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Oh dear - another round of bizarre WW1 models
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I rarely comment on plastic models - not interested, too expensive, don't like paint/glue fumes.

However, the recent 1/35 Takom Whippet box art moves me to comment. The guys at Takom have

obviously been at the blue mushrooms again - Whippet with camouflage pattern - I don't think so. 

Unless it's a model of one of the Japanese Whippets which may have been painted in a camo pattern - anyone read the Japanese script?

on the box?

Charlie

 



-- Edited by CharlieC on Wednesday 3rd of January 2018 10:08:51 PM



-- Edited by CharlieC on Wednesday 3rd of January 2018 10:10:05 PM

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You're right!

It's a special edition box concerning the japanese Whippets. The decals sheet is specially interesting, including markings for the first japanes MarkIV too!

The tanks recieved new MG (included), different exhaust cover and usually a mobile driver hatch.

Several pics show the Whippets with 2 or 3 tones camo, sometime outligned with a Black or dark brown color.



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マーク A 「ホイペット」 中戦車 = Mk A "Whippet" Medium Tank

1/35 日本戦車兵1体付き = 1 Japanese tank soldier included

日本,イギリス,ドイツ, ロシア軍の塗裝図,デカ一ル付き! = Japanese, British, German, Russian Army decals included

マーク4戦車,日本到着時デカ一ル付 = Mk 4 tank, with decal on arrival in Japan

大正7年(1918)10月、日本最初の戦車であるマーク4雌型が横浜に到着した。車両は試験後に日本各地で展示された後靖国神社遊就館に展示されたしかし最終的には昭和19年(1 944)に処分されたとされるが、詳細は不明である = In October Taisho 7 (1918/10), Mark 4 female type, Japan's first tank, arrived in Yokohama. The vehicle was exhibited at the Yasukuni Shrine Yukari kan after being examined all over Japan but it was eventually said to have been disposed of in Showa 19 (1944), details are unknown

 

 

i hope it will be helpful to you :)





-- Edited by TankLibrary on Saturday 6th of January 2018 05:18:48 PM

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