During February 2013, on a visit to the Marine Corp Recruit Depot [MCRD] Museum in San Diego, I noticed an outside display?improperly marked gun. I brought this to the attention of the Museum Director and about a month ago I received [edited response] the following email. Also, Glen Williford worke...
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...
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...
I see a lot of kits come out one after another of German WW2 kits including those of little- or never-produced vehicles, but it seems that for WW1, everything British or French or American is being produced. You'd think we'd be seeing plenty of 77mm cannons or support vehicles by now. Understandabl...
Did Defensively Armed merchant Ships and Q Ships create Unrestricted Submarine Warfare? I was just reading on the internet that the author thinks the arming of merchant ships, making them outgun submarines, and then finally creating Q Ships to trap and destroy submarines made it too dangerous for...
I've received an email from someone whose grandfather was a gunner in #8021 when it was ditched, broke down and was abandoned on 23/4/1918. It seems that there are no images of #8021 on line and I said I'd ask on the forum if anyone has or knows of an image of this tank. Anyone? Charlie
I am presently working on creating a replacement driver/commanders cupola (width corrected, rivet detail etc, etc) and a ‘roof’ with the circular access and riveted joints corrected etc (with thanks to Mk1 Nut and all the work she has done). My prototype print indicated a need to increase the size...
I’ve posted in ‘TANKS’ but realised that this might be more appropriate. It seems that it has been nearly 9 years since I was enthusiastically creating grenade canopies, improved steering tails etc, etc for Airfix and Masterbox Mk 1s. I have recently revisited the Airfix model to see what can be do...
You are probably aware that I have been posting improvements for the new MB Mk 1 tank steering? tail and that I have mentioned that some of the techniques apply to the Airfix unit.? Well in an idle moment I started modifying a spare Airfix tail and decided I should post the work for anyone to follow, well a...
This may appear to be a dumb question but someone out there might have the answer. I have managed to obtain a resin gun carrier but I would like to improve it by adding the rear steering wheels as seen on many pictures of this afv. unfortunately I have drawn a blank on the internet on how they were attached ....
For those interested in larger scale, Inkor from Ukraine has files available on Cults for a 1/16 A7V that can be built either as a static or RC model. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/a7v
Hi guys, been awhile since I last made a post on Landships. I am currently making a 3D animation on the production of ww1 tanks for a project of mine, and I was wondering if anyone has information on how the tanks were built step by step. It would be greatly helpful. This is my current progress of some of the...
Is there any true in the story that the first MkIs built at Fosters at Lincoln were dark Green in colour? Seems rather far fetched that the good Lincolnshire buisnessmen that owned Fosters used up available paint available from their stores. I ask because it would be a alternative to the usual brown. F...
Citizens. These two stills are from a Facebook video reel. The whole thing (10 seconds) can be seen here https://www.facebook.com/reel/1145652263666731 It purports to show two Renault FP tractors (one in the background, on the right), and some soldiers who might or might not be Belgian and/or Fr...
I'd like to know more about this brave man. As probably most of us know he was a Belgian officer who ordered to armour his two private cars after the war broke out. For many years it seemed like those were Minervas, but now it looks like those were Opel and Pipe, however later most of?Belgian armoured cars...
Is anyone familiar with this variation of the Gruson. I am unsure if it is the 5,3cm or the 5,7cm but understand it was in service in the German colony of South West Africa (Namibia). R/ Ralph Lovett -- Edited by Ralph Lovett on Tuesday 23rd of September 2025 02:57:54 PM
On my desk, the new Tankograd book «Kraftwagen-Flak» (Author: Jochen Vollert /Length: 96 pages /Price : € 36.-).I always appreciate articles, books, and etc. on areas of history not really explored by past researchers and authors. And to my knowledge, this is the first book on this lesser-know...
Just after building the model of Jeffery Armored Car No.1 from 1916, I wanted to make a model of the earlier version this vehicle.Due to various reasons this idea was suspended for many years.But now I have better pictures, and despite of the fact that I still do not have complete information about the...
I finished the earlier builds with the sentence: "Now I am waiting for more kits that has been on their way from England over a month." Delivery took only tree and a half month from England to Sweden. For some reason they had been returned it instead of delivered. But in the end I got my kits.Back to th...
After my Hedi scratch build I had a complete A7V hull from Emhar left and decided on an experiment. I started by removing all gun mounts on the in and outside and sanded it flat. I also removed the grills in the roof. I covered the holes with masking tape on the outside I then filled the holes with super glue...
I am working on a model for a client and I am stuck on a few details. If anyone has a photo of the 105mm Schneider mle 1913 from a museum or somewhere else where the details are clearly visible, especially the barrel and surrounding area, it would be great if you could share it with me, because I have already...
TANKOGRAD 1015 “Kraftwagen-Flak”By Jochen VollertIt is with great pleasure and satisfaction to announce the forthcoming release of World War One Special 1015 “Kraftwagen-Flak”! It is a completely fresh approach on the subject, with plentiful new information and “eye-candy” photographs...
