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Introduction The British Mk.I tank of WW1 was one of the first operational tanks ever. It entered service in August of 1916 and saw action that September. While originally called a "landship" it was the first to be named "tank" to hide its true use. The difference between a "Male" and a "Female" resides only in the guns used within the sponsons. The "Male" used one 6 pounder gun per sponson, while the "Female" used two Vickers machine guns per sponson instead (for a total of four machine guns in the sponsons). The Kit The GB Modelli 1/72 Mk.I Male resin tank consists of 32 pieces of cream-colored resin. There are no decals so nothing to worry about there. With very few parts construction should be simple.
While the instructions contain photos of a built-up model, as well as photos of the real tank, there are no color call-outs at all. Most Mk.Is were finished either in khaki brown, olive or gray - there were also a few that were camouflaged in multiple colors. It's best to do research on a specific Mk.I you want to model. Conclusion Another winner from GB Modelli, and another that shouldn't take long to finish. In addition, I think it's the only available Mk.I in 1/72 scale, since the Airfix Mk.I/Mk.II is in 1/76. If you're a scale purist, this is good. If not, it's still better than the Airfix kit and will build into a Mk.I with no modification (there are a number of corrections needed on the Airfix kit to make it an accurate Mk.I). We definitely want to thank GB Modelli for sending this tank it to review. |
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