The 2nd and 3rd of August I travelled to northen France to visit the battlefield of Cambrai. It was a impressive experience,specially the visits to the cemetery's. Took a lot of pictures from the part of the field I am recreating on my dio,learnt a lot about the topography and colours of the ground! I wa...
Hello Freinds, I have just come into these beautiful original?WW1 Posters from an older gentleman who's father was in the 37th Infantry Regiment company "K" in the US Army from 1917 to 1919.? I was wondering if anyone could help me with any information about these posters. Both have his na...
Can anyone verify the truthfulness of these statements: Originally named "Britannia," (she) was renamed "Liberty" in appreciation of American participation. The tank took part in the Battle of Arras, France, in 1917. In 5 hours, it raided German trenches, captured 395 pr...
Lawrence Ordnance of Sydney seems to be adding a section on AIF training and equipment manuals for free download. There are a few training manuals there currently which might be of interest in terms of grenades, trench layout, small-unit tactics and such:
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My latest scheme is to make a small armored car using a utility quad ATV. So far all I have is a crude drawing, but I plan to have it finished by this time 2011. So far it is slightly based off of the Emhardt armored car. 1mm sheet metal will be used for armor, and it will mount 4 or 5 semi-automatic paintball gu...
?Viva la Revoluci?n! ?Viva Villa! Retrokit have released a 1/72 kit of an armoured car used by Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution/Mexican Civil War. Also some Mexican figures to go with it, including a soldadera: Sorry for the...
I came across the following item in the Independant from 2001 The Mark One tank was given to the Lancashire town of Haslingden in 1919 in recognition of the locals' war efforts. But councillors found themselves paying rather too much on its upkeep and are believed to have buried it 16ft beneath a park i...
I have added? .010x.020(.254x.508mm) strip styrene to the bottom of the gun turret opening and a disc of plastic for the Lewis gun. I have finished the turret with the addition of the plastic on the turret roof. What took so long was not making the correction but trying to figure out what to do to correct...
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Were british ,french and german tanks coated with a primer before getting painted or were they in raw steel ? I`ve seen the pics of the Whippet tank in original paint scheme and it seems to me that it was painted inside and outside with a very thin layer of paint direct on the steel with...
?Frontline Wargaming are now the new owners and producers of IT miniatures range of WW1 20mm miniatures,tanks and trenches. We are currently updateing the website, which can be found at www.itminiatures.com.
As I promised here is what I did to correct the gun turret. First I cut a lenght of Evergreen plastic rod that is 7/16 or .437(11.1mm)? the same height as the opening but .020(.508mm) short. You will see why later.? I drilled a hole at the highest point of elevation and the lowest. I then cut in between the h...
Well I am getting there. This time I added the side plate to the turret opening. I made it the same width as the Emhar kit. I drilled out the vision port by drilling two holes and cutting the plastic in between. The pistol port cover is from .010x.040(.25x1.016mm) strip styrene that I rounded at the end an...
HaT have shown?their update for WWI Artillery Limber for their 75mm at long last. What do forum members think of a 4 horse team rather than a 6 horse team. We already have the French ammunition caisson from haT?but I am more interested in having a limber for my 18 pounders?(and 4.5"QF when it appea...
A little question, anybody know how the Fascines were attached at the front of the tanks?? In the photos Ive got its hard to see where the chains come down .? Thanks for any help?. Mick -- Edited by mickk on Sunday 18th of July 2010 09:58:22 AM
I recently picked up a German manufactured Ottoman Foot Artillery panoramic sight most likely for the 15cm s.F.H. 1913 or the 15cm. lg.s.F.H. 1913.Also another possible candidate is the 10cm Kanone 1914 but I am not sure if this one made its way to the Ottoman Empire in its last days.The sight is gradu...
Does anyone know where this armoured car is? I have asked the photograph's owner, but not got an answer as yet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oronzo/62594014/ And does anyone know what has happened to these armoured cars found recently in Afghanistan http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spar...
I'm very grateful to Herr Oswald Schwitter, who has allowed me to look at several maps, both French and German, showing the disposition of troops and defences at the southern end of the Front. They absolutely confirm that the line settled on the River Largue as shown here. There were some strongpoint...
The War ends. The Germans march home and de-mobilise themselves. The Allies take possession of all the German?tanks (mostly at Charleroi). French and other Allied forces occupy parts of Germany. A civil war breaks out in Germany with, amongst many factions, Spartakists on the political left, and...
I`d like to introduse myself My name is Meto =From Sf-Bg.I am Interested in small &Artillery ammo,Hand Grenades,Artillery systems,Millitary Manuals,Army equipment,bayos, and of course Millitary History.The time period is 1800-1950.Of course I cannot compare my?collection?with cole...
Well, probably a softskin but not sure. Anyone identify what this Holt is towing? It's from the RASC film. It looks like Mesopotamia or Salonika. For a moment I thought it might be a relic from Fowler's Road Train.
