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Title: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: TacticalPainter on July 18, 2023, 06:20:36 AM

While I'm very familiar with making terrain buildings using laser cut MDF models I've never tried to make a model of a tank. My initial impressions of a Mk1 Male tank in MDF from Warbases were not great, but with a bit of perseverance it can make a very presentable gaming piece. I chart the full journey in more detail in a blog post that you can find here: https://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2023/07/warbases-mdf-mk1-male-tank.html

The initial model lacked a lot of detail:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/eTh3Ga.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poeTh3Gaj)

But with a few additions and a paint job it can turn into a more than acceptable gaming piece:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/QktCmb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmQktCmbj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/It05TK.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poIt05TKj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/FLFPit.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poFLFPitj)

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: armchairgeneral on July 18, 2023, 08:24:24 AM

I am not a fan of mdf buildings let alone vehicles but it just goes to show if you make the effort, like you have done, how great they can look. Well done  :)

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: has.been on July 18, 2023, 08:34:15 AM

Goo job there.
My friend (Flatpack) has made some very nice wargames vehicles with the MDF kits.
I have never tried. :?

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: Golgotha on October 26, 2023, 12:24:04 AM

Fantastic work came out a treat and certainly looks the part especially for MDF.

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on October 29, 2023, 09:45:56 AM

Nice.
What are the gun barrels made from?

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: TacticalPainter on October 31, 2023, 07:45:28 AM

Quote from: Ultravanillasmurf on October 29, 2023, 09:45:56 AM

Nice.
What are the gun barrels made from?

Thanks. They were made from styrene tube. I’d have preferred something with more of a taper but just used what I had to hand.

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on October 31, 2023, 06:12:07 PM

Quote from: TacticalPainter on October 31, 2023, 07:45:28 AM

Thanks. They were made from styrene tube. I’d have preferred something with more of a taper but just used what I had to hand.

So what are the supplied ones made from?

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on November 12, 2023, 09:54:41 AM

Rats, forgot to pick one of these up yesterday at Warfare.

Title: Re: Warbases MDF Mk1 Male tank
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on November 20, 2023, 12:32:24 PM

Would the Mk 1 still have been in service when the white/red/white flashes were adopted?