Landships II

Just sent you a PM...

Here it is:

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=8193047

I forgot I'd posted that!

I also posted a spud drawing on the forum, but ignore it because it was Trittion's spud patent, and it is very different from what was actually made and fitted.

Ironsides, ignore the PM...

Well done, Roger! As usual, on the ball.
I've just received a set of the Accurate Armour WWI tracks.  They look quite good, but the spacing is different from the drawing.  Instead of 7,5" c/c, they have 8,75" c/c!  Not that you'd notice the difference once assembled.  The underside also has ridges to represent the full track mechanism.
According to somewhere on this site, the Mk IV had 90 tracks per side: this pack contains 265 pieces, so the longer tanks such as the tadpole and the MkV should be attainable with one pack.

Has anyone worked out the number of tracks for each size of tank?

Tony

Firefly wrote:

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Does anyone make replacement track for Revell/RPM FT17s?

The rubber ones don't react well to oil & turps wash, as I found out.

DAS modelling clay is good for weighting tanks to get then to 'sit' on their tracks.

Are there any Airfix MK1 kits out there as Matador are out of stock of them?

Thanks.

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Hi Firefly cant help with the ft17 tracks although i think ive seen brass etched ones available but these may have been for the 1/35 rpm kit, sad to hear matador are out of airfix mk1s this may prove a problem for them unless they decide to make there own kit!
To get the airfix kit I would suggest ebays i have recently seen several going there although you may have to search a bit heres one i found earlier:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Airfix-Panzer-MK-1-Erster-Weltkrieg-Selten-OVP_W0QQitemZ150130113709QQihZ005QQcategoryZ114305QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

the vendor seems to speak good english
Cheers

Firefly wrote:

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Thanks Ironsides,

I followed a link to tanks and tracks shop from emhar MK4 additions ,they have resin track units for FT17s.
This gave me the idea to kit bash Hat & RPM, I'll let you know how it goes;probably cheaper and easier than Czech resin.
Thanks for the link to German ebay,

TTFN

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Hi Firefly, I thought of this as well and its my intention to Kit bash a couple of Hät kits with parts from the Rpm Ft17 kits and visa-versa, although i dont really mind building the track units but they are a P.I.T.A as things keep breaking, i reckon your right about the resin tracks why bother when you get 2 sets of fairly good ones in a Hät kit?......at the moment im building the Rpm Ft17 with berliet turret it has lots of spares(2 turrets and the parts for the 6ton m1917, reno and renault version) that will find their way onto  some hät ft17s.....usually I replace the glacis plate, drivers visor and hatches on the hat kit...

heres another link for uk-ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AIRFIX-WW1-TANK-MK-1-NEW-AND-UNBUILT_W0QQitemZ180130226514QQihZ008QQcategoryZ1189QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There was also a very nice resin Mk1 male from i believe an italian firm but they recently closed shop and I've never been able to find one...perhaps someone else can help here, also checkout the kit news on this site...

Cheers


-- Edited by Ironsides at 09:24, 2007-06-14

Hi,
Matador managed to find an Airfix Mk1 in a stocktake, I've bottled out of detailing the tail.So,it's being built up as C21 The Perfect Lady with the Matador conversion parts.
 Male sponsons have gone onto the Emhar MkIV male to get a MkIII male with Matador tracks & brass exhaust covers.
RPM TSF is coming on,suspension units weren't that bad,but the plastic I found soft but brittle.
Hat FT17 is built ,painted & weathered ,just needs a base & photographing.
How's the metal track project going ?
TTFN

-- Edited by Firefly at 21:06, 2007-10-15

Hi Ironsides,
A strip would probably be less of a faff to assemble but would need a bit of overlap,I think.
I found the Emhar track about 1/2 a plate short,but that is probably me.
Would the plates be etch,or some sort of stamped affair?
TTFN