Modelling Reference Photo's: Does anyone have;

[Old Wombat]

Hi, gentlemens!

Just wondering if anyone has reference photo's of the latches of the commander's & driver's hatches on a Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II?

I know it's a  v-e-r-y  l-o-n-g  shot, but I thought I'd ask - with this lot, one never knows!

I think I have the drivers latches sorted but some good close-ups would ease my mind.

However, the images I have of the commander's cupola just don't show how the hatches were latched down.

My current build was going to be built closed up but then I decided to add the driver & commander, then my detailing OCD kicked in & now I have to get, at least, a reasonable facimile of what was probably there.


Thanks in advance, even if no-one has anything.

[Rick Lowe]

Is there anything useful here?

https://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2023/05/vickers-medium-mark-ii-stars-tank-case.html

or here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkHaeYoivzs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSW8srfD50

David Fletcher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIdWRyvni0

https://www.tankarchives.ca/2016/12/medium-tank-mkii-interbellum-long-liver.html

https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/Vickers_Medium_MkI-MkII.php#google_vignette

HTH, cheers

[Old Wombat]

Thanks for trying, mate, but I've seen all of those except a couple (one of which did make me think that the driver's hatch latching system I've come up with is probably fairly close to the reality).  

It's the commander's hatch that's really frustrating, as the best images I've seen hint at something but not in any tangible way.    

[Rick Lowe]

Yeah, the problem of most photos and footage being taken at ground level...

Ah well, it'll be out there somewhere. 

[Nick]

Maybe you could ask the Tank Museum to take a few photos for you?

If you'd asked me back in March I would have done that while I was there!