and lines. PM me if you wish.

Gwyn

Luca · Major

Gwyn thanks for your advices. As for the photo, to be honest I don' t remember where it comes from. Usually I find these images while surfing, and my keywords are "Mk IV WWI british tank". Sure It is in my folder, yet I'm enjoying my holydays in Cornwall at the moment and left my laptop in Rome. When I' ll be back in Italy I'll send you the image via email if you want to let me know your e-mail address in a PM.. Regards Luca

Luca · Major

Hi everybody.
I know, I'm not in the blog since a long time due to my job, other projects I was involved in, etc.
However I went on with my Mk IV interiors, working on the Daimler engine.

Here are some photos of WIP, more or less 70% done

At the moment modifications are possible, so I am counting on your feedback to correct mistakes, if you notice some.

See you (I hope) soon with more progress.

I hope that you enjoy like me these quiet days to do the real important things in life

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Regards

Topoff · Sergeant

Lovely work, puts a lot of us to shame

I read through the whole blogg earlier & a nice read it is, you must have the eyes of a hawk.
Look forward to the next installment
Rich Reid

brad · Corporal

Oh Luca,

I really do hope that you're still going to make a resin copy of this fine work. It would be a crime not to!

Keep up the good work and a happy new year to you.

cheers,

bj

Luca · Major

Hi Rich
Sure my glasses are better than my eyes biggrin

Brad, my problem is that I'm not so used to mold with resin, yet I'd like to make copies.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that in a short time some producer will put on the market a MK IV with the interiors. I'm slow, I know

Happy New Year to all of you

Luca