I'm not going to lie, that tank has always looked pretty absurd to me! I can normally respect a design even if it didnt get with the times... But that thing, lol... So strange and inconvenient looking. The French really went crazy with those landships though, FCM F1, Char 2C, St Chamond... Honestly, I'm amazed the FT-17 looked "normal"! Still though, everyone has their preferences, I dont doubt it could look nice.
By the way, nice KV-5 build! I was looking at the Takom one myself, only havent bothered due to "KV-burnout".
Out of curiosity though, would a Char B1 be valid for the campaign? Sortof a landship-light IMO. I'm probably sticking with my plan of an M60 (Either A1, or A3 when its released...), but still, might give me an excuse to finally buy a B1!

This is right up my alley! I have an Amusing Hobbies Neubaufahrzeug and a Hobby Boss T-28 waiting in the queue. I'm presently building an M3 Lee; I have a St. Chamond that I've yet to paint. In the last couple years or so I've built a Mark IV, Char 2c, and a T-35; stripped paint from a Char B1 bis, then refurbished it with PE and repainted with a unique camo scheme. I'm hoping for a Schneider and an A7V for Christmas. Now, if I could just figure out how to do photo uploads...

I've tried uploading a few and have failed. I'm probably not following or getting something in the directions (I'm NOT the most tech-savvy guy in the world). Gonna give it another shot, though.

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I've tried uploading a few and have failed. I'm probably not following or getting something in the directions (I'm NOT the most tech-savvy guy in the world). Gonna give it another shot, though.

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OK, let us know what you are trying that did not work and maybe someone can lend a hand. Perhaps there is a tutorial on this someplace?

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I've tried uploading a few and have failed. I'm probably not following or getting something in the directions (I'm NOT the most tech-savvy guy in the world). Gonna give it another shot, though.

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OK, let us know what you are trying that did not work and maybe someone can lend a hand. Perhaps there is a tutorial on this someplace?

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Karl, am guessing the issue may be the picture resolution. The max the gallery can take is 800 x 600 pixels. If you keep the pic within or lower that, then you shouldn't have trouble uploading. Feel free to ask around. Cheers, Tat

Not sure what the standard resolution is on an iPhone but that's what I've used for my pictures. I 've read something either here or on the Kitmakers site that suggested getting a Photo Bucket or similar account and uploading from there. Seems like a convoluted process to me; is that necessary?! But thanks for the input--I'll look into that.

I'm very curious about the TAKOM KV-5 kit. The Trumpeter one had a number of issues but was pretty easy to build for the most part. I have to wonder if the manufacturers have a modeler actually build their kits before the tooling is finalized. This KV-5 model had the large turret fowling the front MG turret both fore & aft. I had to fix the problem with the gun shield but ignored the rear turret overhang issue. I speculated that Trumpeter working from drawings or pictures that were not fully worked out. Turret interference is pretty basic stuff!

Overall I recommend the Trumpeter version. If you like their KVs you will see much to like here too.

I hope TAKOM has worked through the issues better though.

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Not sure what the standard resolution is on an iPhone but that's what I've used for my pictures. I 've read something either here or on the Kitmakers site that suggested getting a Photo Bucket or similar account and uploading from there. Seems like a convoluted process to me; is that necessary?! But thanks for the input--I'll look into that.

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OK, that is going to be an issue. You are going to need to use some sort of image processing software to reduce the size of your photos. I use PHOTOSHOP but there are many others. My Mac comes with something right out of the box, I'll bet PCs do as well. You will need to learn some basics here but the advantage is that you can crop & enhance your photos and that will show your models better. Its a good skill to learn for all sorts of purposes.

All signed up and I will most likely be doing a Mark 5 in white Russian post WW1 colours.

Paul

Smart phones usually come with a photo editing application. I am a long time user of Photoshop and was surprised to find I could color correct and crop on my phone. Then I upload it to Dropbox so I can put it directly into Photo bucket.

No more convoluted than developing photos and getting print copies for every person I want to give pictures to. Then high-res images or proofs for printing? I push a button and it's loaded. I move a mouse it's cropped. Gotta love computers.

I ran across a very interesting Landship some time ago. It was built by Vickers in the UK in the 1920s and never put into production. The sole example survived and is in a museum now. Even though it was not produced, the design was influential and the Soviet T-35 is a very similar looking vehicle. Here is a link for more information:

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=427

There you go, more proof that a few thousand heads are better than one! Thanks, Tat!

Boy I wish HobbyBoss or someone else, would release that in plastic, I'd be the first one in line, (might be a short line though)! If that someone is following this, I think the tracks were wider than the Matilda/Vickers tracks so don't muck that part up (ask someone to measure them for you PLEASE!)