Does anyone know of any sets of 1/72 WW1 motorcyclists? All sides are welcome and so are all periods of the war(early and late). It would be nice to have some for signallers/RE's. I doubt there are but any replies would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have this picture of a Vickers 75mm. Aside from a notion that it is pre-WW1, I don't know anything about it. Can anybody fill in the blanks, please? It looks very close to the 18pdr, but slightly different. -- Edit...
Hello, Found this picture, explanation says it is a "Lance fus?e" (Rocket launcher), I suppose used by Chinese or Japanese Army and I don't know if it is pre-or post WW1. Anybody has more information? Did they used "fus?es" in trenches or elsewhere during WW1, I don't mean the (...
Dear all, ? I just added this to my collection. Can anyone identify it? It remembers me on a kind of caterpillar, but what are the flexible tubes for??Definetly the crew is not German. ? Thanks in advance! Regards Chris -- Edited by elbavaro on Wednesday 27th of July 2011 11:49:09 AM
I finally finished assembling the tracks and adding the rivets using the Archer Details. I also added some detail inside the sponson tails according to Helen's plans. I finally added the hatch so now it is up to detailing everything now. Work , reviews and life in general have stopped me from working o...
Does anyone have photographs or drawings of the French version of the 155mm C mle 1917 Howitzer Limber???Are there examples in collections or museums in Europe of this limber?This is a limber that fits under the towing eye of the howitzer and does not contain munitions.? It appears to me that the Fren...
I just finished read Band of Brigiands by Christy Campbell ISBN 97800072214600 and I must say it is a very comprehensive book on the developement and deployment of the Mk I-V*. The covers a great deal on the men who develpoed the first tanks and all the controversy that surrounded them. I highly reccom...
Hello everybody! Could somebody please help me with the following information? Sometime I found photos of the AC "Jeffery Armored Car No.1" and made a model of it. But now I got stuck with the next question: There are photos of two versions of "Jeffery AC No.1". They represent v...
This range of buildings is expanding and I have bought 3. What is confusing me is which buildings are best suitable for a dio set in France/Belgium. Eurpean architecture is definitley not my strong point. Could any of our Continental friends point me in the right direction ? Many thanks
Hello all, I was wondering if this might be true or not. In the Osprey German Stormtroop book by Ian Duray, there is a picture of three rifles. The 1st is a Gew 98, the 2nd is a Kar 98a (Issued to cavalry etc.) and the 3rd is what claims to be a Gew 98 cut down to a carbine sized storm rifle that mysteriously? loo...
Hello, Link below shows a film (6'31") about a French motorized?Kite unit during WW1 (arriving, assembling kite, get it into air, fixing the camera and looking at the photo's taken): ?http://www.lausitz-bild.de/sonderthemen/kap.html? Here a short history about the use of kites by the Ge...
The Berlin University has jobs to offer in its "1914-1918 Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War" project, which aims at compiling the first international encyclopedia on the topic. Formal qualification, excellent English and German are required. http://www.f...
Evening, Can anyone tell what happened to the "Landships ii" site (NOT THE FORUM), since this morning 25 Jul 11 I can't open it anymore. Provider says that webpage can't be shown. Do others have the same problem or is it just a "Belgian" Problem Tks, DJ
While searching on the net for pics.of the tractor I found this Bussing A/C. Bart Vanderveens book says it was 9.50m.long and had front and rear steering and had a crew of 9.I would be interested to see any other pics.of this monster but I would bet it did'nt appear on the Western Front.
C'est une aerial mine, I believe. But does anybody have any more information on the mountain gun being used to propel it? How common was this set up; usual, or some local odd-ball concoction?
Until today I thought that Bulgarians had no armoured cars in WWI, but then here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Armoured_Car?I found this sentence "At least one car (see photo) was captured at the Dobruja?Front at 17 November 1916 by the?Bulgarian Army" (by the way I can't se...
Straight from Wikipedia: The revolving Hotchkiss cannon had five 37 mm barrels, and was capable of firing 43 rounds per minute with an accuracy range of 2,000 yards (1,800 m). Each feed magazine held 10 rounds and weighed approximately 18 pounds (8 kg). Besides the field gun version, several other v...
Here are some fireworks for Canada Day and for July 4th to the south.? A scarce 30,5cm cartridge casing for the Krupp Beta 1909 Ger?t & 1918 Schwere Kartaune Beta-M-Ger?t. Click HERE for full details and photographs. ?
I am working on my Mark III monument tank, but a few questions: 1) What color-and what paint is the right color? 2) Presumably they had to have door and hatches shut, and gun barrels and ports plugged up so that younger and more foolish people don't try to get their paws inside? 3) Would such tanks be unmar...
"FT-17 tanks were also used in the Second World War, among others in Poland, Finland and France, although they were completely obsolete by then. In 1940 the French army still had 8 batallions equipped with 63 FT-17 each and three independent companies with ten each, for a total organic strength of 53...
A scarce 30,5cm cartridge casing for the Krupp Beta 1909 Ger?t & 1918 Schwere Kartaune Beta-M-Ger?t. Click HERE for full details and photographs. ?