Hello everyone! ? It's been absolutely fantastic to stumble upon this page!? For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by the Great War.?? Being a modern day Armoured soldier, naturally I am fascinated by the historical roots of the tank.? Lately I've been reading a lot into the tank v tank at...
Hi all, I need some informed opinions in relation to this vehicle. ?I am attempting to build a model using the Roden RRAC as a base with some scratchbuilding of the upper structures. I am after your thoughts on where the top exhaust pipe would go. It appears to join as one pipe and then into the rear of the c...
http://kotaku.com/because-wwi-is-messy-bloody-and-doesnt-give-much-optio-1314685636-- Edited by rjbartrop on Saturday 14th of September 2013 10:21:31 PM-- Edited by rjbartrop on Saturday 14th of September 2013 10:22:57 PM
I attach a photo of a Mk V* which seems to show a door level with the front turret. I cannot find a front side door on all the photos I have or on the plans I got from Bovington. Can anyone shed any light on this? ? Tony
I am very interested in the history of dogs that pulled in the war. We have a very large Newfoundland that pulls a variety of vintage carts at steam fairs etc and have put together a small collection of pictures of dogs pulling a variety of carts. The most interested picture I have is of a battalion of sold...
I?ve just read in WIKIPEDIA (German version) that the Parabellum MG14 was modified and in Infantry use later the war. Does anybody got furher information? Or maybe pics/ photos? Heres the Wiki entry: "Anfangs nur selten an die Infanterie ausgegeben, erschienen gegen Ende des Krieges gr??er...
Does anyone have any information on the Royal Marines uniform as worn in 1914?? I have seen some drawings showing the dark blue with red piping, naval cap without peak and white webbing but any more help on this would be much appreciated ? Mike
In 1915 (or rather 1916), the Germans introduced a lighter pack consisting of the greatcoat covered by the tent section and rolled round the mess tin. This was used until well after WW1, I think at least Freikorps and Reichswehr seem to have regularly used the same arrangement. Could anyone please te...
New WW1 Ottoman Turks? from EWM, part of our expanding WW1 Over The Top Range.?These are the initial releases of the new WW1 Ottoman Turks for EWM. Designed by Tom Lobley and Pa...
Hello.? I recently visited the FT 17 "Five of Hearts" at Fort Meade and have a few questions that I hope the members of this forum can answer.? The first question is about the tank's camouflage scheme, which while stunning its appearance, seems to me to be a fantasy paint job.? Is it even clos...
Hello, I have some pics of two types os softskin vehicles. Unfortunately I dont know what types are they. I just know they are German and its the begining of the war. Maybe? someone knows they names? ( I know that those pics are in bad qulity, but who knows...) -- Edited by Kamil on Wednesday 18th of Septem...
Hi all, ? For a quick project I decided to test-paint an Emhar mark IV female based on pictures of Lodestar in Brussells as reference. Previous attempts always turned out too green or the brown too drab and uninteresting. To shake things up a bit this time I used some Games Workshop paints that I picked u...
I have read that the bow MG on some captured Mk IVs was replaced with an A/T rifle. Does anyone have a drawing or picture of this weapon? (Doing a beutepanzer). Tony
Its a while since I went to this site to look at the line drawing of artillery pieces - especially the heavy British artillery. Unfortunately the site has been closed down. Any suggest about how to look at them or is it tough luck and Kens' diagrams are lost!
latest news on British and German soldiers, Somme Battle, 1916 /35158/This kit is just in the process of the production and as we hope, it will be released in January 2014.Best Regards,Alexander Surzhenko,DirectorMaster Box Ltd. ? ?
