Well, I know little about modelling but a lot about Mark IVs so I hope you'll permit me a comment, which is intended to be constructively critical. The tank you're modelling is F4 Flirt II as it appeared during training at Wailly in October 1917. This is not how it appeared at Cambrai, when it carried a four of clubs playing card, not four of hearts. Also the number 2179 is entirely fictitious - 2179 isn't even in any Mark IV number blocks. The number for this tank isn't known and doesn't appear on any photographs so I'd recommend you just paint it out. Hope that helps.
Indeed Denis, but the picture you posted was taken at Wailly in October 1917. The four of hearts symbol is correct for F4 Flirt II at that date, but not for the tank at Cambrai in November 1917. See photo below showing the tank after its capture. The number 2179 is just wrong, as there never was a Mark IV of that number.
Indeed Denis, but the picture you posted was taken at Wailly in October 1917. The four of hearts symbol is correct for F4 Flirt II at that date, but not for the tank at Cambrai in November 1917. See photo below showing the tank after its capture. The number 2179 is just wrong, as there never was a Mark IV of that number.
Gwyn
Hello Gwyn, thank you for this photo. It's very important for me.
My English is not very good and and perhaps I did not understand you correctly. But can you comment again: do you think it is one and the same tank with different playing cards?
Or different tanks with same battalion markings at different times? This information I need to design decals for models of tanks.
And what do you think, F battalion had markings on the roof of the cab?
Thanks again.
-- Edited by Alpha Six on Tuesday 5th of January 2016 09:24:08 PM
That's right. I do not know whether F Battalion tanks had markings on the roof of the cab during the Battle of Cambrai in 1917. However I think it likely.
Thanks for the information, I changed the 'card', and painted out the SN (most of the female tanks didn't use them) It would be nice if the kit makers would do better research.
