Hello, Maj D Fernetti posted some Pic's (Armoured cars & other AFV - Renault AC 4wheels behind). Two of them shows a "Gaserzeuger, system Schuckert (see photo's). Is this something used in WW1 and am I right that it was used to fill the "Drachen" balloons? Maj Fernetti, what is th...
? The attached turned up on an ANZAC war trophies forum (http://anzacwartrophies.freehostingcloud.com) - the entry in the Qld war memorials database says it is a German mortar. Any ideas on its identity? Regards, Charlie
I don't know if many of you guys know about archive.org, an incredible resource packed with public domain films that have been digitised. They are freely available and can be downloaded in a variety of formats. There's a lot of government material - mainly American - and newsreels. One that you might...
This is one of Barrys fantastic french infantry. due to a bad cold today i was off work so went out and bought some acrylic tamiya paint and thought i would give it a go. i have not painted a figue before and would be glad of the feed back painted as a zouave 1915-1916 ish -- Edited by revans on Thursday 26th of...
In the book "Talbot House" (Poperinge-Belgium) is written that Tubby (the leading priest of the Talbot house) made several "trips" visiting the front troops. He uses different ways to get from Poperinge to the front line: walking, cars, carts. One of the vehicles he used was...
I am starting to collect photographs etc for sets of German figures for release in early 2012,which I can pass on to the sculptor. The sets will follow the usual W^D styles. I would like to include a "sapper" set but am not too happy with the pic's I have so far,have any of you any suitable pic's...
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Here's a REVISED attempt at a list of all of the related "Rolls Royce" Armoured Car Patterns along with their official designations, makers, distinguishing features, and etc.
I do not claim to be an authority on this. I just want to get the ball rolling towards clearing...
I live near NARA and periodically scan WWI and WWII documents and photo collections in the archive.? I then offer CD and DVDs with these images for sale.? Three of my products may be of interest to other members of this forum: WWI German Military Activities Photo Collection DVD with 477 jpeg images fro...
I'm working on a decal sheet for Medium and Heavy tanks from 1918 upto 1935 and am in need of some additional info; does anyone have some clear pictures of the Mark VIII International in British service? There's one picture of a tank called "Mild Steel" but that doesn't show the serial numbe...
I never ask easy questions, are the peep holes/pistol ports on the first RR AC's round or oval? ? I'm about ready to install them on my project. ? Thanks ? Jim
1916 Thornycroft J type 3 ton lorry in Milestones Museum, Basingstoke, Hampshire. I think this may be the only 'proper' WW1 lorry in a UK museum, and certainly the first i've seen - the other softskins are the FWD Model B at IWM Duxford which is more of an artillery tractor, and the Thornycroft J type at D...
Hello, I found this time laps video on Youtube showing the recent reassembly of the Irish 1920 Pattern Rolls Royce armoured car "Sliabh na mBan" and thought I'd pass it along:? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE7zX8gob1U MarkV
Hi to you all.? I worked with tanks while in the army so have a great interest?but the WW1 tanks was the birth of them all. Love the new tanks that about but WW1 tanks are the true things.?
This remarkable survivor is in the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke (also home to a 1916 Thornycroft J type) - it appears to be the same type as the 3 ton steam lorrys bought by the War Office in 1902; ? ? [IMG]https://...
It would be different to have a go at the mkIV supply tanks with sledges. However trawling the internet I have yet to see any clear pictures of either the 'top tower' or the sledges. Anyone out there knows how the towing was achieved/
When I was a wee nipper, one of the first Big Books I bought was 'Tanks & Weapons of World War I', to me at that age a real eye-opener with articles on the Paris Gun, Big Bertha and, of course, the early tanks. It was packed with wonderful colour illustrations by the great John Batchelor, including thi...
Here's a couple of links to some Getty tank photos, some I've not seen before. http://avaxnews.com/appealing/Tanks_2.html http://avaxnews.com/appealing/Tanks_1.html
This Wed. Jan 25th in the U.S.?the show Greatest Tank Battles?on the Military Channel?is about British and German WW1 tanks. Don't know if it will be any good but I thought?I would share so people could check it out.
Hi Everyone, ??????????????????? I have been trying to find an Emhar 1/35 Mk V but have drawn a blank so far . So I am asking here if anybody has one they can spare, that I can buy or swap maybe a couple of WW2 kits (same scale).Any Help very greatfully recieved Paul
Hi there ! Does anyone know how the british soldiers, when on march, and when wearing their soft caps, were carrying their steel helmets ? Thanx to all.
A bit of searching has turned up another two WW1 German guns in Brisbane. One, I think, is a 7.7cm C96 a/A captured from the Ottomans in Palestine,. The other is said to be a 105mm Krupp field gun. Can the experts confirm/supply the identification please. Regards, Charlie
Hi, First try to post Pic's of a dio (thank You Hans); sorry for the poor photo quality but I'm still fighting wit that sh.. digital camera. I'm sure the model is historicaly or technically NOT correct and all of You?make much better dio's?but it was fun to me. The story: A German section with captured ta...
? Looking at the articles on Landships II on the FK 96 n.A field gun it seems to me that the multiple articles should be collapsed to a single article and a new article on the derivatives of the FK 96 n.A created. I don't claim expertise on the FK 96 n.A derivatives but thought with help from the forum member...
