La grand album des Automitrailleuses de la Victoire (Histoire & Collections) (2023) is available now. François Vauvillier is well known, and the book also benefits from the expertise of José Luis Castillo, Laurent Lecocq and Éric Schwartz in the presentation of the illustrations. The te...
I've seen reference to the Gana-Krnka M1876 20.32mm rampart gun being used as an anti-armour weapon in either The Great War or The Russian Civil War. Does anyone know if this is just speculation or wishful thinking?
Hello, I have seen a reference to a 2 cm TuF gun but have no ide what it looks like, dimensions, etc. I have searched the forum here but only see references to smaller sized 'TuF' and a 20mm Becker canon. Does anyone have a picture of the 2cm TuF or can they supply me a link or resource to look at? Thanks, Tony I...
Dear All, I do have a question to teh experts. Of course we all know that WW1 brought a lot of trials in body armour to all participants. Also the French army did some trials. In Osprey Campaign Series No. 11 "Kaiserschlacht" on page 50 you find a plate with a French soldier in Body armour. The drawing...
My Google-Fu has failed me, does anyone know offhand if these were utilised in those wars? I sort of suspect that they were outdated by then but they were using some strange and obsolete stuff in those conflicts.
Hi, I look for technical data of 3K/3K2 and 5K/5K2 German trucks. Dimensions, any drawings, undercarriage details and so on... Can anybody help me in this matter? Best Regards, Wolfik_pl
A recent alteration to the Wikipedia article on the Schneider CA claims that it saw service with the Fengtian Clique during the Warlord Era. Neither of those things means anything to me, but the source given by the "editor" is Jowett, Philip S. (2010). Chinese Warlord Armies, 1911-30. Pub Osprey, 20...
Did Defensively Armed merchant Ships and Q Ships create Unrestricted Submarine Warfare? I was just reading on the internet that the author thinks the arming of merchant ships, making them outgun submarines, and then finally creating Q Ships to trap and destroy submarines made it too dangerous for...
I was wondering if anyone could tell what the practical shooting differences between Hydro-Pneumatic recoil cannon and Hydro-Spring recoil cannon? Is there a 'harsher' recoil or recovery? Is one faster than the other? Is one more suitable for mounting on an armoured vehicle?
I'm in Australia and plastic card is kinda expensive and I have a ton of scratch building to do. As this stuff isn't scale-critical (things like workshop pulleys and so on that have variable sizes) I was wondering if anyone has some nifty alternatives to store-bought plastic card so i can keep it for my...
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I have been thinking about an addition to our AWESOME site, a place to buy, sale, or trade models, books, magazines figures etc., dealing with our hobby.
I have talked it over with Peter and he agreed it was a gr...
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...
Hello, An introduction: I have recently been introduced to WWI partly from Peter's first version of Landships, and recently with Doug's FB page for modeling WWI armor. I have spent a few months finding some reference books and models (I build in 1/72 and 1/76 as alternative when 1/72 not available)....
Thank you for welcoming me to this forum. I discovered it today and am thrilled. I am currently building the Big Bertha from Takom, which unfortunately has a lot of faults. The printable files here have already made a lot of things easier for me. I am curious what I will find here and I hope I can help you wi...
Apologies if this is old news, but I've only just come across it. Stridsvagn/LKII restored and in running order. Taking part in displays etc. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1597835747005361 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NjWHEWX1rg
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....
I notice that Landships II does not have an article on the German 42cm Gamma Gerät. Anyone volunteer to write an article on this beast? I have some images of the 42cm to go with the text. I'm a smidgin busy doing other articles on Russian artillery. Charlie
I'd like to ask if anyone knows when optics started to appear in armoured vehicles? I know in The Great War that Britain initially sourced 90% of its optics-quality glass from overseas and was cut of from these sources. So I can understand that initially vision was supplied by simple slits cut into the...
Hi all, Can anyone supply images, specifications and/or dimensions for this interwar Italian truck? Most of my web searches default to its later and possibly larger successor, the 3Ro of WW2. The ultimate aim would be to backdate a 1/72 3ro if such a thing is possible! Any help welcome, Peter
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Had a request for an identification of a gun (attached) on the Turkish gunboat Sultanhiser taken in 1915. The writing on the image seems to make reference to "AE 2" - an Australian submarine that penetrated the Dardenelles before the April 1915 landings. The AE 2 was eventually scuttled and its sti...
I'm building supply sledges to be towed behind a tank but are unsure on how to attach two sledges to each other. I can't see this on pictures of the real thing but I have seen a build where the modeller used two parallell chains between the sledges. But I wonder if this mount wouldn't make them hard to stee...
Some of you denizens may be aware of the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum in Cairns. This is privately owned and they have been acquiring WW1 artillery pieces and restoring them for display. Their work is really well done and I thought you might be interested in a 10cm lFH 16 they restored. Th...
Having just painted 5 whippets from PSC (15mm) - nice models for the size I am considering returning back to 1/72 ie the Emhar kit. I would like to upgrade the model using Matador model conversion set. 1. Anyone used it? 2. Although they appear online are they still selling stuff as their website does no...
Hello all, as I'm collecting references to my future Renault FT models, I can't find any answer to one issue with mitrailleuse FTs... I know that FT armed with guns had ammo racks in form of shelves with holes for individual shells on both sides of the hull and in the turret, as seen in the image below. But...
