Plans for WW1 tank

[terry1956]

Hi, I am looking to make a WW1 tank out of aluminium at 1:6 scale. Can anyone point me to the location of any plans. I purchased the haynes book on the tanks but it was a total waste of money with next to know detail on the subject. So if any one can help. Thanks. Michael

[RobW]

Have you checked with Bovington? I've seen plans but not exactly sure where they came from. There's a thread on the Mk IV build on here somewhere too: think that was 1/6 too?

[terry1956]

I have contacted the museum, know reply yet. I was hoping that someone had some plans

[jarndice]

Helen (MK1 Nut) Built a brilliant 1/6 R/C MK 1V WW1 Tank over a period of some years,
The detail is something else. If you type MK 1 Nut into the search window you should find a place to start your search, Certainly it has to be the best example of a MK1V on this Forum.

[General Jumbo01]

I'm sure they exist online too. Try Googling.

[jarndice]

Go to ----
http://www.drawingdatabase.com
And click on military, go to sub page 2 and scroll down to Tank Mark V11.
Or go down to sub page 4 for a Mark V tank.
Click on the Tank and click again for an enlargement.
Perhaps I should add that the drawings are free for you to print off,

[terry1956]

thanks for replies. The first thing I did was google for plans. there are lots of drawings but no real plans. thanks for the heads up on Halen, I have seen that model and very interesting it is too. At the moment I am trying to get a mate to blow up the plan inside the cover of the Haynes book, and plan a few visits to bovington as I don't live to far from there to match plan with real tank. wife happy as it keeps me out of the pub.

[General Jumbo01]

Bovington.... ahhhh, any excuse will do! Once you have selected your model and plan, it may help to have a 1/35 model (if you can find one) to use as a visual quick reference guide. I'm doing exactly that just now for a particular Russian Katyusha vehicle. I'm even considering using a 3D scanner and printer to produce some of the parts!

[jarndice]

If you go to ----
www.the-blueprints.com
you can buy blueprints that have more internal detail.

[terry1956]

Hi general. 3d scanners are not very good at the cheap price bracket and miss out a lot of detail. I did make live steam locomotives until all the clubs red tape and little hitlers killed the hobby. I used a 3d printer to check fit of parts before I cnc machined them. Get a 3d pen to stick parts together. I plan on making the tank out of steel for the drive sections and alloy for the body. With a bit of brass for gun barrels etc. I think that Helens model uses a wooden frame, may go the same way with that idea.