? PDA's review of Early War Miniatures 1/72 Saint-Chamond tank has been posted on Landships II link? Also a film clip of the Holt Mark II SPG has been posted in an update of the article on the Holt SPGs - thanks PDA. link Regards, Charlie ? ? ? -- Edited by CharlieC on Sunday 14th of July 2013 08:42:06 AM
just been informed about this interesting monorail .... light re-supply Monorail .... "the rail was up in the air five to six feet on 4" dia. poles driven into the ground & was therefore very easy to install, run and repair over rough, broken or shell shot ground." Known as the &qu...
Hi, I am looking to gain info and pictures pertaining to WWI German bicycle infantry. what information is there about their bicycles? I am interested in color, seat characteristics, handle bars etc. Also info regarding pumps, lamps, package racks etc. Any info is welcome and appreciated.Thanks i...
These, improvised to provide some sort of answer to the Boer "Long Toms", were used in the seizure of German South West Africa. I do have some data on them - is anyone interested in me working it up to add to the artillery articles? Similarly, the 10 pdr and 2.75" mountain guns played a ro...
Hi everyone. I?ve got some doubts about the infantry weapons of the Belgian Army from mid-1915 onwards. Belgian forces were dependent upon their? allies. My question is: what weapons (MGs, hand grenades, rifles...) did they adopte? Can anyone give me some kind of info about french rifles/pistols...
Further to the enquiry about U.S. troops' protective clothing, I've found the illustration of the waterproofs. It was in Mollo & Turner, not Funcken. -- Edited by James H on Monday 8th of July 2013 05:00:25 PM
I have been looking for the page and ?list of WWI Military Vehicle List created by?Robert Robinson. Could some one point to the proper link for me ? Thanks in advance : -)
Johan Vanbeselaere has kindly informed me that the skeleton of the Poelcapelle Tank has had a public outing this week. His blog has been updated: http://www.p1917a.blogspot.com/
I have read a bit on the technological developments of the U.S. Civil War, chief among them the improvements to the Ironclad Warship.
In B.T. Whites book Tanks & AFVs 1900-1918, there is a brief mention of a U.S. Civil War AFV:
"Probably the first armoured fighting vehicle - by modern definit...
This internet search was provoked by Rob.?I have found a few photos of the two guns at Eilean Donan Castle, but this one (in Sicco2007's flickr pages)?is the best I've seen so far: Unlike Canada and Australia, surv...
Hi, I think it would be interesting if there was some information on the many wacko "War-winning" inventions... enclosed is the front cover from Electrical experimenter from 1916... (I had an almost complete set to 1919, but all lost in the Ipswich floods) luckily I had this one scanned i...
This was a very well attended event in Nottingham. Certainly the main sections of the armed forces put on a great show. However, as usual the Battle of Britain flight was a show stopper! Unfortunately I could not stay to see the swordfish and the RHA display.?There were a number of different reinactor...
I am modifying?my MkI model to make the MkII and MkIII.? I made the following changes:deleted the round top hatchadded the wedge-shaped top hatch from my MkIV.? (Question - are there any good top views of this to show how it is located with respect to the hull centerline?? In a?view of the Bovi vehicle t...
Gentlemen, On the original Landships site I noticed there was a link in the figures review section there was a link to plastic soldier review about Dark Dream Studios WW1 Pilot Set.? But? computer cannot connect to Plastic-Soldier-Review.? I have seen the box illustration here and there on the inte...
Rectanglia, ???? I tried to register yesterday, and did not receive an e-mail confirming my registration, a tan sign came up after I completed registering and noted that if I did not receive and e-mail within 5 minutes to contact the administrator, and so this is what I am doing Thank you very much for y...
? Small puzzle - I was doing some research on the 15cm Type 38 howitzer (I know, sick puppy). There is a survivor at the?H?meenlinna artillery museum in Finland. The interpretive board says that the Japanese sold 800 artillery pieces to Russia in 1915-17 including 16 Type 38 howitzers. Can anyone con...
