Mark A Whippet for RCW

Seem to be slightly behind again on blogging. I have been looking for some tanks for the RCW for ages but as always I am reluctant to pay too much. Having kept an eye on eBay I came across a small manufacturer under the title thetankfactory.com who is producing a range of WW1 tanks as 3D prints. These are a very reasonable price. As we all know these can be a little variable in quality so I ordered a Whippet to see how good they are before ordering any others at £11.99 post free I kept my expectation fairly low I could always use it as a terrain piece.

Here it is without any fiddling as it arrived (well wrapped)

Fairly simple cast, as expected some printing lines, guns fairly rudimentary with very ‘sharp’ Corners

Some of the print lines at the front close up

And from the side ....

I undercoated the whole thing then painted the larger surfaces with liquid green stuff to take the lines down a little bit, then used a file to slightly round off the sharp corners. I wasn’t sure how far to go before it might effect the integrity of the printing ? I drilled the guns and added some plastic barrels then set to with a simple paint scheme...

Plenty of dry brushing to give that worn out appearance 

and a ‘White’ transfer....slightly too large but the only one I had.

Overall I am very happy with the end result, yes it has some print lines but they aren’t really noticeable on the table, only on close inspection. Don’t think I can argue at the price and will definitely be ordering something else.

I have a couple of games to blog so will try to get them up soon 👍