I know that they both wore the m1860 shako and, to me surprisingly, the m1813 cap but i have seen many photographs and drawings of them wearing the m1860 shakos both with AND without their covers during wartime. Was this just because of supply shortages that gave the landsturm and landwehr thier uniqu...
In the Alexanderpalace.org site there is some information on the cars used by Tsar Nicholas II. Alexander palace Time machine there is a section the The imperial garage. They include some delaunay-Bellvilles many Mercedes and 2 Rolls royces at livida in the crimea. on the forum section dealing tra...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=282LbvDEmow Starts with early Tanks. Usual hotch-potch of Tank footage, and some clangers, but not a bad intro. Can't as yet find Part II.
Hi all, As mentioned in my first post, I intend to build a diorama of a light railway line operated by the Americans. I just started with my first bit of rolling stock, a 60 cm gauge Pershing drop-side gondola. The kit is made by Meridian Models and is sold under it's Maquette range. The scale is 1:76 and it...
Yes, I got the Masterclub?resin kit from Colorado Miniatures.? Looks very nice, and it gives assembly directions, but do I correctly believe the base is made of wood planks and everything above is steel?? This site does thankfully have museum?pictures of the mortar assembly itself, but there is no...
Not the East German one of course, but the one that formed as a result of the Imperial German Navy's post WW1 mutiny.? All the information I could find was in my Osprey book on the German Freikorps, and it indicated that the Communist revolutionaries, though many in number, were a poor military force ov...
I am trying to find detailed drawings of this American tractor, can anyone help or suggest a possible source? The intention is to build a 1/32 scale model with either the 60lb BL MK 1 gun or the 8inch MK 5 Howitzer. Any help would be most appreciated.
Hello, I am looking for information, photos and plans of the Ford Model T based armoured cars used by the British RNAS in Russia.? I've seen the excellant photos posted by Ivan on this forum (here) as well as the BBC web page (here).? I've also seen the write-up and plans on the landships site (here, here...
I am looking for information on Fiat 1/2 ton trucks used in Russia during WW I. This is the sort of vehical that was used to transport the bodies of Tsar Nicholas II and family after they were murdered by the cheka (Soviet secret police) to the burial sites. I understand the bed was 6 ft by 10 ft. Photos, pla...
Currently reading 'Steel Chariots in the desert' by SC Rolls, a Rolls Royce amoured car driver with the Duke of Westminster's Squadron, and he mentions Fiats, originally designed for mountain work, used by Italian troops in the desert alongside the British against the Senussites. Does anyone kno...
Anyone know of a reference for when and how the M1917 was phased out? I know about the ones sold to Canada, but that leaves hundreds unaccounted for. Treat 'Em Rough isn't very specific. The U.S. Tank Corps was slashed immediately after the War, and cut to the bone in 1920 - 154 officers and 2,500 other ra...
archive.org has the following books by Stanley Wasburn a newsman from the times who covered the war on the Eastern Front in WW I. note: they are somewhat sugarcoated the Russian Army fighting bravely ect: but the first 3 do contain a number of pics: "Field notes from the Russian Front 1914-15&qu...
Has anyone else noticed an error on Landships 2 (carried over, I think, from landships 1)?? I'm referring to the tank projects 1917-19 page, where under Medium MkB male, we have an illustration (kindly drawn by Centurion) of a Medium MkC male.? Does anyone have any idea for sure what the Mk B male would...
Hi, been a while since I've posted here... - two countries later, one toddler?son, several jobs and a whole lot of other stuff later,... I'm getting back into WWI by way of my growing Blandford collection. I've always loved the U-wagen/G-wagen and am pleased to see so many good photographs of it [and t...
http://www.hansasystemsusa.com/ They have a lot of street and building components in plastic, and I've had good service from them.? No, I'm not connected to them except as a customer.
