Tamiya 1/35 British Mk. IV Male

GreySnake

Member since
February 2011

Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:32 PM

Thank you, PFJN2.

keavdog thanks!

Thank you, Stik. Regarding the asbestos the wrapping was done in the field from what I’ve found and not all of the tanks had it done. I believe Tamiya used the Tank Museum Mk. IV which doesn’t have any wrapping on the exhaust pipe.

Thank you, Gamera. I was planning to add a lot more mud but was happy with how the model was looking halfway through weathering.

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:10 PM

Looks great!!!

The weathering looks spot-on! Considering how much time they spent wallowing though mud and shell craters in No Man's Land it's pretty important!

Heart

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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CapnMac82

Member since
November 2005
From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas

Posted by CapnMac82 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 2:03 PM

stikpusher
I'm surprised that Tamiya missed that detail, as it is rather noticeable

Makes me wonder if it was on the museum example they modeled from; or if they just went off the plans, which might have skipped the cladding.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:47 PM

Looks great, one of my want lists is the motorized version of this tank.

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:14 PM

Looking very sharp GS! The tape on the exhaust pipe to simulate the asbestos wrap was a great touch. I'm surprised that Tamiya missed that detail, as it is rather noticeable.

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:22 AM

Looks good. Those early tanks were behemoths bristling with guns.

Thanks,

John

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PFJN2

Member since
January 2021

Posted by PFJN2 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:03 AM

Hi,

Your build looks great. Smile

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GreySnake

Member since
February 2011

Tamiya 1/35 British Mk. IV Male

Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:37 AM

I’ve had this kit on the shelf since last December working on it off and on. I’ve been in a model building slump for most of the year until fairly recently. I’ve been working on finishing up kits that are near completion and this Tamiya kit was one of them.

The kit is built OBB other then Tamiya tape around the exhaust pipe replicating the asbestos that was wrapped around the exhaust pipe on the real thing. The kit was weathered with a lot of different enamel washes. I’m sure I spent ten or so hours on weathering alone.