I am about to start building models of the Reviresco Schneider and St Chammond tanks. I am planning on painting them both green. Does anyone have any tips ect on building them? thanks in advance.
Hello everybody, Ive recently come into some battlefield relic shell cases. And Im no expert on the subject. I can spot the British 18pdrs and I think the German 77 and French 75 shrapnel cases. But have no idea on the others. So was wondering if anyone could help me out?
Here's some photographs taken over the past few months using a Kodak No 2 folding camera and appropriate film, as used during WW1 and available from 1908-26 (my camera has been dated as the 1917-19 model) Cross of s...
Hello, Found this picture of a Mk I (?), Google explanation (I don't believe them always) says it is taken in Toronto (Canada) in 1916. Is this possible, first tanks were "secret" weapons, used for the first in summer 1916 so, can it be that there was already a "show" tank (drivin...
Paul at Early War Minatures has just sent me the latest photos of the master of his new Mk VIII. I think it looks really good and am looking forward to getting one! Paul B -- Edited by Paul B on Sunday 18th of March 2012 10:38:01 PM
This is?a new one on me. I know the French experimented with drab uniforms pre-War, but i thought they were a sort of brown/mushroom colour. I have never seen these before. The caption reads: New Uniforms of the Infantry 1st Rank: Tunic and puttees blue, trousers red, helmet chrome, gloves white. 2nd...
For those of you considering purchasing the Archer Fine Transfers Surface Details this video was made by Archer and it is very helpful in applying the details. I used the method Woody uses and it works extremly well. His process also speeds up the application of the details. The videos can be found on t...
Hi, Found this French written site: http://humanbonb.free.fr/index1.html , contents mortars, manuals, photo's, munitions, equipment (helmets, WW1 Pic's of creeping Tk,...) Sorry if posted already DJ
Just been directed to this on Missing Lynx by Ilian Filipov. Great bit of detail. http://www.catalogue-host.co.uk/richardedmonds/2011-10-15/lot_276?prev_page=search%20results&prev_url=%2frichardedmonds%2f2011-10-15%2fsearch_results%3fpage%3d1%26text%3dmilitary
I have Just been given a?great book on WW1 Tanks with an introduction by David Fletcher of Bovington which he praises.?must be a serious read. ? Its called; Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the world. Vol. 1 A.F.V. World War One. ISBN 1-899 695 02 8 Its distributed by Athena books Doncaster. Enjoy ? ? ?
? I'm stuck with a term in French describing the carriages used for the components of the 280mm Schneider Mle 1914 howitzer. The carriages are referred to as being quite fragile and were limited in towing speed to a maximum of 7km/hr. The term is "les fausses-fl?ches" in the sentence "...
I'm considering the Matador Models Mk I Female conversion kit, does anyone have it and know what it consists of? Aside from the Female sponsons which aren't really needed with the Airfix sponsons now, I suppose it is a replacement roof and cab (which are needed)? As far as I'm aware it's the only game in...
Thought I'd post a pic of the latest RetroTracks kit... Even by 1914 standards, this artillery piece did look old-fashioned, but it was a very modern weapon when designed, after the Franco-Prussian War.? So much so that the French army tasked engineer de Bange to design other similar weapons of vari...
I'm hoping someone can help me in figuring out the gear ratio for the final drives on the Renault FT or US M1917?? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Warren
About three weeks ago I visited the first time the re-opened "Milit?rhistorische Museum" (MHM) in Dresden. I knew already the new exhibition would deal with "Culture of Force" and not? with traditional approaches to military history.? Nevertheless, I had a number of momen...
Daily Mail website has an article about some WW1 German drawings that are being put up for auction. They seem to think the drawings are all meant to be funny, but fail to the get the joke if so. Search term: humorous german cartoons ? BTW - anyone noticed the tumbleweed blowing through the forum this week...
hi all, since the fsf kit of the creep tank is realy hard to get, i want to try and scratch one. does anybody by chance have measurements of the creep tank? and of the mobile shield which is in the same museum in brussels? it would really help me out. photo's are enough to be found on the web, but how big it is, n...
In the program "The great War and the shaping of the 20th century" Part 5 Mutiney there are a couple of armored cars in film clips of the Russian revolution One includes a half track with a can sticking out of the rear. And some others i can't identify. the other shortly afterwards looks like i...
This will be an off topic post, I do sheetmetal and weld wire sculpture/impressions, not scale models. Lincoln Tanker has seen my other projects and thought it would be interesting to watch this on being built. This is the begining of a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost armored car, I use 18Ga. cold rolled stee...
This time in the right period! Ford 3 ton tank in 1/72 scale. The 3D printer service was so kind to send ?me two for the price of one. I could not wait and assembled one while Jan Giesbers collected the onther one to cast copies. I was always facinated by this toy tank, wondering where the batteries where fi...
I wonder if any of our friends from NZ have any better pictures and information on this: It is the Arrowtown WW1 Memorial Gun, and the pictures comes from this blog entry by Helen Va...
Hello Folks, This may not apply to any Great War kit, but it has come to my attention that a company called Panzer 72, apparently based in Belarus, has released un-authorized copies of at least two Minitracks kits. Minitrack kits have been released by Pascal Danjou, of the Edition du Barbotin, famed f...
I am making a Mk I Male tank at Gaza and I was wanting to know if Ole-Luk-Oie had a shield that protected the water filler in the rear of the tank. I think all the Mk I tanks had this shield but I am not sure. I would appreciate any help. Thanks
