Talk of Fine Molds models elsewhere on this forum reminds me that, if the 1920s aren't too late a period for this website, modellers may like to know that a version of the Japanese Type 89 medium tank in 1/35 is available in a slightly unexpected form at a fraction of the original price. The?original Fin...
Hi Everyone I'm?afer?set of engineering plans of a?18 pounder QF to biuld a 1/8th scale model in steel and brass and I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction.?? Thanks
Hello all Excuse please my strange question. Today I saw a box of 1/35 scale Dragon French Soldiers from 1940 in green uniforms. Unfortunately I hadn't much time to have a closer look at the figures. The box art showed soldiers in green coats similar to the horizon blue ones, green Adrian (?) helmets an...
Hi, after purchasing a copy of the Owner's Workshop Manual about the Mark IV tank by David Fletcher I found that I could build a really well detailed and accurate model of the tank, using the original blueprints in the book. I've started working on a virtual 3D-model in CAD to base the model on, but the pr...
Strelet models do have their problems but with a bit care (and a good knife and some HaT heads!) you can end up with a reasonable model. I am also grateful to the forum member who suggested modification to the wheels which I have followed. Role on the 9.2"!
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about the color of the tanks at Gaza? I am doing a model of a Mk IV at the Third Battle of Gaza and was wondering what color to paint it. Thanks in advance for replies.
? 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...
