MkIV "Male" complete picture 1st timer

zokissima, I can't really give you the ratio of paint to thinner I used for the wash. I just did it by eye. The wash was made with Tamiya flat black and tamiya thinner. It was a little heavier than I normanlly use. I put big gobs of wash onto the details I thought should be greasy. As the brush lost liquid, I'd smear it over the flat panels. I haven't perfected washes yet, but this has been my best one to date.

wow. looks great from this end.


joe

Just an outstanding job on what has been said to be a difficult kit Chris. I can't add anything that our peers haven't already said. Your MkIV rates it's own display case. Semper fi, mike

ridleusmc,
very nice job!
glad you were able to get the pics up.
great to see some subjects off the beaten path.

Wow, impressive, to say the least. The finish is superb. Can you give a little detail on the type of wash used, and how you proceeded after the wash?

I appreciate the kind words and the advice. I'll give it the tie down chain and the ditching beam a little more attention before I dive into my next project.
Overall, the kit went together surprisingly well. (I've heard some a few negatives about Emhar kits). The parts fit together pretty well except for the inboard tail sections which were a little too wide at the end that mates to the hull. I filed and sanded them a little bit. Other than that it was a pretty simple build. Thank you all for the advice and the kind words.
Chris

Chris,
Excellent build of an interesting and off-beat subject. It sounds as though the decals were a chore, but your perseverence paid off, they look excellent. Food for thought on future projects would be to use Archer dry transfers (www.archertransfers.com) that basically are like decals, but with no carrier film.

Aside from the comments on the chains, I think the only thing that I would possibly suggest, would be maybe a bit of pastel chalk dust, to make the thing seem as though it is dirty and has been out in the field a bit. If you decide to add a small diorama base, you could use the same artists pastel dust to make the dirt portions of the base which would tie everything together into a unified scene.

Excellent job.

Andy

I think Renarts got it all out. You did really well with this kit. WWI models are few and far between and it's great to see a well executed one! Keep up the good work: get yourself their MkV when it's out..!

Nice work. Good to see some WWI stuff.

Great build. You did a really nice job on this one.

My 2 cents, the copper chain holding the ditching beam would look better if it were painted to look like iron chain.

Some drybrushing on the beam and maybe even some "wear and tear" on it would make it look a tad less "furniture grade" . The highlighting provided by drybushing the edges will give it a used look and tone down te edges. This will complete the weathering that the wash started.

The traction bars on the tracks could probobly use some more drybrushing with the some silver to give them a little more wear but thats just my personal aesthetic.

Mount this puppy on a nice display base. A good piece of art deserves a suitable frame.

Thanks for sharing. You should be proud. You did some fine work there.

Nice job, love the WWI tanks.

Very nice finish and a rare treat to see a WWI monster come to life! Only suggestion I'd have (and it's a very minor detail too!) would be to paint the wire you used as a tiedown for the ditch beam. The bright copper seems out of place amongst the great weathering/wash you applied to the hull. Great work on those decals and tracks, the soft plastic sections are different and yours look fantastic!

Wow, really nice! How did the kit go together? I am currently building Emhars Whippet, its not too bad. Thanks for posting pics. I really enjoyed them!

Wow, what can I add. That is some very nice work. Nice to see something from the Great War. Hope to see some more from you.

wellcome to the forum, you did a great job on the kit, keep up the good work.
gdarwin[roy]

thanks everyone with those kind words.
Diggeraone... those tracks aren't individual, nor are they vinyle. The kit comes with about a dozen or so lengths of soft plastic tracks. The soft plastic tracks are able to bend around the hull, but a heavy duty adhesive is needed to hold it. I used 5 minute epoxy on the track sections that I bent around the hull.

Again thanks everyone for those kind words.

Great job on this tank.I was wondering if the tracks are independent or viynal tracks.It looks great.Digger

I tried to build that one when it first came out and it's a dog.

You did a great job on a really tough kit. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Mo

great job! I really like the weathering

Beautiful. Well exicuted. Really nice. I am not just blowing smoke either. Well done