Hello ,some new pictures of my dio. The new set of W^D-the tankers,and a W(ire) C(utter) doing his work,clearing the way for infantry/cavalry. greetings,Hans.
Hi everybody, before further digressing the topic on Belgian uniforms (the Osprey booklet review) I thought it would be better to put the following here. The frying pan intrigues me: I presume not every man had one? Than, the man here is apparantly having three different rolled items on the rucksack...
Right, you know how they say that you can make rivets by heating the end of a plasic rod, then dabbing it on? How do you heat it? ? ?Because I've tried it with a candle, and it just melts and dries instantly. Please help. ? -- Edited by PDA on Tuesday 5th of February 2013 04:25:58 AM
An offshoot of the French bread thread. Field Equipment of the European Foot Soldier 1900-1914 Review on Amazon: Published in 1902 by the French Army, and translated into English, this work is the most detailed study of the equipment carried by the infantryman of Europe, from the late Victorian per...
Does anybody know where I can get a model of the Simplex rail loco featured in Mike Cooper's model link to this website, and in the Great War (Warhammer Historical) Site built by Dave Andrews? It is a small open-topped locomotive that pulls ammunition. ?Mr. Cooper's pictures seem to portray the ident...
I've found a photo of what is apparently a Montenegrin Adrian helmet from WWI. Nothing remarkable in appearance, but a rare find indeed. Any comments? Cheers.
After posting my thread on the Emhar sponsons I decided I didn't like the way I did them so I started a new one. This time I used .040x.060 strip stryene and glued the .040 edge to the kit after making a 85 degree cut. I started at the corner and drew a line at 85 degrees and then drew a verticle line from where t...
I was going through my files and came across a group of photos of the WW1 vehicular camouflage that I saw on the old Marx tin toys. Remember those schemes, with the bright colors separated by thick black outlines? I often wondered if any of these paint jobs actually got over to Europe during the war. I hav...
This is just post to test attachment durability!
EDIT: Extra text to anchor the attachment *crosses fingers* -- Edited by Mark Hansen at 23:20, 2006-07-31
Vimy Ridge was a much disputed piece of high-ground in France, that was needed to be occupied, in order to control Arras. After many French and British attempts, allied command decided that Canada would sort out this trival battle, andafter 2 unsucessful years, the Canadians managed to capture the...
I'm back from the trip! It was really good, and I learnt quite a bit from WWI on it. We visited; Hill 60 The Somme (Yes, all of it!) Ypres Albert Passchendaele Sanctuary wood Menin Gate Essex Farm Vimy ridge Cemetaries; Tynecot A French-British grave/massive memorial that I stupidly forgot the name of...
Outside Passchendaele is the preserved trench network, known as sanctary woods. Nowadays, the trenches themselves are covered in sheet-iron and concrete, but are more acessable than the untouched ones that are?left. This is the British line, concerning?a front-line trench and a reserve trenc...
I've noticed the small hatches for machine guns on Mk I, II, and III cabs and Male sponsons.?How often were?these guns actually fitted,?how often were they used in battle, how were they mounted, and?when they weren't, where were they stored?? Philthydirtyanimal helped me a lot, but I want a second o...
I know that Landships 2 is in the development stage so I was wondering if there could be a FAQ for article submissions. Things such as picture size,text? and where to send it to. Most sites give such information and I think it would be helpful here and encourage people to submit more information on the Gr...
Apparantly Jacklex have just released figures and equiptment for the "Punitive Expedition in Mexico", these are old fashioned Wargames figures in 20mm some pics can be seen here.. scroll down the page, the retailer is Spencer Smith Miniatures... http://vintagewargaming.blogspot...
Hello, In my work for the Texas Historical Commission I come across a number of WWI-era guns displayed on courthouse squares and at veteran's halls that have no accompaning identification.? This is such a piece: These photos were sent to me by a co-worker who did not copy down any markings, so it is all...
This is just the basic work-in-progress shots.? No detail has been added yet, but I will.? If you would like an article on how I accomplished this, just let me know.
I have read in several books that the A7V had 1 57MM main gun, and?6 or 7 machine guns. I know that Gretchen at first had 8 MGs and no cannon, and normal tanks had 6 MGs and one cannon. Where in the world did the 7 come from? All I can guess is one was stored to be used by the main gun's crew in the front of the vehicl...
i figure this would be the best place to have a topic like this. during WWI the development of tanks (as with most motor vehicles) was astoundingly diverse, and it would be interesting to see what the offspring of such vehicles as the tsar tank would have looked like. now i have heard from different sour...
?In the town next to mine Nitro, WV USA there was an WW 1 museum.?It had an Austrian howitzer and a FT. 17 tank on display with the 8mm MG. The museum closed and later the tank was removed. Have any of you heard anything about it. thanks.
I have ccompleted the major corrections to the Emhar MkIV Male sponsons. I will try to post some pictures as soon as I figure out how. To briefly describe it I angled the rear and added .040 plastic to the back. I then added? .020 to the bottom of the sponson. Next I added .080 wide strip stryene to the verti...
Following the semi-disaster with the Matador Models AEC Y type, i've given up on using traditional super-glue for metal kits - what do you guys and girls use for metal kits? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a soldering iron?
Hi all, this is my attempt to refresh the old Airfix Mk1, converting it in a Mk2. I did not do much on the kit itself (the 'new' release) as for instance I did not give it the girder on the sponson deck. I only did a bit of drilling out the vision slots, gave it muffler plates and did not glue to tight the track. A...
Trying to pick your brains again.?Has anyone got pictures or any information on where the tanks hid before the Cambrai Battle. Especialy D company. modern photos of the woods as well . has anyone been on a trip there? thanks everyone. -- Edited by mickk on Sunday 9th of May 2010 06:26:24 PM
Is there a solvent that will remove dried PVA glue? I am building a WWI Russian airship in card and want to replace the engine mounts with brass wire. To do this, I plan on gluing the wire along the truss lines with PVA and soldering the brass wire together and removing the card former.
EDIT: Extra text to anchor the attachment *crosses fingers* -- Edited by Mark Hansen at 23:20, 2006-07-31