Mark I “Male”
In August 2014 the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The war reached out and touched almost everyone’s life in some way or other. Also, this war was the first where tanks were introduced on the battlefields. In the memory of a Great War I’ve build this model.
This is the new kit (late 2013) from Ukrainian manufacturer Masterbox in a small 1/72 scale. I’ve had no problems with fitting, but vinyl tracks has poor quality and should be replaced with an etched parts. Painted with Gunze acrylics.
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AL HOFFMAN said on June 30, 2014
A great build here Dmitry. I’ve seen this tank in 72nd scale in person & as your picture shows it’s a little one.
Brandon Harris said on June 30, 2014
This is spectacular…I knew there were some odd tanks during that war. This is definitely a new one on me. It looks great.
Gregor d said on June 30, 2014
Wow – thats a bit good 🙂 Superb build Dmitry.
Simon Whitney said on June 30, 2014
Fantastic Dmitry, on that scale.
Well done mate, done yourself proud there.
Bernd Müller said on June 30, 2014
Hi Dmitry, outstanding ! I like it very much !
Bernd
Craig Abrahamson said on June 30, 2014
Beautifully done, sir….and the Zippo certainly puts your talent(s) in perspective.
neil foster said on June 30, 2014
Very nicely done Dmitry ,is the grenade screen scratch built or does it come with kit,how does this kit compair to the ancient Airfix moulding ? ,I have a small dio and a couple of other versions of this tank in my gallery ,the WW1 British tanks are an interest of mine,personally I am looking forward to the Tamiya kit in 1/35 sometime this year.
My Great grandfather John William Pearson is buried in Perronne la Chapel ,Somme not far from where he died.
N.
Dmitry Stropalov said on June 30, 2014
Hi Neil. Grenade screen is a kit part (kit comes with some etched parts). I can’t compare Airfix and this kit (because I’ve never seen Airfix one), but Masterbox kit fits quite well – I didn’t use filler at all.
Craig Abrahamson said on June 30, 2014
What was the the purpose of the trailing set of wheels…?
Dmitry Stropalov said on June 30, 2014
On the early models of Mark it was used for turning.
neil foster said on June 30, 2014
Just to add a little more information the steering mechanism was abandoned early in the tanks development as it served no useful purpose,some tanks lost the tail wheels in action and there was found to be little or no difference in performance,by the time the Mk2 came along it had been removed and the space created was used to site a larger petrol tank.
N.
Alan Rush said on June 30, 2014
Really, really nice Dmitry. I have read about the kit and it is nice to see it made so well. The photo along with the lighter is great for giving perspective on size. Thanks for posting.
Mike Maynard said on June 30, 2014
Nice clean build and weathering.
Dmitry Stropalov said on July 1, 2014
Thank you for your comments and attention, friends!
George Williams said on July 1, 2014
What a weird looking thing, but a great model, thank you, Dmitry.
Frank Cronin said on July 2, 2014
Dimitry,
Excellent craftsmanship.