Haliburton Posted August 13, 2023 Share #1 Posted August 13, 2023 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. Egilman, king derelict, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) A photo of the real thing Edited August 13, 2023 by Haliburton Canute, ccoyle, Jack12477 and 7 others 10 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted August 15, 2023 Some progress on the upper hull assembly and fighting compartment. The odd shape of this tank is becoming apparent. Scott GrandpaPhil, hof00, BLACK VIKING and 7 others 10 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted August 17, 2023 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 Jack12477, hof00, GrandpaPhil and 10 others 13 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted August 17, 2023 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 Canute, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 2 others 1 4 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted August 18, 2023 Share #6 Posted August 18, 2023 Nice start Scott. That picture would make for a nice diorama scene. Jack12477, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolmaker Posted August 18, 2023 Share #7 Posted August 18, 2023 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 Old Collingwood, Canute, Haliburton and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted August 18, 2023 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 Landlubber Mike, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted August 23, 2023 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 Egilman, king derelict, BLACK VIKING and 7 others 9 1 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted August 23, 2023 The Whippet in the same scale as the Mark IV and Krupp Morser. The Morser was a big gun in comparison! Landlubber Mike, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 4 others 6 1 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted August 23, 2023 Share #11 Posted August 23, 2023 Very nice model Scott. I like the weathering you did on it too. mtaylor, king derelict, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted August 23, 2023 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 Egilman, Old Collingwood, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 24, 2023 Share #13 Posted August 24, 2023 Very nicely done. OC. mtaylor, Haliburton, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted August 24, 2023 43 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said: Very nicely done. Thanks OC! mtaylor, Egilman, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted August 24, 2023 Share #15 Posted August 24, 2023 Great job Scott! Love it! Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share #16 Posted August 25, 2023 50 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: Great job Scott! Love it! Thanks Mike! Egilman, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 25, 2023 Share #17 Posted August 25, 2023 Nicely done, Scott. Great modeling. Old Collingwood, Haliburton, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted August 25, 2023 Share #18 Posted August 25, 2023 Well done! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 25, 2023 Share #19 Posted August 25, 2023 Nice work! Jack12477, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share #20 Posted August 25, 2023 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! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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