Thinking that I would like to try some more colourful painting (and using Ironsides' excellent advice and tips), I have been considering the Russian Civil War. I have converted a HaT Russian Infantryman into a figure on horseback, and intend to paint him up as a White. I am painting a couple of HaT's Re...
In a small military museum in the Upwey / Belgrave RSL (Returned Serviceman's? League) there is a WW1?SKODA mountain gun. This is a WW1 War Trophy gun that I originally thought had been allocated to the C...
This is possibly more suited to a naval forum but I took these photos in the mid 60s in Cairns, North Queensland. The gun was placed on the foreshore opposite the main shopping centre but when I recently re-visited Cairns it was no longer to be seen. I should have made inquiries at the time but it is only no...
Before and after photographs of a War Trophy 150mm howitzer, s/n 572,?that was deteriorating in a childrens playground in the country town of Cooma, New South Wales. Attention was drawn to the significance of this weapon and it is now restored and on display in the town centre. [IMG]https://i295.p...
?The Serbs are recorded as having 9 batteries of Schnieder-Canet (some times reffered to as Schnieder-Cresout) 70mm Mountain Guns. These are supposed to be an off the shelf variation to that supplied to the Russians as their M1909. Their were a number of Krupp & Rhienmetall Trial weapons also (...
Reference? your website; see?Canons allies,?page 9.???? About mid-page appears a Ruski 76.2mm Limber for the M1900 & 1902 field pieces. ( Labeled a "cassion" on your page. )?? This is the only surviving example of this vehicle I have ever seen.? Please contact me?via personal Emai...
Thanks to some answers in my other topic, I already know that different Mark models fought together. But, what about Whippets fighting with Marks? I've always seen pictures of Schneiders, Saint Chamonds and Ft17 rumbling to the battle separately or in groups of the same model. Why not all together o...
With any luck two photos have been uploaded but I will need help with how to insert a photo into the message. When I pressed the insert/edit image icon the table meant nothing to me. Sorry new at this. The photos I have downloaded are of a gun at Mount Morgan in Queensland, Australia. All we know is it is des...
?My principle interest is in the eastern theatres in WWI - Balkans, Turkey, Galicia, Caucassus etc. I have been digging on the Turks & found on line - "Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I - Edward J Erickson" - very useful if brief. Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I - Edwar...
Hi I've got some Great War highlanders to paint, which i will be doing as Seaforth Highlanders. The Question is does any one know wether the bag on the bagpies would have been tartan or a plain colour and what colour are the ribons are on the top of the pipes, i've seen modern pictures & they are both Ta...
I finally got to Brisbane Boys Grammar School and got some images of the Rohrhinterwagen there. The vehicle was in the middle of a construction area and I couldn't get to the left side of the vehicle because of a trench dug alongside the plinth the vehicle rests on. It was also one of those very bright Que...
Hello everyone I send information about my kit Saint Chammond 194 mm GPF Gun + Tracked Load Carrier. Sells Panzershop-i-store. 1:35 scale resin kit.Main ?mark is CZ Kolinec.
A new FK96 walkaround has been posted to www.ammsbrisbane.com/reference/FK96_2.html. This surviving gun is in a park in Warwick, Southern Queensland. The gun's breech block is missing and the wheels are a crude emulation of the original wheels. The condition of the gun isn't good with large patc...
I've posted a walkaround of the leichter Minenwerfer at Warwick - www.ammsbrisbane.com/reference/lMW_1.html. The wheels aren't original but it's in much better condition than the FK 96 gun on the same site. The images were taken by Dave Scorer. Regards, Charlie
A cracking reference on all things Imperial Germany, with a fabulous section on artillery. This is one of those books you'll like to keep handy beside the PC. Here's the link to Pickelhaubes.com where Joe Robinson plugs the book. Handbook of Imperial Germany. Incidentally, I purchased my copy dire...
Not a whole Tank, but very impressive, and certainly gave me a surprise when I saw it this afternoon - the National Army Museum in Chelsea, west London, has a new small exhibition about technology in the world wars, and the entrance to it is a replica side unit to a Mk 1 or 2 Male Tank - it's just one side, wit...
I know what some of you are going to say: oh its just a 155mm gun or something like that. This photo was an autochrome (converted to B&W) in Hew Strachan's "The First World War" from 2003 that he said was of a 155, which it is patently not. It is certainly a Schneider carriage and crad...
Apologies if this is old news, did a search but nothing came up - this forthcoming HaT set featuring a heavy mortar, is it not the same design, or very very close, to the British 9.45 inch mortar known as the 'Flying Pig'? http://hat.com/Curr2/Bx8238AM/Bx8238AMm.html Apart from the hats and the shap...
Another walkaround of a gun in the Brisbane area. This one is a 10cm K.04 at Nundah, Brisbane - www.ammsbrisbane.com/reference/K_04.html. There is an image of the barrel markings and the unrestored gun. The breech is missing from the gun and the paint has faded badly since it was restored in 2002. Th...
I ran across a few photos of the Barling bomber where it looks almost a khaki color, with black "US Army" lettering, rather than the almost black olive drab with white lettering I've usually seen. They are at the airwar.ru page- Barling Page Second and third pictures from the bottom. Would...
Yesterday, by chance, visited a hobby shop and bought a Airfix's WW1 horse Artillery set in 1/72 (more like HO/OO) The contents are quite basic and apart from the figures it all should be scratchbuilt if not intended for wargaming. What's the opinion of the group regarding these figures? They sure ar...
Another gun used by Czech Legion in Russia 1918-1919?I regret I couldnt take the side pick on this one! As much as I regret that some things could never be photographed as I had so much flash back from the showcases?More to come?Till soon,?Y
I've read that Belgium, along with the other Allies, had no mortars at the outbreak, but this pic shows some pre-war examples at a demonstration at the training camp at Brasschaet. It must be round about 1910, give or take a couple of years. They're described as mortiers de 12, and although they look li...
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I know what some of you are going to say: oh its just a 155mm gun or something like that. This photo was an autochrome (converted to B&W) in Hew Strachan's "The First World War" from 2003 that he said was of a 155, which it is patently not. It is certainly a Schneider carriage and crad...