A7V

Kit: Emhar (1:72)

This is a representation of one of the twenty German A7V tanks, namely 507 of Troop 1 as it appeared in May of 1918 after action at Villers-Bretonneux. I used photos and drawings from the "German Tanks of World War I" book by Schneider and Strasheim for my reference. Assuming the photos were of the orthochromatic type, I interpreted the darkest tones of the camouflage as lemon yellow and the lightest as the lime green with the reddish brown in between. I copied the crude brush strokes evident in the photos of 507, dubbed "Cyklop" by its crew. The external exhaust pipes were deleted and a window was opened for the driver, otherwise the model is unmodified.

Tank Mk I

Kit: Airfix (1:72)

This model represents a Mk I of 'C' company before the attack on Thiepval in September, 1916. The Airfix kit is finished in early camouflage, pretty much from the instruction sheet. The grenade screen is styrene strip and nylon mesh. Photos of 'C' company tanks were used as reference.

Tank Mk IV

Kit: Emhar (1:72)

This is a model of a Mk IV "female" of the 10th Battalion in March, 1918. It is built "out of the box" except for the addition of an unditching beam made from a wooden matchstick.

Tank Medium Mk A

Kit: Emhar (1:72)

The Emhar kit is built pretty much out of the box as A 325, a Whippet of the 1st Battalion.