And In The Gates...... It's A Whippet

[takeslousyphotos]

Ah but the beauty of a lack of information is that no-one can say you're wrong Robert!
I like Peter's maintenance idea. Perhaps with some careful scribing you could open up a panel? If it was one that had taken a shell hit, any damage would be explainable.


Here's a couple of pics I found showing some detail


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I don't think that there's much beneath the exterior skin other than the tracks & wheels.

"Ah but the beauty of a lack of information is that no-one can say you're wrong Robert! " ................... Someone somewhere will :rolleyes:

 

[Robert1968]

Now now Lauries not here anymore and I don't want to upset any mods


So,back to the Panzer 4 and it's base time as I need to get that sorted ( prob get grief for not creating that right either!!


Oh well it's my model


Cheers


Robert

 

[Robert1968]

Ah but the beauty of a lack of information is that no-one can say you're wrong Robert!
I like Peter's maintenance idea. Perhaps with some careful scribing you could open up a panel? If it was one that had taken a shell hit, any damage would be explainable.


Here's a couple of pics I found showing some detail


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I don't think that there's much beneath the exterior skin other than the tracks & wheels.

I did a bit of study on all the ref pics I have including bovies example and I can't seem to find any panels that in effect would come off, so I'm assuming that the whole side panel would have to be removed to access the wheels/ running gear, unless the track could be removed? The only thing I found was an access panel by the drive sprocket obviously to oil/grease etc.


I knows the whippets design of side skirts took away the debris from the running gear, prob sim to the Matilda of the late 30s? So removing a section of panel seems difficult at present to fathom out ( even though I'm not going to get too much grief for trying )

 

[Robert1968]

"Ah but the beauty of a lack of information is that no-one can say you're wrong Robert! " ................... Someone somewhere will :rolleyes:

True all but true

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Coming along well.

 

[Robert1968]

This a good photo of the running gear access panels I found but you know I think they built them like ships of the time ( blooming great huge pieces of steel and riveted the whole thing together ( no Tamiya cement them days eh

 

[takeslousyphotos]

View attachment 140905 This a good photo of the running gear access panels I found but you know I think they built them like ships of the time ( blooming great huge pieces of steel and riveted the whole thing together ( no Tamiya cement them days eh

That's why they were called "Landships" and their names all prefixed with HMSL .........

 

[Robert1968]

Well I have been doing some more thinking on the whippet build, how to display at a later time. Well Peter mentioned a factory ( just out sort of look/ maintenance.


Unfortunately I'm scarce on factory black and white photos nor this happening but here's my idea


What if I built a concrete inspection pit with a few workmen underneath. I could do it with the tracks half off( laying the tracks on etc ( this way it would show the bottom rollers, top return rollers etc, the odd workman tightening a bolt or something and this way I could give the whippet a clean look but weathered look at the same time.


Because as Peter said quite rightly they were rivited sheets of steel like a ship ( land ships ) there are access panels on the side skirts that are bolted on so can be removed for maintenance.


I think my skills could do a dio of some description but I may have to do some more research first


Any and all help would be appreciated.

 

[dubster72]

Now that sounds like a cracking idea! There are various workshop tool sets available in 1/35, as well as figures doing maintenance. Although they're WWII vintage, I'm sure that they'd still work in your dio Robert.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Here you go Robert........ There are lods of photos on google just search WW1 TANK FACTORY

 

[dubster72]

Here you go Robert........ There are lods of photos on google just search WW1 TANK FACTORY
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That's an M3 Stuart though...



And any British factory of the day would need lots of cups of tea in shot, a chap with a clipboard & a couple of fellas saying "I don't see any future in these new-fangled tanks Bert"

 

[Robert1968]

That's an M3 Stuart though... View attachment 141098
And any British factory of the day would need lots of cups of tea in shot, a chap with a clipboard & a couple of fellas saying "I don't see any future in these new-fangled tanks Bert" View attachment 141099

Thanks Patrick ( my thoughts exactly!!


I'm going to search other pics like Peter suggests and yes your right with the figs mainly being WW2 ( little adaptations ) and I'm sure tools don't change over time ( a spanner is for all a spanner but may need to look into scratch building generators I mean I'm sure they had same as we have now like in a garage or something ( was even thinking gantry but that's prob thinking too much out the box.


Like the idea of the guys Bert and the new fangled tanks!!!

 

[Robert1968]

Here you go Robert........ There are lods of photos on google just search WW1 TANK FACTORY
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That's the sort of thing I want to do ( just about 30 odd years previous!!


Really pleased your liking the same sort of idea I have in mind

 

[Robert1968]

Been doing a bit more searching the Internet and seem to have found a few pics I can adapt ideas too maybe with more to show on internal i.e tracks and running gear.

 

[John Rixon]

Been doing a bit more searching the Internet and seem to have found a few pics I can adapt ideas too maybe with more to show on internal i.e tracks and running gear.
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Wow, great pics!

 

[Robert1968]

Right on with the build


Started with the hull as all tanks do and the Meng goes together well ( no first problems at all


Few pics of progress ( strange how the fuel tank is external and right at the front ( semi protected though

 

[takeslousyphotos]

This going to be good......., Out off the blocks and onward.

 

[tanktrack]

iv just come across your build Robert , i got the same kit via Telford and Santa -don't ask and will watch your build with interest , i think Meng are a breath of fresh air and the detail is great .

 

[monica]

great progress on this one so far,


watching with interest,I don,t think any of us real like doing wheels,but once done,its all strait forwards,

 

[Robert1968]

Before I commit to painting the wheels ( primed them all first with Vallejo 74.602 Negro, I thought I'd make a start on the M1914 Hotchkiss MG x4 ( again primed them first and then painted 71.073 Metallic black ( light spray ) this could be done I'm sure with gunmetal but I am sticking with the instructions. The handle is painted by brush with 71.067 bright brass. I gave the gun a light steel ( Revell 36191 Steel ) dry brush but the black metallic is fine without the dry brush. Each gun is very well detailed and I doubt anyone would want to get aftermarket as these are super. They even come with a line of ammo each ( may need my magnifier to get those bullets painted but Meng with detail is fantastic


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