Hello, everyone here. Does anyone please know the purpose of these devices at the dances ? Was it back in WW I, or is it a post-war adjustment? Thank you very much in advance for you reply. Ivo
The attached image is in the latest Blindés et Matériel - the image caption says that nothing is known about it. The gun is a 120mm Saint-Chamond field gun not accepted by the French Army. The front two bogies of the Saint-Chamond chassis are blocked up presumably to make the suspension rigid so the ta...
The description of the Gun Carrier states that it could carry the two different types of guns and that these could be fired while aboard the Carrier. Were these ever used in the SPG role or was this a possibility that never happened?
In the Osprey book on the Mk V, David Fletcher says a) The first complete machine rolled out of the Birmingham factory in December 1917 (page 8) and b) The first Mark V ran for the very first time on 18 January 1918 (page 18). Any clarification?
I was looking around the National Archives website and discovered that due to the restricted access because of COVID-19, they are allowing free downloads of much of their archive. You just need to register and verify your email address, then you can add 10 items at a time and checkout for free, up to 5...
Gentleman Does any one have any photo's diagrams anything showing the connection of the trailing wheels connected to the Tritton Chaser?All the bestTim R
New to me. Sorry if not to you. More of the Mk Vs in the Lustgarten. I think this reinforces the view that at least one of the Mk Vs was the last thing to be cleared away. Includes a couple of people on their way to work. Still doesn't settle the question of whether they were put to any military purpose, unfort...
Just a heads up, Miniart have announced the following Kit No-39009 AUSTIN ARMOURED CAR 1918 PATTERN. BRITISH SERVICE. WESTERN FRONT. INTERIOR KITThis will definately be on my Christmas wish list.Paul
On one of the Facebook groups, people are talking about a Daimler engine in a MkIV tank. Never came across any reference to this type of engine i was it used?
Has a Daimler 105hp engine! And pics online of the innards and the accompanying manual with what looks like scale drawings. Res is pretty low, but fired off an email anyway, asking if better res is available.
Very pleased to see Wayne's 3D model of the 6in 26cwt has a version with footed wheels. They will be very useful by themselves. The models are fantastic as well. Thank you.
Managed to get there. It seems to be maintained by a Serbian gent who has lived in Corfu for many years. Admission free. My memsahib speaks a few words of Serbo-Croat, so that got him on our side. Four rooms over two floors, telling the story of the retreat to Corfu and Albania, the regrouping in Greece an...
New version is here. So far some v interesting stuff. New photos and information. For instance: Photo of Nixe reveals that the damage to Mephisto was caused by a shell, not mistakenly by demolition squad as previously stated. The squad correctly blew up Nixe, which could have fallen into Allied hand...
A picture has popped up in one of the FB groups I'm in. Allegedly it's by Hitler (it's depressing how many people just want to post about Hitler, whatever the group). A few people have said they don't think it's his work. I used Google to find more versions of the pic, just as a first resort of checking cred...
The terrible conditions on the Western Front may have been made much worse by anomalous weather from 1913-19. Research has suggested that Europe had much higher rainfall and lower temperatures than normal during WW1. The consequences in the low lying Belgian countryside are all too well known in...
Killing time in Corfu waiting for flight tomorrow. Just discovered completely by accident that round the corner from the hotel is a museum devoted to the Serbian army in the Great War. Report to follow.
First to Fight are bringing out, or may already have released the Polish Armata Polowa 75mm wz 1902/26, which is everybody's favourite re-bore of that Russo-Japanese War gun, the 76.2mm Putilov m/02 Field Gun. In 1/72.
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/official/book-1964-expeditionary-en.pdf"The heavy toll exacted in 1915 by German automatic fire had stimulated efforts to invent some form of "machine-gun destroyer" which could...
Just started Fusion 360, and while the curve is steep, I'm enjoying every minute of it! making some oily bits for the Mark IV. Final drive upper part: engine cylinder block: final drive was based off a general layout drawing with a lot of details. Block however is done off some very faint outside line...
Gentleman I am looking for information on these mortars, I have been told they may be Kloben Mortars but alas I cannot find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All the best Tim R
I have today received an email with the latest coming soon kit From Miniart, its a 1/35 Austin a/c 3rd series. Complete with p/e, interior detail for drivers position, both turrets and all hatches can be positioned open or closed. Markings are all for eastern European countries. I'm now anxious to se...
When I look at any picture of the Mark IV Supply Tank, I always wonder how come the "cargo" located on the top, CLOSE to the exhaust muffler (very very hot) doesn't caught fire. Does anyone have some pictures of the "cargo layout"? I'm building a model of this tank from the Takom kit.
Just noticed this in the Whippet article on the dreaded Wikipedia: "(Whippets took part in) the British army's postwar actions, notably in Ireland, north Russia and Manchuria."I'm not at all convinced that Manchuria should be in this list. I can't find any independent source. Can anyone confirm...
Hello folks, I have started work on the Panzershop 1/35 Hedi (conversion) recently, and thought I would post a WIP series. There are a few people on here that are interested in this vehicle (or tank if you prefer). I won't go into the history of the tank, there are people on this forum that know it bette...
There are references to this type, but I can't remember if I've ever seen an indication of what it was actually like. Fletcher, British Tanks 1915-19, p167: "Mention might also be made of a Mark X, described as an improved Mark V in which particular attention had been paid to manoeuvrability, crew com...
Good day, I'm trying to determine the proper shape and mounting points of the rear grenade screen seen on some of the Mk.1 female tanks in period photos. My only reference is currently the small piece of video seen on David Fletcher's Tank Talk om the Mk.1 Tank. Does anyone have a drawing or additional p...
