Mk.A Whippet British Medium Tank by Haliburton - FINISHED - Meng - 1/35

[Haliburton]

This build seems like a logical extension of my now completed Mk IV male tank. The Whippet was tested as a prototype in March, 1917. With a crew of three it had a maximum speed of 13.4 km/hr.  First arriving in service in March, 1918 they enjoyed some success.  According to the background supplied by Meng, in one battle seven Whippets wiped out two entire German infantry battalions. On August 8, 1918, 96 Whippets took part in the Battle of Amiens alongside Mark IV and Mark V tanks. A single Whippet became cut off and over the next 9 hours single handedly destroyed one artillery battery, one observation balloon, the camp of an infantry battalion and a transport column. 

[Haliburton]

A photo of the real thing

 

 

Edited August 13, 2023 by Haliburton

[Haliburton]

Some progress on the upper hull assembly and fighting compartment. The odd shape of this tank is becoming apparent. 
 

Scott

[Haliburton]

Work on the gear assemblies continues and vents and exhaust added to the engine.    I got around to added a profile photo and opted for a CF-104 starfighter which I hope to build in the near future 

 

Scott

[Haliburton]

A general observation, the Meng tracks are very poorly designed compared to Tamiya.  The pins are too short and I suspect I will have to glue them into place to achieve any kind of stability as they keep unlocking. 
 

Scott

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice start Scott.  That picture would make for a nice diorama scene.

[Toolmaker]

Late advice might be worse than none, but it might help next time. I have built a number of tanks including this kit and find some items are more suited to being painted before attaching. On the Whippet build I painted the exhausts, the machine guns with mounts, the towing cables and the tracks prior to fixing them in place. Fixing hem was after the base colour had been applied to the main tank body. 
it’s a great kit and lends itself to some nice weathering. Good luck with the build.

Regards

Paul

[Haliburton]

13 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice start Scott.  That picture would make for a nice diorama scene

Thanks Mike, a diorama is an interesting idea. I still have some 1/35 figures to do from the Mark IV Tamiya kit so that will give me a bit of experience and maybe I could incorporate both the Whippet and Mark IV into a scene.  
 

1 hour ago, Toolmaker said:

Late advice might be worse than none, but it might help next time. I have built a number of tanks including this kit and find some items are more suited to being painted before attaching. On the Whippet build I painted the exhausts, the machine guns with mounts, the towing cables and the tracks prior to fixing them in place. Fixing hem was after the base colour had been applied to the main tank body. 
it’s a great kit and lends itself to some nice weathering. Good luck with the build.

Thank you Paul, a great suggestion.  I have prepainted the machine guns and will leave them off till the end. I’ll have to use my fine brush and optivisor for the exhaust etc that I’ve already installed!

 

Scott

[Haliburton]

Sorry for so few updates - I did a bit each day and before I knew it I was almost done.  Some minor touch ups etc remain but here is where the Whippet stands. 
 

Scott

[Haliburton]

The Whippet in the same scale as the Mark IV and Krupp Morser.  The Morser was a big gun in comparison!

 

[CDW]

Very nice model Scott. I like the weathering you did on it too.

[Haliburton]

46 minutes ago, CDW said:

Very nice model Scott. I like the weathering you did on it too.

Thank you Craig, that means a lot to me seeing the amazing models you produce!

Scott

[Old Collingwood]

Very nicely  done.

 

OC.

[Haliburton]

43 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Very nicely  done.

Thanks OC!

[Landlubber Mike]

Great job Scott!  Love it!

[Haliburton]

50 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Great job Scott!  Love it!

Thanks Mike!

[Canute]

Nicely done, Scott. Great modeling.

[GrandpaPhil]

Well done!

[ccoyle]

Nice work!

[Haliburton]

7 hours ago, Canute said:

Nicely done, Scott. Great modeling.

 

6 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Well done!

 

5 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Nice work!

Thank you all very much for the likes and comments!