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.
Hi everybody: I have been trying to find any picture or information about the possible capture and use of Mark I tanks by germans. Looking at the pictures and texts in books and the web, it looks like only Mark IV were used as beutepanzers (and whippets and Ft17, of course). Does anyone know anything abo...
Hi all, I watched a program on TV last night about the above museum. I dealt mainly about the politics of running a volunteer staffed organisation. Saw little of the vehicles, a lot of the Popemobile, a quick glimpse of a WD petrol/diesel tractor?They have a fantastic archive, part viewable on websit...
Was wondering if the 4.7 inch guns mounted on wheels as used be the RN during in the Boer War were modified for use in WW1?? I' ve seen photos of 60 pdrs and (I think) 127 mm guns that seem to have a similar carriage although different wheels.? If so, I was wondering if someone could post photos and drawings o...
Can anyone describe how they've gone about making the British tank track spuds commonly seen? The Matador tracks with spuds are out of stock and won't be available again until July so going to make my own spuds out of plasticard to attach to the Airfix tank tracks - if anyone has a drawing of the general a...
Pretty good condition even before they started work on it.http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hexellent.com/files/11/Tank_MkIV_Closeup.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/personal-gallery/tank-mk-iv-8534.html&usg=__PNedZZ2aHvxD...
Does anybody know anything about Atlas trucks used by the AEF in WW1? Were they made in the USA and taken to France?or were they purchased from a French manufacturer? I have found a reference to them being possibly related to the US Company "Martin truck and body", but can anybody shed some m...
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Can anybody tell me where I can find some drawings of the Mark IV tank, either Male or Female. Ideally several plans and elevations, but anything will do.?Also, ideally on the web to download or screengrab.Thanks.
