The COBI Mark I Male No C19 Model #2993, is a Lego compatible brick set of the world’s first tank.

The COBI Mark I Male No C19 (2993) in 1/35th scale is one of the world’s first tanks and will make an epic addition to your brick tank collection. Teach history visually and kinetically using COBI’s Lego compatible historical sets. This Mark I Male No C19 model features a camouflage pattern of bricks and the world’s first “cope cage” to deflect grenades. With 884 Lego compatible parts the set is ready to be displayed next to COBI’s other WWI offerings here.

The COBI mark I Male set comes with one mini figure and all markings are pad printed so no messy stickers.

Also consider the COBI Mark V and the COBI Sturmpanzerwagen here.

How Big is the Mark I Male?

The set should be approximately 9″ long and is 1/35th scale.

Mark I Tank History:

The Gun Carrier Mark I was a separate design, intended to carry a field gun or howitzer that could be fired from the vehicle. In service, it was mostly used for carrying supplies and ammunition. Forty-eight of them were built.

Initial production of the Mark I was to be by Fosters and Metropolitan: 25 from Fosters and 75 from Metropolitan, which had greater capacity in Wednesbury at the Old Park site of the Patent Shaft Company, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan.  Metropolitan also received an order for a further 50 so that the Army would be able to raise six tank companies of 25 tanks each and set up further production under their Oldbury Wagon and Carriage Company. As there were not enough 6-pounder guns available for all 150 tanks, it was decided to equip half of them with just machine guns. A new sponson design with two Vickers machine guns in rotating shields was produced.

Later in the war, when newer tanks came into use, some Mark Is were converted to be used for carrying supplies. A few Female Mark Is were used as mobile wireless stations by installation of a wireless transmitter. The radio could only be operated once the tank had stopped and erected a very tall mast that carried the aerial array.

Lean more about the original tank that inspired the COBI Mark I Male No C19 here at Wikipedia.

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