A further photo of this example can be found in the excellent book "The Landships of Lincoln" pp60, with the caption "A brand new Whippet gets the star treatment in Fosters yard"
Looking at both photos in my mind it does not appear to be the standard green normally applied to (in service) Whippets it. Whilst it could be alittle overexposed the contrast with other colours does not seem right, especially with the tracks (not as obvious in the photo above).
Could this be a prototype? a Whippet in primer? A demonstrator? Or is it just my imagination?
I've a copy of this with a note saying that its is the final prototype before production was authorised. The earlier prototypes were all grey painted. In Foster's booklet of 1919 there is a photo of the same tank in the same yard but taken from a 3/4 front view, inset into the photo is another photo of one of the earlier prototypes.
I've a copy of this with a note saying that its is the final prototype before production was authorised. The earlier prototypes were all grey painted. In Foster's booklet of 1919 there is a photo of the same tank in the same yard but taken from a 3/4 front view, inset into the photo is another photo of one of the earlier prototypes.
Thank you Centurion, glad to know it wasn't just my imagination.
I believe the 3/4 front view is the one I was refering to as being in the Landships of Lincoln book.
Interesting to know that it was the final prototype. Other than the arnament and the lack of the rail(?) along the cab do you notice anything further different to the production/service version?
