Hello, In a book concerning the raid on Zeebrugge (22/23 Apr 1918) I read that the attack on the mole was done by the 4th Bn Royal Marines, a sort of "Navy Seals" specialized in Amphibian Operations. They?had the normal Khaki Uniforms and the British helmet.?But there were also 200 Royal Na...
Some one took the little Holt one man seriously. See attachment. In reality i suspect it would have fallen into the first trench or big shell hole encountered and stayed there.
These tanks seem to have disappeared. Or at least that is the impression I had. However if you combine these two statements: "Museum Director Dr. Joseph T. Rainer... noted that only restored pieces are being moved. ...Artifacts that have not been restored will not be transported and the museu...
Does anybody have an idea about the real-life rough dimensions (length, width, height) of this Foden Steam Wagon: I'm trying to get an idea of the scale of the toy I have just bought! It looks a bit bi...
My latest copy of Australian Shooter magazine contains an interesting article on the resurrection of an old alloy in a new application, for chamber casting - a bismuth alloy "originally developed for casting toy soldiers". It is marketed as Cerrosafe Alloy and is available fro...
Finally, for now, a Highlander lance-jack, c. 1914 once again, and also by Metal Modeles. Last time I attempt tartan for a LONG time. ? -- Edited by Excelsior1 on Monday 4th of April 2011 09:55:37 PM-- Edited by Excelsior1 on Monday 4th of April 2011 09:57:09 PM
I recently decided to dig out an RPM 1/72 Model T Ford Ambulance I'd started years ago but never got very far with due to the huge sink marks in the sides. At the time I debated scratching new sides or filling them and in the end it just went back in the loft!All in all it's not a bad little kit, the detail is a bi...
Maybe we should have a special section for items such as this. I'm not sure what would be the best title for it. From ezinearticles.com: "In 1917 during World War I, Patton became the commander of the United States Tank Corps. He and his men, along with the allied British tankers, won the very firs...
Hello, Could someone tell me what tank this is (or give the link if it is somewhere on LS II)? Looks more like a bad Science Fiction movie item. On the body of the tank is written "Track layer CLB 75 or 78 Tks, DJ ?
Came across this photo. Caption reads "Leutnant H?nsel mit seiner weiblicher Besatzung". Does this mean there was an all-female A7V crew? Is it a wartime photo or a reunion of some kind?
Hello, On the subject of steam lorries, I just stumbled across scans of the 1919 Sentinel steam lorry.? You can view them here: http://www.darwincountry.net/explore/021725.html MarkV
A short while back there was a query about the actual scale of the Airfix Mark2.5ish, I had some time to kill today so I thought I'd?prepare simple?MarkIV drawings?to common modelling scales that can be used as reference to check scale. If you print them make sure?they are?printed full-size by check...
I was at a show in Belgium last sunday and took the liberty of taking these pics of WW1 vehicles. I dont know who built them, but of course if the owner objects to them being shown?here just pm me and I'll remove the pics. I particularly liked the bus, very nice and a bit different. All these are 1:35 scale. T...
Just been browsing various websites and found a new manufacturer and the first two figures are on show at ? http://www.tommyswar.com/#!? ?I have nothing to do with them? -? other than I will be a customer very soon ?Paul
Hello to all again, I was wondering if it is possible with modification to the barrel obviously, and other parts as well, to change a ACE 10,5cm LeFH16 into a 10cm FK? Greetings, Josh
All?accounts of Colonel Estienne that I have read in the past have contained nothing but praise for his vision, determination, efficiency, and general good-eggery. Imagine my surprise on finding this assessment of him by J.F.C. Fuller, head of the Tank Corps, architect of Cambrai, author of Tank...
I have a high resolution photo of the Britannia in Chicago. It is of a group of men on it who worked on it for some reason while in Chicago, at Marine Iron Works. My dad is sitting over the front side turret. My dad had a round iron hitch receiver that had broken of the Britannia... He used it as a paperweight f...
Apologies for starting another thread, but I think this deserves it. A very kind gentleman called Oleg helped me to overcome my Paypal problem by letting me download it for free. It's a belter. Amongst its delights: Illustrations and descriptions of Tank-carrying wagons and Rectanks; the Ramp Wag...
Recently, questions were asked about a steam ploughing engine pictured towing a beute tank. The possibility of building a model to make a diorama was floated. I found a small drawing by John Haining of a Fowler ploughing engine, similar to the one in the photo.
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A Bunch of Holt Patents for Tracks and Tracklayers nothing later then 1918 or so.. Turnbull is included as he appears to be working for Holt..... two more .... single track and a Half track lombard style Cheers -- Edited by Ironsides on Friday 13th of November 2009 01:08:39 AM-- Edited by Ironsides on F...
