I'm starting to think that the US Archives are a treasure trove of information which has barely been exploited. For example the British 9.2inch howitzer was in service throughout WW1 and a number were built in the US. It was intended that the 9.2inch howitzer should become the US Army standard heavy...
The attached sketch was found in a text from 1922 on "l'Artillerie de Tranche" of the Mortier de 340T. We've recently had some interest in the Italian 400mm mortar (bombard). The sketch shows the projectile transport and charging of the 340T. It looks as if the French and Italians evolved rather sim...
Hello, Does anybody have good source of photos or information on the 3.7cm TAK anti-tank gun, the 3.7cm Fischer, the MG 18 TuF or the 20mm Becker rifle? Despite the fact there are surviving examples of all 4 I can find almost no information or photos. Thank you, Chase
Hey guys, Does anybody have any references or good photos of the modifications done to HMLS Excellent during WW2? I can't find any really good pictures of the AA gun installation that was added to the roof... although it appears to have replaced the original lookout tower completely. The tank was...
Hey guys, Does anybody have any period photos or diagrams of a Mk. IV tank showing the interior loaded with ammunition and gear? IIRC the Mk. IV females carried something like 13,000 rounds of ammo in Lewis drums... which is an enormous number of drums. The stowage locations for mg ammo in both mal...
Hello, Has anybody ever located any archive material related to any of Lt.Col. Johnson's experiments pre-dating the Medium Mark D? I'm interested in information about the he leaf-sprung, 30 mph Whippet or the Mk. V tank running "Snake Track". I've seen the following photos in a couple of places...
Well, I have recently gotten a copy of the book by Horst F. Plank titled "Die Waffen der Koeniglich Bayerischen Armee 1806-1918 - Band IV - Die Artillerie". It is an interesting collection of technical drawings and photos that have largely seen in other works on this subject. It does mention number...
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I dedicate myself to another splendid Kit from GB Modelli....this time 1GM.
This is the 400 mm Bombarda placed in battery on the Italian front in 1917... accompanied by its bomb and related trolleys for transport/loading
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PS assembly was easy, the most challenging part was det...
Are there any blueprints of the FT available anywhere? I have found some photographs of what looks like a manual with some technical drawings. Do the Renault archives have anything (anybody ever asked/looked?) I'm working on the Takom 1/16 kit at the moment, and looking for any info I can find. Paid...
A friend of mine has made a beautiful 1/32 model of this gun using 3D printing and has asked me to paint it There’s numerous photos on the AWM web site of the gun after capture and many of the gun later which I assume has been repainted. Looking at the period photos I’m thinking there were five colors used...
Hello! Recently I started to dig in into theme of Mk V in WW2. I would be grateful for any information or photos. It return I can share all I've found this far
At US National Archives, College Park Maryland, there are 16 folders of prints for the Artillerie St-Chamond Tracteur Cuirasse De 90HP. I have attached the cover of one of them. I did not have time to go through them, but I have attached the loose St.-Chamond drawings that I found in the file box. F...
For some bizarre reason Yandex tossed up a link on a search for something somewhat related to an entry in the IWM catalogue which is the range tables for the 21cm (and larger calibre) guns with the note the folder contains 6 handbooks of the Wilhelmgeschutze. The IWM has scanned some of the images whic...
I’ve received a request to up-scale my 1:76 scale tracks (Airfix Mk1). Looking at the tracks I realise that what works in 1:76/1:72 isn’t going to ‘cut it’ in larger scales. I am now working on producing something that will work in 1:48 and will scale up for 1:35 etc. updates will follow as the design...
I built the Brach Model (ex-Mr Panzer, ex-Da.Ga) Fiat 15 Ter a little while ago with the intention of putting it into a small diorama, this one's quite big for me, it had to wait for some time but here it is now. The farm house is a Reality in Scale casting and was really nicely detailed, the goat and rabbit a...
Does anyone know what these brackets on the Mk VIII were for? They are triangular with a small stop at the bottom and give the impression of being sockets for something to fit into. There are on each side towards the front just behind the ID stripes, towards the rear behind the side door, on the rear top...
Hey everyone, since there's a really great build of the Russian Tsar tank in the model section. I went on YouTube to look up any videos of it, here's a documentary on it.. there are other stories on there, but the first part talks about the Tsar tank https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4sEOLGIssc0 -...
I came across this YouTube video , thought you all would find it interesting. The missing Renault tank https://youtu.be/E2O9YDoxLnk?si=cguslcG0gCsHVQJL
There's already a tour of the Mark V* on the net, but this is newer and better. Robert Cogan is very talkative and explains not just the mechanics but also the service history, some of which was completely new to me. Don't worry about the woman who appears at the beginning; she's a female tank nerd. https...
Here is a find published in Illustrierte Motorzeitung, issue 49/52, December 22, 1922: An article by Fritz Heigl. -- Edited by Hedi on Sunday 1st of September 2024 01:56:10 PM-- Edited by Hedi on Sunday 1st of September 2024 02:01:24 PM
Today I received the upcoming Tankograd booklet «Artillerie Zugmaschinen». A great big thank to Mr. Vollert, the man behind Tankograd! Having turned the pages straight away, showed me quickly what great publication I'd been able to get my hands on. German wheeled artillery tractors, a subject th...
Recenty found a 7.7x132mm casing and would like to know more about it. Marked. Patronenfabrik. Karlsruh, Juli/1899! Was it used in 96 a/A L.F.K.? More history about it? Any help would be appreciate!
Hello Everyone, I wanted to share my recent design work on K-WAGEN model in 1/35 scale. The 3D model is nearly completed and test printing started. From just few parts I can see how massive this model will be. All the design work is based on the information I have found and studied over last few months....
