Were there any French ground units at any time in WW1 wearing the tunic (vareuse) rather than the usual coat (capote) together with puttees in combat? So far I think this became common towards the end of the war. In 1914-1917, it seems the Chasseurs Alpines and later tank crews wore this dress, while ca...
?I have recently put together a few more WW1 odds and ends.? The most important of these is a German 10,5cm. l.F.H. 1898/09 howitzer.? This is the last piece I was looking for to complete a collection of all the regularly fielded German Field Artillery pieces in WW1 service (with the possible exceptio...
Looking for any bits of information on the Lancia in service with the RAF circa 1920s.? any reference in books or magazines?or even photos would be of great interest to me. Armoured Lancia, car, tenders lorrys EXT EXT anything to do with the Lancia and the RAF, its for my blog page. http://armouredlan...
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I am new to this site. That said here it goes. I am interested in making (scratch) the sims Dudley dynamite gun 1898. Yeah I know it is at least sixteen years before WWI, but my interests are in the Spanish American war! What I would like to obtain some -where are possib...
Santa did, indeed, find room on his sleigh for a copy. "Die deutschen Kampfwagen im Weltkriege". 2008 reprint of 1937 edition. 126 pages, with some familiar pics, plus a couple of modern photos of models. And it's in Fraktur script http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraktur, which makes f...
? New artillery article on Landships II - a St Chamond 155mm howitzer produced in fairly small numbers but it had a long service life with the French and Rumanian Armies and after the fall of France in 1940 with the Finnish and German Armies. Regards, Charlie
Don't know if these are of interest, but took them for Barry (WD Models) so thought i'd put them up here too for reference. These are British folding wirecutters in my collection, these ones are 1917 dated and built by Chater Lea who made motor cars, motorcycles and bicycles. The earliest folding wire...
Dropped in yesterday, on the way to Stanstead. Very few people about, so easier to get the angles I needed. British 6" [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...
http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=4cjmgs0e8qokmadnhfdksr0423&topic=1846.0-- Edited by d_fernetti on Friday 21st of December 2012 05:54:29 PM
Mk V** taking part in Bailey bridge test, circa WW2? Should be Bovington's "Ol' Faithfull", I think. Can anyone tell if the commander's cupola has been cut down or not? It was still at the normal height during bridgelaying and mine-rolling trials earlier in its career.
I've read the German artillery had their gun layers wear the cap instead of the helmet, in order to protect the prescious azimuts/sights from banging against something hard. Was this standard throughout the war (and later on)? Did other nations follow suit? Regards, Pat
Hi, I'm no train expert so I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I'm building a 1/72 scale Mogul 43XX class as a ROD train but can't work out what colour it should be, ROD 5322 preserved at Didcot is painted in a light tan-brown colour but all the wartime pictures I've seen of ROD trains are very dark almo...
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I am new to this forum. My name is Dale and I am from Australia. I am attempting to build and restore a 1914 ? Fiat 18BL chassis that I rescued from a local scrap yard. Basically I have just a bare chassis with back wheels and sprockets however no front axle or wheels. Most likely all the running...
Hi, Generally I am a 1/72 AFV modeller (mostly moderns subject) and a big fan of Great War History, especially the Eastern Front. However, I am planning to built also some Great War miniatures... Cheers !
Just thought I'd introduce myself. I model 54mm figures (eg, Tommy's War) and sculpt/paint scratch figures and busts. I'm not sure if yhese are of interest so some guidance on if and where to post would be appreciated. Cheers Colin Fraser Canada
Not exactly WW I but...from Polish-Soviets War 1920 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDJ2rU5M2Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyLGuBS1tXk and in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY9CGmjR1ZQ
This one really caught my attention - the page titled "Canon de 194 mle GPF" You've got to raise an eyebrow when the author doesn't realise that mle means "modele" and is always followed by a year. It's hard to list the errors in this article there are so many of them but here's a cou...
Here's my rendition of Tommy's War's 54mm Pvt of the 1st Lincolns at Mons. The groundwork and wall are scratch from sculpey. Note the spent cartridges on the ground (sliced plastic dowell). Painted in artists' oils. The wall wasn't finsihed in the photos as the mortar has not been painted light grey....
Hi guys and gals! I'm thinking it's time for a group build on this forum. Perhaps we can even have a thread where we post a picture or two of our progress every second week or so, just to inspire and motivate each other. What do you think? ? Further ideas: We can kick off the group build 1st January 2013, and i...
the MkIX was based on a set of drawings from Tankette, but using the track fame profile from the older drawing that appears in Fletcher's books.? This still a work in progress, only the 3D models for now.
