Anyone have any interest in bo-ats, or just in landships? I ask because I've just found out very simple details of an Italian WW1 MAS boat named Grillo and wondered if anyone knows any more about it. I first saw an illustration of the thing some years ago on the dust jacket of a seventies book about the war...
G'day Gentlemen, Can anyone supply a possible country of origin / calibre for this brute? No clues on the back of the card (naturally)
Thanks in advance,
Brett
I just received the book yesterday and it is very good. Several color plates are throughout the book and there are quite a few interesting pictures. Another winner by David Fletcher.
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm looking for books about steam traction engines in military service, steam wagons, e.t.c. All types of steam vehicles that don't run on tracks, basically. Preferably books with lots of good reference pictures. Could anyone recommend a book or two? Harold Bonnet's b...
Hello, Anyone knows this truck, photo says it is an electrical car, used in Dortmund (after1918)? I don't think it is used at the front, but was it in use in "Etappen" villages (towns behind the front) or in conflicts in the interbellum or was it just in use for civilian purposes in Germany af...
The French WW1 AC website recently cited by Rob makes me wonder if there's a similar site for WW1 softskins?? It'd be great to be able to get commentary, photos, 3-dimensional drawings, et?cetera for the many softskin vehicles of that era.? On a similar vein, is anyone familiar with the Russian publi...
Hello, Some Pic's of my hometown during German occupation in WW1 showing some vehicles. One shows a parade of English (?) pontoon boats after German troops left the city. Market Place, with Picture of German motor bike: Same place with German gun: A well known photo of German troops on a British bus Pa...
? Hi to all,? This is my first attempt at building a tank (Always done boats houses and wood turning before)?My son and I have a great interest in military vehicles of any sort , but as I am an ex Tanky they to me are by far much more interesting. ? I have build this Mark 1 out of ply and timber using the plans dra...
Hi all - only just fond the forum and really enjoying reading the posts. ?I just wondered if you could help me with a rather odd query about the detail of a 1:35 trench diorama I'm making. Basically I've made it so that the duckboards can be lifted to reveal the A frame holding them and wanted to show what mi...
As information,? Scale link is adding 3 new kits to their WW1 artillery line: 4.5 in. Howitzer 13 Pdr w/Limber 18 Pdr w/Limber 7Xem 1XO crew The howitzer is releasing late next week, and the remaining 2?kits in?October & November.? The new gun crew will be out in August.?? I've attached a pic of the...
Evening, From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre Site tells about a car used by "Colorado National Guard" to brake a mine striking in Colorado (1914), see picture of the vehicle below. What type of car could this have been? (Cadillac, White maybe?) Was it used later by US...
Thought I'd start a new section for this. Here's D. Fletcher's description, condensed: Four Mk Ds were ordered from Fowler's in August 1918, and six in September from Vickers, apparently through their Wolseley subsidiary. Tank Corps officers were shown a wooden mock-up at Woolwich. The tank was l...
Hi;? I'm wondering if anyone?could give me some history/information and photos if possible,?on these two shell casings and the guns that they were made for??? Dick
Hello from Sheffield, England! I am an 18 year old who's Grandfather served in WW1, I have several medals, newspaper articles from 1918 as as some other miscellaneous items. I made a video with the items in the hopes that someone could shed some light on them, I will also get around to scanning the paper...
Kameraden! I?need help! 1) Unknown travtor-truck in Russia, anno 1914/15 2) Unknown trucks in RIA, anno 1915. ? There muts american to be. -- Edited by Ivan on Tuesday 5th of July 2011 04:59:18 PM-- Edited by Ivan on Tuesday 5th of July 2011 05:00:32 PM
We've all seen photos of Clyno motorcycles with a sidecar bearing a machinegun, but I was wondering if they ever had unarmed sidecars, say for officers or other personnel? ? Bosun Al
I am looking for infrormation on the service use of the Russo-balt armored car in WW I. All i know is the 8 that were made were in the 1st Automobile Machine gun Company and this unit was attached to the Russian 2nd Army in October 1914. Can anyone help me?
This is what I have on the Izorski Fiat armored car one of the more widely used armored cars in Russia during the WW I/RCW period: The book "Young Stalin" has what I think is one in Petrograd during 1917. Germans 3 POW Pzkwzug 8 Finns 1? "P.A.1" Lithuians "Zabias" ex-Ge...
Thanks in advance,
Brett