I have found with Takom models that it is a good idea to understand the assemblies before you actually build them. The tracks actually work if you can do it. In hindsight, I probably should have just glued them since this is for static display anyway. Anyone who has built this will know what I mean. It was very difficult to balance all the road wheels straight in order to bring the two sides of the track assemblies together. A couple of cons that come to mind are really more challenges than they are negatives. They painted up really well and look very realistic. They snap right together and for the most part seem to stay together. ![]() Another thing I really liked are the tracks. The grenade shield on top is a nice addition. Very realistic for the time period and well engineered for how all the parts come together. Some of the pros include outstanding detail. All hatches can be built open or closed cement-free workable tracks are easy to assemble the engine and interiors of driver’s cabin are perfectly reproduced sponsons of the Mk.V male tank are precisely represented.A great kit from Takom. This 1/35 scale British Heavy Tank Mk.V Male model kit realistically replicates the tank’s riveted rhomboid hull. Mk.V tanks were first used in the Battle of Hamel in 1918, when they contributed to a successful assault by Australian units on the German lines. The Mk.V tank (male) was fitted with two 57mm QF six-pounders and four Hotchkiss Mk.I machine guns. The tank was powered by a 150hp Ricardo 6 cylinder in-line petrol engine and could drive continuously for 10 hours. Thanks to the epicyclic gearbox, only one driver was needed to drive the new tank. This vehicle was 8.05m long, 3.91m wide and 29t heavy. It kept the unique rhomboid shape of Mark series tanks and it’s also the last mass production version. The British Mk.V heavy tank (male) was an upgrade version of the Mk.IV tank.
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