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Colonel

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Good clear photographs of the cab roof hatch on Bovvy's Mk.II Supply Tank?
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Hoping to pick your brains and personal archives on my other intended Mk.I build - a Supply Tank.

I'm ok on rear bin detailing info & sponson blanking / riveting as we've discussed these before.

However, I am wondering if anyone has got better photos of the Bovvy Mk.II drivers cab roof hatch? Better than the low angle shots in the 'tank articles' section. I could not clearly see the hatch size or the hinge / locking details - presumably the hatch on a Mk.II supply tank is, in all likelihood, identical or as near as damn it to the hatch on a Mk.I supply?

Thank you in advance for any photos, diagrams posted here...



-- Edited by compound eye on Wednesday 10th of February 2016 10:23:51 PM

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no roof pics but here is my arcive of that mkII just in case there any use, theres 1 of little willie but the mkII is in background.

If you need any of the other british ww1's from bovvy, let us know as I took hundreds of close ups a couple of years ago

Rich ReidDSCF1464.JPGDSCF1465.JPGDSCF1466.JPGDSCF1467.JPGDSCF1468.JPGDSCF1469.JPGDSCF1470.JPGDSCF1471.JPGDSCF1472.JPGDSCF1436.JPGDSCF1710.JPGDSCF1463.JPG

 

 



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Hi, Here's my best above view. Hope it helps.

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Hero

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One thing you will notice from the photo is that the periscope mountings are recessed not raised as in the Takom model.
Helen x

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Awesome stuff - lovely archive there and the perfect 'money shot' too. Thank you both very much :)

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MK1 Nut wrote:

One thing you will notice from the photo is that the periscope mountings are recessed not raised as in the Takom model.
Helen x


 Indeed, I had thought they were just flush elongated holes from poor quality period photos I had seen. Takom's 'doughnuts' came as quite  surprise. I noted the 'doughnuts' had been carried over onto MR Modelbau's styrene cab master. I know you advised them on this 'correct' Mk.I cab - do you know if they reworked the periscope mounts to recess them, or stuck with the 'doughnuts'? Cannot really see from the finished resin item on their web page.

Also, your cab roof photo - presumably you read the welded graffiti on the hatch? 'GH EXETER 1954'? Although the hatch frame & hinges look authentic... Modellers licence when scratching the hatch cover though... prob a couple of blind bolt heads near the front edge for an internal locking aparatus or a grab handle similarly positioned.



-- Edited by compound eye on Thursday 11th of February 2016 08:27:51 PM

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Very interesting photo of 785. I have not seen it before.
We see a hatch on the roof, a cylindrical muffler, cannon sponsons without weapons (already reworked as supply, but with opened cannon holes?) and a rear tail. And it seems that the tail is working. And two obscure details on the roof.

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-- Edited by Alpha Six on Saturday 8th of April 2017 09:52:22 AM

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Nice clear photo, thanks for sharing.
If I had to make a guess then I would say this is at Bovington as the tank looks like it is raised up on a bed. The ram has no hydraulic pipes to it just the same as it is now on the MK1, so is just for looks not working.
Helen x


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Helen is correct, It is 785 Dahlia/Flying Scotsman

John

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