Hi Guys I have listed the next two WW1 figures in my range of 54mm figures at www.tommyswar.com These are images of the first two castings, and are with the box painter and these are the preparation images he has submitted to his blog as a 'step-by-step' I'd be interested in your feedback
I have not tried painting Stretlets models before. Enclose a few shots of the final efforts. Have yet to master the art of photographing models! Hate to think what the Benno lot would have to say to these offerings. At least it keeps me off the streets!
Greetings, I recently acquired two Carte Postale real photo postcards that show two Americans assembling Model Ts. I thought they might be of interest so am posting here. The period inscriptions on the reverse of these two read: I cant only decorate a Xmas tree but I can tear a Ford to pieces and put it t...
I'd nearly forgotten why I made a master of the Series 3 Austin as I hadn't had a chance to put one by for myself... well that's be rectified now! It's always a bit scary building one of your own kits incase it won't go together properly but I'm happy to report that apart from shortening the armour plates th...
I finally made a little time to get on with the RPM T Ford ambulance. It still still needs a little weathering and some dry brushing but it's getting there.
I am making a Mk I tank in 1917 and I would like to know if anyone knows what the tow rope or cable would look like? I have seen them towing sledges but I cannot figure out what the ends looked like. Thank you for your help.
Hello everyone. Im looking at buying one of airfix's new release mk1s which one do you all recommend, male or female? Which ones closest to the real ones? Are the new releases closer to a mark 2 supply tank still? Sam
Today I started to add some cab details. I added 5 pistol port covers from .010 x.060 strip styrene. I cut a piece about .060 long for the back of the cab and .093 long for the sides and the sponsons. I made a 45 degree cut on the front and rounded the tip and the ends so it is roughly the shape of a triangle. The v...
Has anyone read Terrence Zuber's latest book about the "Schlieffen Plan," or perhaps the lack there of - "The Real German War Plan 1904-1914"?? If you have, I am interested in your opinion.?? Regards, Marc
? An 77mm FK 16 has turned up in a council yard in Casino, NSW. The gun is noted in Billett's War Trophies book as a 77mm, serial #22753 captured in Palestine by the Light Horse. The markings on the breech ring seem to show the gun wasn't built by Krupp (Interlocking rings) or Rheinmetall (Rh). The top of th...
Well I have been working on the sponson a bit and this is what I have done. I added the missing pistol port flap on the right side of the sponson and thickened the post with .010 strip. I also drilled out the vison port as well. The 4 metal strips on the top and bottom of the turret opening were made using .010x...
Hello guys, ? I'm creatinh a resin conversiont set for a British Mk I tank, based on Airfix's kit. So far, I have the top part with the widened cab and round hatch but what else should I include?
Hi all Now that I have thankfully got the hang of attaching photos, here are some more of our game at Salute last month, using our new rules. We're getting close to releasing the first volume in the Crush the Kaiser series of fast play brigade level wargames rules for the Great War - Where the Poppies Grow...
Maidstone received a Mk III female as their presentation tank and I wanted to know a little about how it was displayed. I contacted the Centre for Kentish Studies and had a reply in a very short time, especially considering it was over Easter. Unfortunately not much is known about it except that it stoo...
Have just been talking to a lady aged 97 who is still as bright as a button. Without any prompting, she suddenly announced that she remembers watching a Tank being cheered through the streets of Bridgend. She was 7 or 8 at the time, which makes it 1922 or so. Gwyn mentions a visit by to Bridgend by Egbert he...
As you might have guessed I'm talking about the wheel hubs on the aft section of Emhar's 1/35 Mark IV tank that are too far forward.? Has anyone been successfully able to resolve this problem, and if so how?? Thanks.
Hello, Anywone knews something about this vehicles: 1: Tractor with elephant feet to march over trenches 2: Plan of "de Mole" (1912) 3: Submarine on tracks DJ ? ?
I have never been a big fan of rubber band tracks so I decided to try and make some for my Gaza Mk I Male tank. I first added 2 strips of .030x.040 stripe styrene to the top of the sponson sides. This is just enough to raise the tracks off the sides. Make sure the trough is level because if it is not the tracks wil...
Thought you would be interested in the above. The pic is of the masters,off to the castors next week.They will be in resin and are for the W^D light railway wagons.
