I guess many people are aware that trials of different transmission systems for rhomboid tanks were carried out in March 1917. The winner was Wilson's planetary gear transmission which was installed in the Mark V and successors. Has anyone found the write up of the trails? Both Daimler and Westing...
Does anyone know how to get in touch with the author of the excellent Landships Google site? There is no name and no contact information, and the owners of Google sites are hidden. I have found 2 images of presentation tanks matching numbers that site has listed as "no information" and I would like to p...
People may remember Rob Brassington - notable for his website on Victorian era guns and the videos on his website where he describes how they worked. He has done a video showing how the 12inch Siege Howitzer of 1916 was assembled in considerable detail with the loading and aiming sequence. https://...
Hi all During my holidays I visited the little town of Ripatransone (AP, Italy), and found this, close to a war Memorial: Here is the plaque of the gun: Some more close-up shot The footprint on the seat is not mine Regards Luca
I'm slowly getting to the end of a build of a 1:25 papermodel Mark IV Female (and yes - it's a big model - 315mm long). The build is based on a 2005 model by Modelik of a Mark IV male. I was thinking about my next project and thought - "I've figured out how to build a Mark IV Female, I found plans of a supply sledg...
Hello, Is anybody familiar with the Vickers-Crayford Rocket Gun, formally known as the 1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II? From what little information I can find it was designed to use in the trenches... and was later adopted for aircraft... and they seem to have all vanished at...
I came across some images of a strange looking gun, that most of all looks like a homemade minenwerfer. The images are taken in St. Quentin in may 1916, when the German kaiser visited von Below. Original images can be found on the website: https://kenniscentrumhuisdoorn.nl/collection. -- Edited...
Tankograd has taken delivery of World War One Special N° 1016 "Hedi and other Rare and Unusual Vehicles" - the title should be available at all major deailers at the official release date of 02 September 2026! The tracked transport vehicle chapter comprehensively covers the Überlandwagen, Dür-Wa...
We have taken delivery of World War One Special N° 1016 "Hedi and other Rare and Unusual Vehicles" - the title should be available at all major deailers at the official release date of 02 September 2026! -- Edited by Oberfeld on Tuesday 4th of August 2026 03:46:52 PM
Hey guys, Does anybody have any references or good photos of the modifications done to HMLS Excellent during WW2? I can't find any really good pictures of the AA gun installation that was added to the roof... although it appears to have replaced the original lookout tower completely. The tank was...
I'm happy to share that my new book, Krupp Guns in the Tropics: Dutch Colonial Artillery, 1900–1923, will be published in a few weeks. The book examines the modernization of Dutch colonial artillery in the early twentieth century and places it within a wider international context. Far from operati...
Tankograd World War One Special 1016FAHRZEUGRARITÄTEN – ‘Hedi’ and other Rare and Unusual Vehicles----Coming in September 2026----Foreword by the Author: This book is a special project dear to my heart. The main weapon systems of the Imperial German Army in World War One have been covered in pa...
In 1926, after a fund raising campaign, the alumni of Cornell University purchased a Mark V from the British Govt for $15,000. The tank was #9128 or T9128 in 1920's notation, it had been in action in August 1918 and presumably was retained until replaced by the Vickers Medium tanks. It sat at the ROTC h...
I have been working on designing and printing parts to correct, as far as possible, the venerable Airfix ‘Mk 1’ tank. There is plenty of threads on the why’s and wherefores of errors apparent in the kit and my parts aim to correct those. I thought I would start this thread to give you some idea as to the wo...
Hello everyone, I have several vehicles to build in 1/72 and I would like to know if there is some generic colors to use for their camo. I am not looking for an absolute color reference, but for directions. --> Schober armored train --> Armored train PZ IV, V, VI --> Artillery tractor Daimler...
In missing-lynx.com World War I section they have a recent post on Austin Armored Cars. It mentions there use in Russia and contains some good info, pictures plans ect on them. They have another post which deals with Russian WW I era armored cars which is in Russian only. One hopes this is of some info
Would anyone by any remote chance have either or both of the Takom Mk I kits they would be prepared to part with? They are literally impossible to find now. I have a hankering to do Basil Henriques' Mk I Female C22 from Flers and Mk II Male 785 from Neuville Vitasse. The Takom kits lend themselves to Mk I...
I recently picked up an Austro-Hungarian Škoda 8cm M.5/8. It is currently demilitarized, but the end goal is to register it and restore it for live fire. It is actually in surprisingly good condition, but I am missing a few minor details—specifically the breech handle, the trigger, and the sight mou...
Hello everyone on the forum - all the best and much success in 2026. Operation Hush - I don´t know how much this topic has been discussed here. I am building a 1/35 scale model - Emhar base + ramp + winch. Please, do you know the answers to the following questions related to the Hush project ? 1, Was the ramp...
There's not much information about this photo. It was taken in Novorossiysk likely after the White Army's evacuation in March 1920. There's a theory that the tank's name is «Chum Deal». This is indirectly hinted at by the unusual Russian inscription. The Russians (apparently with no knowledge of E...
One day, I decided to review my archive of photographs of Mark V tanks sent to Eastern Europe. I consulted a website with tank lists and discovered that some of the information there was outdated. So, I decided to create a small thread where I'll post interesting photos with clarifications.
Was there a standard size for the unditching beam on the Mark IV? The beam seems to be just under 11 feet (about 3300mm) long and the shackles for the chains are located on the center lines of the track frames. Judging from period images there seem to have been variations in the cross section of the beam i...
Couple of videos I hadn't seen before on the Boirault No.1 and No.2 Barbed wire crushing devices. The massive exposed drive chains on the No.1 device beside the drivers would give a modern occupational safety officer a coronary. The No.2 device looks as if it was modified to tow a ramp. It could have b...
Plastic models of WW1 tanks are like hen's teeth unless you can afford the !/35 versions. Managed to pick up a1/72 Emhar female and was looking through Osprey British tanks IV tank, David Fletcher. A couple of pictures drew my attention. Page 10 there is a picture which says it is " a rare example of a Mk...
Dannevoux. January 31, 1919 ) near Verdun( This Howitzer is of 38 cm caliber and was manufactured in Pilsen, Austria in 1917. It was captured September 26 by the 319th Infantry 80th Division. In destroying the gun before leaving the recoil was unfastened and a charge exploded which threw the base cap...
