WW1 British Mk4 "Male" Tank

[Xiaoshan_Sailor]

FYI test print. Will post a thread in 3DP forum as I progress with this new 1/10 Mark V project

[Herr Dr. Professor]

This is a perfectly useless comment for you, Sailor, but I must say that the flues ("sprues," "gates," "trees") for 3D printing can make some quite interesting forms in themselves. Cut them loose with care, paint them, say, some kind of flesh color, and you probably could sell them as modern art. (Uh oh, I am starting to sound like a Philistine. Oh, a shame on the professoriate! )

[Xiaoshan_Sailor]

This is a perfectly useless comment for you, Sailor, but I must say that the flues ("sprues," "gates," "trees") for 3D printing can make some quite interesting forms in themselves. Cut them loose with care, paint them, say, some kind of flesh color, and you probably could sell them as modern art. (Uh oh, I am starting to sound like a Philistine. Oh, a shame on the professoriate! )

[Jimster]

Heck, I thought those were twisted burned battle field diorama trees.

[Xiaoshan_Sailor]

Those are trees alright, as in supports.

[zooma]

Following a health problem, John was able to make a start on his Hooben kit and glued hundreds of the small plastic rivets into position ......only to find that they had mostly all fallen out again the next day as the super glue failed to hold them in.

Maybe they had a fair bit of silicone mould release on them (?) but it was very disappointing....especially after making sure that all the rivets were separated into their three different sizes, and then finding that there was still quite a large variation within the sorted sizes - also a bit disappointing!

The plastic rivets varied quite a bit, not only in the variable sizes, but also in the way they "fit" (or fail to fit!).. Some were very tight and some were very loose. Poor quality.

John is now going to order a set of the optional metal rivets in the hope that they will be better made and a better fit.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I certainly would welcome John Harmer to join us with questions and updates on his build. He likely has way more skill than I, but at least I could cheer him on.

[Xiaoshan_Sailor]

Following a health problem, John was able to make a start on his Hooben kit and glued hundreds of the small plastic rivets into position ......only to find that they had mostly all fallen out again the next day as the super glue failed to hold them in.

Maybe they had a fair bit of silicone mould release on them (?) but it was very disappointing....especially after making sure that all the rivets were separated into their three different sizes, and then finding that there was still quite a large variation within the sorted sizes - also a bit disappointing!

The plastic rivets varied quite a bit, not only in the variable sizes, but also in the way they "fit" (or fail to fit!).. Some were very tight and some were very loose. Poor quality.

John is now going to order a set of the optional metal rivets in the hope that they will be better made and a better fit.

These are supposedly resin rivets which, you would think, would be uniform in size. That said, I'm not the least surprising given its from Hooben.

Saw a post the other day on their Facebook forum from a buyer who's been waiting 2+ years since paying for a custom tank from them. This gent has far more patience than Job. Ouch!

[Exhibitedbrute]

About the mk4 the hooben one did get my attention upon release but I steered clear of it given the price and the reputation of the manufacturer. How ever. Inkor has now done his version of the mk4 and as someone who has used a number of his files and every single one has impressed, I will likely do the same with the mk4

[ColemanCollector]

Following a health problem, John was able to make a start on his Hooben kit and glued hundreds of the small plastic rivets into position ......only to find that they had mostly all fallen out again the next day as the super glue failed to hold them in.

Maybe they had a fair bit of silicone mould release on them (?) but it was very disappointing....especially after making sure that all the rivets were separated into their three different sizes, and then finding that there was still quite a large variation within the sorted sizes - also a bit disappointing!

The plastic rivets varied quite a bit, not only in the variable sizes, but also in the way they "fit" (or fail to fit!).. Some were very tight and some were very loose. Poor quality.

John is now going to order a set of the optional metal rivets in the hope that they will be better made and a better fit.

These are supposedly resin rivets which, you would think, would be uniform in size. That said, I'm not the least surprising given its from Hooben.

Saw a post the other day on their Facebook forum from a buyer who's been waiting 2+ years since paying for a custom tank from them. This gent has far more patience than Job. Ouch!

2 years and still not finished? Even I (or HDP ) could meet those deadlines!
Ridiculous that a company can drag their heels like that and still be in business.

Mike.