Extract from Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert, whose First World War is magnificent. Unfortunately, he's got hold of the wrong end of the stick on this one. You will not be surprised to hear that this is reproduced on Wikipedia . . . ?
Still haven't been able to sort this out. Had a good look inside the Mk IV for interior lighting, but couldn't see any (except the modern lights rigged up by the museum). Must admit I didn't know exactly what I was looking for. But a German report of the interrogation of a captured crewman says that the ma...
I found this recently but have never seen it listed anywhere, the mortar is rather small and looks smaller than a Van Duren. ? -- Edited by Dresden on Thursday 7th of February 2013 09:55:21 PM
I've been wondering about these three wooden spoked wheel aspects: What is the determinating factor for the size of artillery (cannon, limber, ammo wagon) wheels? There seems to be a very common diameter for field guns which is 1300 mm. Some guns have 14 spoked wheels, some (Japanese) even more, whi...
?More new additions to the Kaisers Storm troopers. MG08 on stand with 4 crew operating the weapon. Kit comes with additional ammo boxs, tool and some separate rifles. MG08 is a single casting on a base. ?[img]http://earlywarminiatures.com/bmz_cache/f/fec6b723639d7f5ada2567469404dd58.im...
Coming out next in the WDLR range the H Class wagon. Pic's enclosed. I am running out of wagons to do next.If any one has any info on the other classes a U Class would be ideal.
As any fule kno, and as any website and almost any book will confirm, "The first French engagement of the Renault FT occurred on 31 May 1918 at Ploisy-Chazelle, between Soissons and Villers-Cotterets."Unfortunately, studies of current maps of France seem to indicate that there is not,...
A selection. I think PDA was enquiring about some details of the stern. Point of interest: the method of steering using the secondary gears was explained, but I still can't say I understand it. To my surprise, I learnt that the process involved, in addition to everything else, a lever on the roof that w...
Now i've got the scanner working, here's my collection of original WW1 Tank related postcards. If anyone would like larger copies, let me know and i'll e-mail them over ? ? This postcard card, still...
Not sure if this is the best section to post in, but could someone tell me what the dimensions of boilermaker's pitch and girdermaker's pitch are? It was posted in an old thread, but I cannot find which one; I think one of the spacings was about 2.75 inches.
Hello again! The guy with the weird questions is back... I am never quite sure wether to put this in the "Tanks" or "Modelling" section... anyway... This is abut how the lid of the turret (if you can call it that) was hinged to the body of the tank. This photograph of "Excelle...
Sorry. Having huge pc logistics problems. Trying to see if I can upload pics in this fashion. Fingers crossed. Some moments later: Well, that seems to have worked. Stand by for more. -- Edited by James H on Monday 4th of February 2013 07:59:46 PM
While browsing through Google Books the other day, I came across the publication Power Wagon Reference Book, (PWR) which included a number of blueprints of American trucks circa 1920. ?As most trucks of the day were equipped with a cutsom body added to a standard chassis, only the latter and a few cab...
Hi all After a chat to PDA over the last couple of weeks, we came to the subject of this build.. and I suddenly realised I hadn't shared it. ?Considering all the help everyone has given me, the least I can to is show you the results. Here is the finished result I'm not entirely sure that this later scheme was...
Has anyone been to this new museum? Tried searching the forum but couldn't see any previous mention of it. It looks absolutely superb, and so much for Landshippers, just from what i've gleaned from photos they have; Latil TAR Renault AG (Marne Taxi) Renault FT with riveted turret and 37mm cannon Berl...
I have some photos of the Ruston Proctor loco at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. The info board?states that it is a 'direct copy of a German design' except for the engine, I haven't seen a Deutz quite the same in detail, can any of our railway experts?confirm that it is a 'direct copy'? Thanking you in an...
I just seen in the General Discussion Group on Missing-Lynxs that Italeri is releasing a new mold 1/35 scale Renault FT tank. I do know if this has been mentioned on the site but it is good news!
Citizens! Finally got round to writing up on Bovington. Some of this will be old news, because the ?16million refit was completed nearly 4 years ago. Anyone who lives within easy reach of the place will wonder what all the fuss is about, but it's a question of time and a 500 mile round trip for me, so I can'...
