Mark 1 - Female - WWI Tank - 1/35 Takom

[TheTroyster]

I have a World War 1 obsession and this is the perfect model for just such a build:



Lots of parts...



Check it - even got started this morning before work...

[Fridgy]

Very nice
Almost bought the tamiya version of this kit for my stepson as a Christmas present.

I will just sit here in the corner and watch

[TheTroyster]

More progress - the pieces fit together no problem, and the instructions are clear.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Hey, that is pretty cool looking kit
Don't you hate it when work and real life get in the way of modelling

I am not a big tank guy, but like the WWI stuff too.
One day I will start one of the umpteen planes I have in the stash
In the meantime, will follow you

[TheTroyster]

I am not a big tank guy, but like the WWI stuff too.

I was hoping to see one of those Wingnut kits you have up here someday.

As for tanks - they are the most forgiving of all models - break something, missing a part, screw up the paint job, any disaster only makes the tank look more realistic in my book.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I am not a big tank guy, but like the WWI stuff too.

I was hoping to see one of those Wingnut kits you have up here someday.

As for tanks - they are the most forgiving of all models - break something, missing a part, screw up the paint job, any disaster only makes the tank look more realistic in my book.

Yep we will see a long whining and moaning WW build from me one day
Not much time and I want to get my WWI mojo going on the Eduard kits first before muffing up a WIngnut

[SergioSolo]

Great start on a very nice kit! I've been tempted to try some WWII vehicles, and this one is on top of my list!

[Tomcat64]

Ooh - now there's something a bit different - really looking forward to seeing how this goes together.

[Bissyboat]

Nice progress.

[TheTroyster]

Okay, so I start off with this piece:



Then I built it up to this. The fun part is - in THEORY - I should be able to take that other piece and just fit all those wheel (which are not glued in place) into those 27 holes - as though it's going to fit like a glove no problem right? Of course not...



Oh look - I did it! So I started on one end and fitted a couple of wheels through their respective holes, pinched it, and just moved down the part - only took about three minutes when doing this. Then I used the extra thin glue (should have worn a gloves) which ran onto the sides where my fingers were, and now I'll have to sand off a finger print, but not a big deal.

[Kevthemodeller]

All them wheels looking good so far looking forward to the reveal

[privatepete]

Hi Troy great start,will be watching with interest

[TheTroyster]

Hands down the best tracks I've ever worked with. Simple to assemble - holes on one side and pins on the other - snap in no problem, they don't break apart.



Like all the tracks I build, I do sections of ten links:



and the fit is PERFECT!

[pourquoi61]

Looks like a fun build,looking forward to completion.

[rcfanuk]

Looking good, just at the painting stage on mine, I found the gun assemblies were a bit tricky

Steve

[panzerman825]

Your Female tank is progressing nicely. Glad the tracks fit so well. Enjoy the rest of the build. Bill

[Bissyboat]

Looking good.

[TheTroyster]

Finished the second side of wheels - whew glad that is done.

I put everything together so I can get an idea on what its going to look like - although nothing is glued together at this point.

[AdamLuscombe]

Nice start, good luck with the rest of the build

[demarcation]

Interesting kit and nice work so far buddy!

[Bissyboat]

Shaping up nicely mate. Starting to look like a tank.

[TheTroyster]

If any of you actually build one of these type of Takom models you may run across this page in the instruction book:



In real life this is what they look like - see the two nibs? The Machine gun is going to fit onto those so they can move up/down. But look how small the glue area is - so everytime you go to fit those guns onto those pins the stupid seam breaks apart - three hands might help!



After breaking this seam twenty million times I decided to move to the next step - you see that part "X-9" ?



That's the solution to this bitch - glue that piece in place first, fit your guns, and then glue the superstructure around the gun.



Yes yes I know I sacrificed my well being so you wouldn't have a headache or a pain in the ass in the future - the least I could do...

The parts are looking cool once I figured that issue out:



These sides fit wonderfully - even have these "guides" that are awesome!

[Bissyboat]

Looking good.

[Tomcat64]

That's coming together nicely - even with the hiccup on the guns.

Looks like a really good kit.

[TheTroyster]

It took me awhile to build this, not because it was super complex, I just simply had a hard time devoting more than 6 or 7 hours a week to the build. Really nice fit on all parts, no filler thus far.

Here is a lay out of the parts - what I really like about this build is you build all these sub-sections and then you just assemble them in the end - in theory... This, however, will making painting the triple camouflage pattern much easier!

Here is a lay out of the completed build:


I started out by rusting the tracks - but I hate the looks so that will be redone!


okay I decided rather than painting these annoying green patterns, I'll just start by painting the entire beast green and will mask off the green pattern and apply color #2. I should note here, I did paint around the edges of the tank in a dark iron so I can do some very minor chipping later. Also, I repainted those tracks in Dark Iron, and the green is Tamaya Field Grey 50% and Flat Green 50% making what I am calling "forest green" right?


Here is the Winter pattern:


I did manage to finish (mostly) the tracks, here's a close-up:


A close-up of the grenade screen that sits atop the tank:


Yet, this picture captures a truer look of the above two items:

[privatepete]

HI Troy some great work there love the tracks and grenade screen, it's going to be stunning when you finish it, keep up the good work

[TheTroyster]

Finally I mark off the first camouflage pattern:



Next color is a wood tan color...

[TheTroyster]

Hands down, the best triple Camouflage hard line pattern I've ever done. I like the paint job so much, I almost called it done so I could just look at it, think about it... That lasted about ten minutes:

Pained green then taped off the pattern:



Once I had the green pattern taped off I applied the wood color:


I then masked off the wood color for the white/concrete color (a 50/50 of Sky Gray and flat white):


And the results!

[Stokesy44]

Lovely paint job mate. A masking masterwork

[Kevthemodeller]

Very nice great build

That's really a nice kit way more too it than I'd have thought. I'm very tempted to add one to my stash now.

[Fridgy]

Very nice great build

That's really a nice kit way more too it than I'd have thought. I'm very tempted to add one to my stash now.

Agreed

It looks like a very nice kit and you are doing a great job on it

[DC87]

Camo looks fanbloomintastic , brilliant build thread so far - doing a great job with a nice looking kit.

[sheppsea]

Top notch job on the paint

[privatepete]

Great build, love camo paint work, keep up the very good work

[TheTroyster]

Did some more work on the Mark 1 - weathering with Oils, added some chipping, and then applied a filter over the model to unify the colors - let that sit for a day or so...









Guess I will apply a dull coat - maybe - and then apply pigments. Good news is there are no decals for this tank.

Here's the basic diorama build, real simple build - going to have this beast crawling across no mans land in the late fall 1916 - so I doubt Ill add much snow to the diorama - not sure World War One tanks attacked in the winter anyway - seems like all forces just waited until spring...

My Go to material - pr-mix tile grout...


black paint for dark shadow areas:


couple of different shades of browns:


Ran out of time - so Ill have to continue this later.

[Les]

Congratulations on your finished project!

[Bissyboat]

Cracking good job.