I found this item while perusing eBay and was wondering whether anybody knew anything about it, especially the approximate year of manufacture. I asked the seller but he was uncertain, suggesting that it was?more recent?than the 20's or 30's with a probable Sheffield hallmark. It has given me a &qu...
A puzzling extract from Weapons of the Trench War 1914-1918 by Anthony Saunders: "The anti-tank grenade was an unexpected consequence of the invention of the tank. Although the Germans introduced a big-bore anti-tank rifle . . . . the British went for a more explosive answer to German armour....
It looks like the carriage is not WW1 vintage, but I managed to get a few photos today of the breech. It says, Gio Ansaldo C. Genova 1918, and then there are some numbers on the bottom. [img]http://farm7.static.fl...
In Plastic Soldier Review's review of Emhar's British Infantry, they?name a hand mortar. Was there ever a weapon like this, in real life? I can't find any photos of a British soldier using a weapon like this, in this manner.
This weekend is English Heritage's Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire. There will be thousands of years of history shown through living historians on display. Edwardian era wise, there will be a Boer War Battle including a genuine British Boer War Steam Traction Engine, Ant...
Great Link here for Meccano Magazine with a model of a Rhomboid Tank mag is dated Nov1917 Cambrai inspired?.... http://www.nzmeccano.com/MMviewer.php ? Cheers
I have a Photo Archive called Dontforgetthedigger.com.au Go to Home Page/ Photo Gallery/ Image Categories/ Australian Light Horse/ Digger Unknown 366 Question can anybody Identify the WW1 Tank, Type and Its location??????
Gentlemen, does anyone can provide info on this (not so experimental) version of this remarkable machine? I undestand Yugoslavia used some units in the post ww1 era. Thank You in advance
does anyone know where i can get more info on "boots"hotblack the tank corps intellegnce officer during ww1? is there a autobiograhy /biography? -anywhere i can get a copy of his wartime?letters etc?
has anyone got a link to pics of ww1 tanks -im loking for pics inside the tanks with crew in their positions -want to see how they stayed in situe as the tank went over rough ground -did they just brace themselves?
A curious film, entitled "French infantrymen escort captured Austrian prisoners in Italy, during World War I." Problems: As far as I can see, these prisoners are all Germans. After 35" one of the escorting troops appears. He is black and is wearing an Adrian and French-pattern web...
The artwork for the box cover,now the painful bit of doing the rest of the instructions. This Lanchester is car No.2 of A section,6 squadron RNACD. Hope you like.
Hi all. In the course of my research for the Mk I at Gaza I found that the tanks had studs for extra armor. Can anyone tell me what the pattern for these studs were and where were they located? I would like to add them to my Airfix tank. Thanks
hw were tank crews allocated ? did they stay together as individual crews or did they have a pool for each major engagement? were they all billeted together ? how seperatewerethe officers to the men whilst at base ?
Goodevening, Found those two pictures somewhere on the web. Pic 1: French field kitchen. I think a CROCHAT-COLLARDEAU AG2, could it be correct? Pic 2: Vehicle unknown or not recognized by me. Did the French Army used this kind of "driving shops" (something like YMCA) or is this a civilian...
Hello everyone, Two questions, First of all does anyone know where i can source transfers/ decals suitable for wdlr wagons in 1:76? Secondly does anyone have any suggestions as to what humbrol colours are suitable for British and German uniforms in 1917 and also humbrol colours suitable for britis...
Dear all,we all know that in the begining of German tank building it was planed to build male and female tank like the British. So they planed and built armor for both. Maybe I got the information wrong, but as far as I know all these female A7Vs were converted to males and never saw action.During a resear...
Hello, On a German site found the picture below, anyone know something more about? This vehicle had a motor, or was it used as cart behind a Loc? Was it Military or Civilian? Description says the photo is taken during WW1 in "Klappholtal - Sylt (Northern Germany) Tk You, DJ
Someone expressed an interest in the Keil Kraft B-Type some time ago, and we established that Knightwing list it on their website but don't respond to enquiries. I was in F and S Scale Models today. They got me some Knightwing stuff a while back, so I asked if K were still in business?. It turns out that th...
Well, 'easy-ish' at least. I can only vouch for the Milicast one. The kit has been simplified since Peter's review, and is much improved and comes with some flimsies. I found seven easy-to-find kits, available from: Cromwell Models http://www.xs4all.nl/~cromwell/B50-1.jpg Gramodels http://...
