Vulcan's British Light Tank MKVIB

**Flak** · #1 07-18-2011, 08:39 AM

The British Light Tank MKVIB is the 6th model kit set released by Vulcan. When I got this kit and open the box, I found there have a lot of stuffs for this little tank, which is included plastic molding parts, metal shafts, metal springs…etc. It looks very interesting and looks like to be a nice kit. So, I put all my working projects aside, and start building it immediately. I have spent a week to finish and paint it.

Here is the box art.

This is my first Allied subject that I built. I don’t have much reference on this tank. But I found the below websites have very good walk around pictures.

Check it out at below links…

http://svsm.org/gallery/mkVIlight

**RickLawler** · #2 07-18-2011, 08:53 AM

This looks fun!

Rick

**Flak** · #3 07-18-2011, 09:00 AM

Here are the pictures of my painted model.

alexwencho · #4 07-18-2011, 09:00 AM

Had in the back of my mind (for many years) to scratch-build one of those in 1/16th scale. Great to see the tank out in 1/35th kit.

AWD

**Flak** · #5 07-18-2011, 09:03 AM

Some more close up pictures…

I have made some improvement and changes of my model. I will show you of my building progress later.

alexwencho · #6 07-18-2011, 09:05 AM

Most Excellent 'close-up' detail photos.
Thank you for the updates.
Much appreciation.

AWD

djohannsen · #7 07-19-2011, 07:24 PM

Great to see one of these finished. I wish that there were some way to get a bit of track sag, but it still looks fantastic. I thought that these kits didn't have any interior... It looks like there is, in fact, a basic interior (at least for the driver's compartment)?

Dave

**Flak** · #8 07-21-2011, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by djohannsen

Great to see one of these finished. I wish that there were some way to get a bit of track sag, but it still looks fantastic. I thought that these kits didn't have any interior... It looks like there is, in fact, a basic interior (at least for the driver's compartment)?

Dave

Hi Dave,

Yes, the kit do not included any interior...it had a driver seat for the driver's compartment only. I have scratch built some simple parts, such as the engine room side doors, air cleaner, visor frame, instrument panel...etc for the driver's compartment

djohannsen · #9 07-21-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Flak

Hi Dave,

Yes, the kit do not included any interior...it had a driver seat for the driver's compartment only. I have scratch built some simple parts, such as the engine room side doors, air cleaner, visor frame, instrument panel...etc for the driver's compartment

From what I could see in the photos, it looks like you were able to provide enough detail to really upgrade the appearance (the driver's hatch is so large, it would be a shame to have to model it closed). I am currently building the old Tamiya Quad, but I think that I will make the VI B my next project. I certainly don't have the skills that you do, but maybe I'll try to do some sort of interior (if it looks bad, I can always just close the driver's hatch - problem solved). Thanks for posting your work, and thanks for the link to the walk around photos.

Dave

**schlichtr** · #10 07-25-2011, 03:45 PM

Great job, my only critique would be the turret decal area. Most of the tank is dusty except where the turret markings are at. Looks a bit odd. Was that intentional? Again great job and the weathering is convincing except where mentioned.

Roy