The IWM image libraries just keep on giving. The attached images are of a 155mm GPF gun in March 1918 at Nampcel, Oise. The catalogue entry says the images belong to a set exchanged with the French army. It clearly shows the excavation required to emplace a GPF and the awkward working environment since...
I see a lot of kits come out one after another of German WW2 kits including those of little- or never-produced vehicles, but it seems that for WW1, everything British or French or American is being produced. You'd think we'd be seeing plenty of 77mm cannons or support vehicles by now. Understandabl...
I recently got a copy of 'Camouflage' by Thames and Hudson in conjuction with the IWM and they had loads of camouflage stuff relating to WW1 as I was wanting to correctly paint a WW1 tank in 'razzle dazzle' pattern like this: Previously I found a description of some of the camouflage schemes: Re: tank co...
Dear all, Â I have a Question regarding the Char Renault FT 17. Â As we discovered long ago, it was never the FT-17, but the FT. A few days ago someone said to me that it wasn't true, that there was an FT. He said it only was the Char Renault, but never was named Renault FT. Â Can this be true? Â Kind Regards Chris...
Ladydudes and Gentledudes, Does anybody have one or other of the above two kits in new/boxed condition available for sale? Thanks in advance for any replies or private messages. Â :)
I have the Tankograd book about the A7V and the detail drawings raised some questions. On page 12 there are four drawings of the roof of the "turret". It shows the 1'st lot having eight vents in the hatch and the 2'nd lot with three. But when looking at the pictures that I can find that shows the hatch i find...
I want to build a larger model in 1/8 or 1/4, and take the measurements from a 1/35 scale plastic kit to work from. Whats the best way to do this, is it just using a set of verniers or is there other more accurate methods to do this. Can anyone advise. Â
I bought the Meng armored Rolls Royce and the Djiti dished wheel set to do the Irish use version. Question: what did it actually look like in colors and markings? The one in the Bovington museum was used after serving in Ireland, so it wouldn't count.
Hi All, I run a website sharing information and photos of Tank Data Plates including the WW1 period. Data Plates were the plates fitted to tanks contain manufacturing info, serial numbers, dates and builder of the Tank. If anyone has any photos, information or questions please comment. Attached is...
I'm pleased with and proud of this bit of detective work, even though a bit of luck was involved. These photos appear on the Kansas City Museum site: They're on page 14 of the search results. The caption accompanying each of them says, "Probably a film still; film unknown." I didn't recognise any of the...
https://www.theworldwar.org/ Closed at the moment because of the virus, but they have a skeleton staff on duty. If you go to the archive and search "tank" you get this. 400+ images, some familiar, but a lot from private donors and that are new to me. Unfortunately, though not surprisingly, there are...
The much-discussed 280mm Schneider Mortar 1914. According to sources, it was used by France, Russia, Soviet Union, Poland, and Nazi Germany. Which uniform is this? I lean towards Russian, but not entirely convinced.
Anyone still alive out there - or has the CCP Virus offed the community? Here's something to exercise your brain whilst being locked down/quarantined/self isolated. What is it? Sorry about the image quality it started out as small image on a page scanned by Google (aka minimum wage moron producing c...
I am attaching an article which gives the number of "heavy guns " with german army as 1024. I am assuming that the mainstay of there calibres are the 150mm and 210mm. But according to Jager's book in 1914 german army only had 200 or so 21cm and 416 15cm howitzers. They dont add upto 1024 , so what...
Now that I've heard of that, I'd prefer to build one of these rather than attempting to make a cargo tank-the trucks were far more common anyway. I read that the British bought and used them even before the USA entered the war. Where can I find pictures of British use trucks? Photographs of course are...
Visit this Museum last month. Nice collection, modern display. I have almost all my pictures properly identified, still missing this heavy minenwerfer (don't know caliber and model): And this gun: I plan to post more pictures within the next few days Massimo
Hello, Recently completed kit by FlyHawk in 1/72 scale. Kit is really nice. made few corrections of the turret and suspension. -- Edited by ZigZag on Tuesday 28th of April 2020 08:17:32 AM
Not absolutely sure this is the correct section. but here's an interesting joyride, with at least one famous person amongst the party. Is it an FT? Wartime or post-war?
Does anyone have info on Thomson Steamers in India, Turkey.
I have lots on Hornsby Crawlers and Holts should you be interested.
Also, whatever happened the to Mark V tanks the Canadians were using
in 1940?
