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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Fjodin on April 08, 2011, 11:02:24 AM
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(http://www.militarymodelling.com/sites/1/images/article_images_month/2009-08/airfixww1mk1tank%20(1).jpg)
Today I was in Hobbyco and bought 1/76 Airfix Mark 1 Male tank. Back home I've decided to use it for my 15mm GASLIGHT. I've half assembled it and made a size comparison photos with true 15mm minis (with base diameter of 15mm
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I choosed: Irregular Miniatures Russian Infantry
Russian Oficer
British Bluejacket
Samurai
Battleline Miniatures (NZ) Jakobite Rebellion Bagpiper (not quite 15mm)
Here are real Mark1 tank measurements:
Length 32 ft 6 in (9.94 m) with tail
Width 13 ft 9 in (4.33 m) [male]
Height 8 ft 0.5 in (2.44 m)
1/76 model measurements:
Length 10mm (WITHOUT wheels)
Height 2.8 cm
(http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/3881/50203449.jpg)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2152/19999185.jpg)
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6417/17687094.jpg)
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6405/33249492.jpg)
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6785/68450033.jpg)
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4145/74573407.jpg)
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Yes you may say, this vehicle is not Victorian, but Edwardian. But I like this kind of VSF:
late 19 century from 1880 to Boxer Rebellion
All huge landships are steam powered
Diesel Armored cars and WW1 tanks, and other Edwardian era things like airplanes and zeppelins.
Like this:
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3082/31865492.jpg)
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3140/crisis2009098.jpg)
(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4118/crisis2009108.jpg)
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/267/crisis2009100.jpg)
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Good idea on using that model for 15's. I've often wondered about using the same one for 28's but it looks just a little too small.
What I really want to know is the make of that tank in the 2nd to last pic. I mut have one of those.
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I picked one up along with a bunch of FT-17 for 28mm
The MkI will be some sort of light tank and the FT-17s are one man scout tanks
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Fjodin -- what armored car is that in your first photo and who makes it?
Thanks
Chuck
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What I really want to know is the make of that tank in the 2nd to last pic. I mut have one of those.
I'm pretty sure its a converted G.I. Joe vehicle. Let me see if I can dig up the name...
EDIT: Yep, the Cobra IMP.
(http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/gijoe_cobra_imp.jpg)
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I have no idea about armored car manufacturer. These are not mine minis and this diorama is from Salute or other wargame festival.
I think to buy 2 real 15mm WW1 tanks and use them as British Empire main battle tank, and this 1/76 tank will be heavy flagship... or flaglandship :)
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I have even better idea. This 1/76 tank will be flaglandship "Prince Albert", another female version of 1/76 tank will be "Queen Victoria", the rest of British Empire tanks will be 15mm Mark1 tanks.
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Fjodin,
You might like this image:
http://www.dminis.com/Stormwalker/image/1006/8534/
Here's a link you may also find interesting:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com
The 1/72 scale Whippet and AV7 by Emhar are also worth picking up.
http://www.aaamodels.co.uk/HTML/armour_emhar.htm
Fjodin -- what armored car is that in your first photo and who makes it?
Thanks
Chuck
Chuck,
I think it might be a model of, or a model based on the Ford Armoured Car (Ford FT-B):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_FT-B
Here's a review of a model kit:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/rpm_1to35_ford-tfc_review.htm
Cheers,
Barry
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Barry, thanks for links! By the way, this IS airfix tank! Exactly same model (without scratchbuilded turret and smoke tubes)
(http://www.dminis.com/resize.php?img=/images/23112005164953877tank%201.JPG&h=1000&w=1000)
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You're welcome.
I thought it was the same model, which is why I thought you might like the image :)
I think the turret is from a M3 Stuart Honey.
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(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/7057/32148750.jpg)
I've started to paint heavy landship "Prince Albert".
Medium landship will be - 15mm Mark1,2,4,5 etc.
Light landship - Whippet
Althought these are diesel ones, Big landships are steam powered
I love VSF with Edvardian goodies :)
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Add the smoke stacks, and it IS steam... lol
I was surprised how small it looks for 15mm (18mm?) fellows. Add running gear, engines, fuel, ammo, and the insides must be the living heck I'd always heard.
Still, the example you dug up proves just how awesome it can be! Not so sure about the turret, though. :D
Concerning the IMP, I've cut the top off one set of tracks, and still plan on covering with a fender to make it look like a rather flat track return, of which my co-players approve, but I haven't liked anything I've thrashed upon for same fenders, nor figured how to do the firing positions on the now open sides.
As I've bought several on eBay recently, cracking I should get!
Well, someday...
Doug
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How to make smoke staks? I am noob in coversion.
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Scratchbuilded interior for this model (not mine). Look how big enine and how many free space it consumes. Also dont forget the noise and smoke (vent is bad in this tank)
http://arcaneafvs.com/mk1model.html
(http://arcaneafvs.com/models/mk1int.jpg)
(http://arcaneafvs.com/models/engmount.jpg)
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(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/792/15407232.jpg)
C'mon Lad! We can get it! CHARGE!
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9666/19706395.jpg)
But our tank does not finished! We cant move!
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That Airfix kit is the one that got me started in this hobby in the first place (some 43 years ago! :o)
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That Airfix kit is the one that got me started in this hobby in the first place (some 43 years ago! :o)
When saying "this hobby" you mean wargaming, modeling or bouth?
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I meant wargaming, but I suppose it was my first model kit too!
Someone with no sense of age appropriate gifts gave me the kit when I was about 5 or 6. Dad helped me put it together and thought I needed some soldiers to go with it so we went down to the local hobby shop and got some airfix WW1 troops too! :D
That shop is still there too! :)
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What a great start :)
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How to make smoke staks? I am noob in coversion.
I'm all talk, myself. :D
I would point out the stacks in the other piccie you posted. A few dowels/styrene tubes and a bit of cotton wool would satisfy me...
Scratchbuilded interior for this model (not mine). Look how big enine and how many free space it consumes. Also dont forget the noise and smoke (vent is bad in this tank)
As I stated before, I can't understand doing it, but then, I've never sat in a trench in weather, pulled night patrols in jungle, been in a moving sub, or flew in a bomber as folks were lobbing flack. Perfectly happy to have kept my admiration, and that quite sincere, from afar.
Doug
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Hello chaps
The smoke stacks are drinking straws and the turret is indeed from a Honey. I have another one with the turret absent and a more ship like bridge built on the top of the Tank, it also has a huge circular saw wheel for close combat with other Leviathans, adobe walls etc . I can't find the picture at the moment, must be on an old computer.
Snowdogs (Stormwalker)
Or just Steve :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGJNnKP22m0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0vVAFhd_A
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That shop is still there too! :)
Now THAT's what's really crazy. :o