Hello I'm wondering if I could tap into the collective expertise of this forum. The is a picture taken around Es Salt in 1918 purporting to be an armoured car captured by the Germans of the Asien Corps. On the side door is the following description: D Battery Just behind the wheel housing is the serial nu...
Hi there... it may sounds like a stupid question, but is Keilkraft 1920 Open Top B-Type London?bus of any use for a transforamtion into a?WWI troop carrier ? Thanks, Chris.?
According to this thread on Missing Lynx, some (or maybe all) of the Il Principe Nero models are being re-released in a limited run. Contact Giorgio Brig? at his email address given in the thread.
Sad to relate, the Mk III that was on display in Haslingden (Lancashire, U.K.) does not now appear to be buried beneath Victoria Park. According to this newspaper article it was broken up.
Thought you would like to see some pic's I have recieved from Thomas Schmidt of his dio.It features the Airfix female and some of my figures. Inspiring work.
After seeing some of the wonderful models shown on this site, I thought I'd give it a try after many years away from the work bench.? There's a lot of new materiel out there since I last gave it a try, and I'm looking for a little advice with adhesives.? My first attempt is to convert a die-cast model using s...
Dear all, ? I just added this picture to my collection. The back of the? postcard says "Cenotaph at the area of the barracks of the anti-tank-detachment Hamburg". Do you like it? ? Regards Chris
I have been going through my translated Russian book "Tanks: the developing history of armored tanks". Most of the vehicles in it is already known to me, but I haven't heard of anything on these. It is said that these two kinds of armored shields were built and tested by Russian army during W...
Hello, Does anyone have any experience of the scale link barbed wire in 1/76? Also, does anyone know of any convincing barbed wire techniques or products available? thanks, Sam
This is the first photo I've seen of the Wolseley armoured car: Does anybody have any better pictures? -- Edited by PDA on Thursday 4th of August 2011 11:48:07 PM
I have suspended one project but am going on with my other, namely a male Mark IV tank on the battlefield.? Pretty straightforward, as you might imagine, but I have a few questions: 1) The tank is not tied to any specific battle or region, but I wanted to make it a relatively early scene as far as the Mark IV...
According to this thread on the Strelets forum, Strelets are planning on making a Medium B, a St Chamond, and a Schneider CA. These will be in their Strelets Arms range, which at the moment is showing only the 6in guns and 8in howitzers they plan on releasing this Autumn.
I know the smaller caliber of shells had coloured bands painted on them but for 1:76/1:72 what would you recomend for an overall colour? The temptation would obviosly be some sort of metallic grey combined with brass but I have seen some dio's were shells have been painted a very dark green. Any ideas ?...
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...
