4

3 5

7 right
fold

cut

fold

8 left
cut

9 left 11
fold 12 14 15

cut

fold
16
10 13
right

US "Liberty" (WWI)
Parts sheet 1 of 3
6 MkVIII WWI Heavy Tank
UK/US Joint Venture
1/72 Scale
the border should be 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) 72
at 1/
scale copyright 2012 Clifton W. McCullough
 21

20

17
18 19
right sponson

22

23

26
24 25 42 43 44a
left sponson

44b
39

27 29

28 30

40 41

31 35

32 36

US "Liberty" (WWI)
34 37 38
Parts sheet 2 of 3
33
MkVIII WWI Heavy Tank
left side right side UK/US Joint Venture
1/72 Scale
the border should be 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) at 1/ 72 scale copyright 2012 Clifton W. McCullough
 50

45

51 52 53
54

67950 46
55

55
56

57

47

48 67950

a b c d e f
49 NOTE: laminate this sheet (+1x)
49
a b c d e f US "Liberty" (WWI)
Parts sheet 3 of 3
a b c d e f
MkVIII WWI Heavy Tank
UK/US Joint Venture
a b c d e f
1/72 Scale
the border should be 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) at 1/ 72 scale copyright 2012 Clifton W. McCullough
Driver's Cab (4):
1. fold a-tabs of (4) down
2. fold b-tabs of (4) up
3. fold other parts and glue
4. Note that the rear panel (e) is folded up
and NOT glued to the b-tabs.
5. glue (4) to (1)
Main Superstructure (2) & (3):
1. fold d-tabs and sides down Commander's Cupola (5):
1. fold and glue
2. fold c-tabs up
3. fold all tabs of (3) down 2. glue to (2)
4. glue (3) inside rear of (2)
5. glue (2) to (1), taking care to fit c-tabs inside (4)
6.glue Part (4) panel (e) to part (2) c-tabs and d-tabs

5
3

assembled hull
2

c d
d
e
b c

a b

a
4

Hull:
1. fold all tabs down
2. fold sides down
3. glue top to side tabs 1
4 glue bottom (6) to tabs on bottom of (1)

MkVIII Heavy Tank

Instructions Sheet 1 of 5
 Left side frame assembly is shown here
Right side frame assembly is similar
Note that all parts on parts sheet 3 of 3 are laminated (+1x)

1. fold and glue (33) and (34)

2. cut out openings in outer side frame panel (48)
3. turn (48) over, white side up.
4. glue (33) and (34) to the white side of (48) at the cut-outs
5. assemble and glue the spacer frame (49, a, b, c, d, e, and f) in place
on the white side of (48)
6. glue inner side frame panel to spacer frame 34

33

colored side

47 f

e cut outs

49 d

white side
48
colored side

MkVIII Heavy Tank

Instructions Sheet 2 of 5
Left side frame assembly is shown here
Right side frame assembly is similar

1. fold parts (8) and (9) and glue

2. end sections of (8) should be curled to fit the ends of the side frame (48)
3. attach (8) to (48), starting at (b), working to front and rear
4. attach (9) to bottom of (48), starting at either end (length might need to be trimmed)
5. note that arrows point toward front and folded edge of (8) and (9) are to outside

a
8

48

MkVIII Heavy Tank

Instructions Sheet 3 of 5
 1. cut out opening
roll this section 1. roll, fold and glue (17) 2. fold all tabs and panels down
2. fold tabs and panels of (19) 3. glue (a) to (b) and (c) to (d)
note a-tabs fold up, all others fold down
17 3. glue (17) to (19) at (g)
4. glue (h) to (17)
5. glue (i)and (j) to (17)
6. glue a-tabs to outside of (h)
a
cut out
b 21
c c
i g d
d
a
19
e c
b
j d a
h a
f b

a
1 2

Right side sponson is assembled as shown

1. glue 19 to inside of 21 Left side sponson is assembled similarly
2. glue remaining panels to tabs
3 4

21
21

20
1. fold all tabs up on (20)
2. glue (20) to back of (21)

19

MkVIII Heavy Tank

Instructions Sheet 4 of 5
 1. glue (28) to back side of (27)
1. roll (17) to a tube and glue 2. fold sections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) around (28) and glue
2. fold end and glue 3. cut off excess.
4. with tweezers, make 2 bends at (f), (g), (h) (i) and (j)
d e
27

c
b 28

17 j
i 29
f h
g j
i
f h
6-pounder guns g
27

1. fold and glue (31 (no laminations)
2. trim off excess
1. wrap (32) across (55) and glue
2. note that (55) is laminated (+1x)
3. trill excess
4. with tweezers, bend at (a), (b), (c) and (d)
pattern is printed with parts
5. part (35) is mirror-image of (32)

32
c

31 d

55
a

pattern for bending

MkVIII Heavy Tank
Instructions Sheet 5 of 5
 44a are Browning MG on US MkVIII (omit 2 on side of superstucture)
US MkVIII deleted these 44b are Hotchkiss MG on UK MkVIII
two MG's
44b

44a
44b

39

11
12 14 15
 53
54
56

11 12
13

43
12
44b 50
11
42
use 44a Browning MG 44a 29
on US MkVIII
44b
Use 44b Hotchkiss MG
on UK MkVIII

36
35
35
36
29 40
15 41

14

42
51 31
52
on right side 32 27