Landships II

bigtank · Major

New super plans - R17, whippet , markIV-compozit

Treadhead · Major

Howdy and Good Morning Andy!!

Treadders here

. I am superbly glad you were able to find such excellent plans for the British Mark IV!!! Did you find it, or did someone here finally come up with the plans for you? Either way, just happy to see you finally got them

Now, since it seems you are still deciding on whether to build the FT-17 or the Mark IV first, maybe you should think about doing a Poll? I think it would be a good idea to start a Poll right here at Landships and ask the membership here which they think would be a more attractive project. I mean, you couldn't ask for a better, more informed crowd than the buggers here at Landships now could ya?

And, just to 'prime-the-pump' so to speak, I cast my early vote for the British Mark IV !!

And to further the cause, I would like to reach out and help in a financial way as well....if you can build up the Mark IV in some kind of 'kit' form, or set of substructures, I would be most interested in purchasing one from you. This still goes for the Whippet as well {as I said in an earlier post on another thread}.
Just let me know Andy

Warm regards,

Tread.

bigtank · Major

Heloł Treadhead :)

Address lower is it where from it was it been possible was to take these plans and whole book :) -----

http://www.mytempdir.com/447335

Mark IV is large very and I think now how and from what him to make .. I do not it plan to make from resin complete equipment :{ ..This is great simply for and to buy heavy cost 15 KG of silicone on form very ...Whippet the same I - think that the hulk and chassis however from cardboard or the artist ( the plans and mesh of part to Whippet I have - the the most work over it sticking the screws and rivets I - have only obviously to copy and to to glue together )and the equipment - and it is this very - a lot of however from resin .How problem of such great forms and casts for me would be to solve large problem constructively ...There now I will think over this yet ......hahaha , and it can begin building two hulks from time :p - they for You - there now cost would be very large - lots time etc ....... And what will you say about model Mark in scale 1:15 VP ??? It is in sale supposedly ??I saw from photoethed parts this model also - also in 1:15 - link here ----

http://homepage1.nifty.com/lefthand/rougan00/VPmk.IV/VPmkIV.html

http://homepage1.nifty.com/lefthand/rougan00/FPmk.I/FPmkI.html

If you want to talk this hmm concretely - write me at my e-mail :P

Best regards - Andy

I am sorry for my bad English ...:{

Mark Hansen · Legend

Just one point bigtank, the plans for the hermaphrodite tank (composite) are for a Mk V, not a MkIV.

bigtank · Major

Hi Mark :)

I apologize - small mistake :{ ...Say me whether difference between IV and V was in composition of armament only ???

Best regards - Andy

Mark Hansen · Legend

Hi bigtank,

The armament was no different; in fact there were hermaphrodite Mk IV tanks as well. The differences were mostly in the internal details. The Mk V had a revised gearing system to enable the tank to be more easily controlled. It also had wider tracks, a commanders cupola at the rear of the tank, a rear machine gun position, and a different towing shackle (the Mk IV used the same shackle as on the Mk I - III).

By the way, great effort with the Whippet!! It looks like it was made from real metal.

Treadhead · Major

Methinks {maybe}, our good Andy is pointing his query towards the more narrowly focused word of "hermaphrodite" or "composite" when applied to either the Mark IV or the Mark V......?

Tread.

Mark Hansen · Legend

Hi Tread,

So do you mean whether it's more correct to call it a composite or a hermaphrodite?

Treadhead · Major

Howdy Mark,

Actually no, it's probably my own confusion, but I thought maybe there was a mix-up in the understanding between the Composite v Male/Female and the Mark IV v V....no matter, I took a better look at the schematic Andy provided and realized it was in fact a Mark V Composite. I suppose {?} if he wanted to build a regular Mark V 'Female' all he would have to do is plug the starboard side sponson into the port side hull and for the 'Male' visa versa.....correct?

Tread.

-- Edited by Treadhead at 18:50, 2006-02-13

bigtank · Major

New plans - R17,whippet,mark V-compozit

Mark Hansen · Legend

RE: New super plans - R17, whippet , markIV-compozit

Mark Hansen · Legend

Treadhead wrote:

Howdy Mark, Actually no, it's probably my own confusion, but I thought maybe there was a mix-up in the understanding between the Composite v Male/Female and the Mark IV v V....no matter, I took a better look at the schematic Andy provided and realized it was in fact a Mark V Composite. I suppose {?} if he wanted to build a regular Mark V 'Female' all he would have to do is plug the starboard side sponson into the port side hull and for the 'Male' visa versa.....correct? Tread.-- Edited by Treadhead at 18:50, 2006-02-13

Hi Tread,

Exactly right. Which is pretty much what happpened (in reverse) to make hermaphrodites in the first place. It was to give female tanks some anti-tank capability.

Peter Kempf · Field Marshal

Mark!

Great plan on the differences! I think we are really making some interesting headway in this forum, expanding our knowledges in these matters.

Thanks!

bigtank · Major

There now you are mile very :)

Thank for information , in total Mark to possibly and Mark of V , but I have the problem - whether this version fought during 1 WW ????? And whether someone with you possesses the patern of painting of hereinto version ??? Hmm , Soviet painting pleases to me it very ........I understood in what thing probably it is - two cannons - version male - two machine-guns - version female .... I in this case try on to cannons probably :)....Version komposit is for me ugly ...:P ...... I thank with all and ask about yet ........

Nice night - Andy