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Emhar's Mark 4 tank really an earlier Mark?
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Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 01:52 PM UTC
Looking at the outer side panels of the Emhar Mark 4 male kit, I noted that the rivet pattern is quite unlike that of the Mark 4; in fact it appears to be like that of a Mark 1, if my research is correct. Am I right?
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Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 07:16 PM UTC
Landships does a good summary of the kits issues:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/emhar_mk4_kitreview.htm

the rest of the site is pretty interesting too if you are into different kinds of stuff.
Hope this helps,

Steven
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Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 04:02 PM UTC

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Landships does a good summary of the kits issues:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/emhar_mk4_kitreview.htm

the rest of the site is pretty interesting too if you are into different kinds of stuff.
Hope this helps,

Steven


Oh, I know the site you mentioned. It was going through that, as well as reading my Osprey book on the Mark 4 tank, that led me to asking this question in the first place!

The review, BTW, is for the 1/72 scale version and not the 1/35 version which I have. But thanks anyway.
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Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 09:15 PM UTC
Don't think the rivet pattern on the sides changed much as the Marks I-IV were essentially the same design as far as the track frames went, though obviously the cabs and roof-plates were different.

But Emhar's Mark IV is a caricature anyway, so comparing it with anything is only going to depress you

David
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Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 08:44 AM UTC

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Don't think the rivet pattern on the sides changed much as the Marks I-IV were essentially the same design as far as the track frames went, though obviously the cabs and roof-plates were different.

But Emhar's Mark IV is a caricature anyway, so comparing it with anything is only going to depress you

David


I just got the Osprey book on the Mark 1. You aren't kidding.
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