Is anyone familiar with this variation of the Gruson. I am unsure if it is the 5,3cm or the 5,7cm but understand it was in service in the German colony of South West Africa (Namibia). R/ Ralph Lovett -- Edited by Ralph Lovett on Tuesday 23rd of September 2025 02:57:54 PM
On my desk, the new Tankograd book «Kraftwagen-Flak» (Author: Jochen Vollert /Length: 96 pages /Price : € 36.-).I always appreciate articles, books, and etc. on areas of history not really explored by past researchers and authors. And to my knowledge, this is the first book on this lesser-know...
I finished the earlier builds with the sentence: "Now I am waiting for more kits that has been on their way from England over a month." Delivery took only tree and a half month from England to Sweden. For some reason they had been returned it instead of delivered. But in the end I got my kits.Back to th...
After my Hedi scratch build I had a complete A7V hull from Emhar left and decided on an experiment. I started by removing all gun mounts on the in and outside and sanded it flat. I also removed the grills in the roof. I covered the holes with masking tape on the outside I then filled the holes with super glue...
I am working on a model for a client and I am stuck on a few details. If anyone has a photo of the 105mm Schneider mle 1913 from a museum or somewhere else where the details are clearly visible, especially the barrel and surrounding area, it would be great if you could share it with me, because I have already...
TANKOGRAD 1015 “Kraftwagen-Flak”By Jochen VollertIt is with great pleasure and satisfaction to announce the forthcoming release of World War One Special 1015 “Kraftwagen-Flak”! It is a completely fresh approach on the subject, with plentiful new information and “eye-candy” photographs...
I always liked the PSC WW1 range for their games especially the 18pdr. Pity they disappeared off the scene along with all the figures. Managed to get the French soldiers but failed to get the German and British extra figures. Such is life. Many years ago now I managed to pick up a number of damaged MkIV 1...
How remarkable. We all know that Churchill called the Landship Committee into existence, but what about this?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Watts_(naval_architect)
Probably the most impressive German artillery tractor of WWI: the Dürkopp 100hp. The factory manual once was sold on Ebay and Jochen Vollert of Tankogad publishing kindly provided me with copies of the technical drawings and illustrations out of the document. Long time I still had no idea, how the m...
Hi all I just completed this Roden Holt 75 tractor. Nice kit of a unusual subject, and lot of room to improve it😊 -- Edited by Luca on Sunday 3rd of August 2025 02:08:27 PM
I finished this Master Box 1/72 scale Austro-Hungarian armoured car back in 2022, it's been waiting since then for a home! The landscaping is formed from PU insulation foam skimmed with plaster, the small section of wall was cut down from a Preiser set, the lefthand figure is a modified Orion German t...
For those interested in larger scale, Inkor from Ukraine has files available on Cults for a 1/16 Mark IV that can be built either as a static or RC model. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various ... 3d_tanks-2
I was recently sent a link to a video in a series "Ordnance Department - Supply Activities in the AEF [1918]" (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24992) The attached was highlighted. It appears to be a Renault FP (formerly FB) with a GPF gun mounted in the center of the chassis. I'm not sure what this...
There isn't an article on the British 12inch Siege Howitzer on Landships II. I've collected information on this howitzer in the past but I'm determined not to be sidetracked and finish the article. I saw a reference in a book on WW1 Russian armaments comparing the Vickers 12inch Gun with the local 305...
Did the Mark IV have armour plates on the belly or was it Mild Steel? Question was raised by an image I saw of a what is purportedly a Mark IV (the image seems to have been fiddled with) which shows some of the belly of the tank. I note that the strips used on the joins between armour plate on the rest of the hull...
I have been studying the 42cm 'Big Bertha' for several years.? As anyone who has also studied it knows, that the historiography of the howitzer is shrouded in myth and misinformation starting with what is 'Big Bertha" and finishing with the scrapping of the last guns (you will note I wrote the pl...
Was there a standard size for the unditching beam on the Mark IV? The beam seems to be just under 11 feet (about 3300mm) long and the shackles for the chains are located on the center lines of the track frames. Judging from period images there seem to have been variations in the cross section of the beam i...
A little while ago, someone asked for help in accessing Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense - ECPAD. I can't remember if it was ever resolved, but here's a link I came across by chance. Some interesting stuff. Hope this helps. https://imagesdefense.gouv.f...
Due out next year, 2026. Features 1:1 replica Mark IV, Fray Bentos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxE3WDFWfqk https://www.facebook.com/LandshipMovie Seems to be a follow-up to this, from 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUblsnPHkEg
Not sure if this is the right sub-forum, please let me know if I should move it to another... I am doing some deep research on how the RAF cooperated with the Tank Corps to attack and supress German anti-tank guns during 1918. One factor that is mentioned across multiple primary sources (Leigh Mallory'...
