Greetings, Attached is a copy of a real photo?postcard labeled "A nest of baby?tanks". Interesting group showing some camouflaged examples. There is writing on the back of the turret of a tank in the foreground, but I haven't been able to make it out. John
Greetings, Attached is a photo and details of a group of FT-17s, some of which show unit markings.? The format of the photo is a 'Carte Postale', so am assuming it was taken in France. John
Hello A lot of tank wreck pics are now on delcampe.net. All Mk IV's,? i.E. "B38" camouflaged with black strips. Delcampe.net > postcards > tank (You have to scroll down!) Cheers, Peter T
Here's a picture I came across, reportedly from the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. According to the order of Battle, eight Mark 2 tanks took part in Vimy, at the outset of the Battle of Arras. This was apparently one of them. The picture is from the Canadian Veterans Affairs. The tanks were largely i...
??? I purchased a couple of these and was surprised that the tracks are molded in a much better material than the previous releases.?The tracks are?more flexible and takes glue much better than the previous releases. I was able to use these new Tracks?with no problems whatsoever. ??? Now I'd just lik...
Retrokit France seem to have added several new WWI figures: Hotchkiss 1901 MG with French crew; Maxim 1908 MG with Early German crew; Vickers MG with Early/Late British crew; WWI Browning MG with US crew; Belgian Maxim MG & LMG with crew firing; French A/C or Autocanon crew; French soldiers - ear...
A new Swedish Tank Museum is being created from the merger of three existing sites, Axvall included. Details here: http://www.arsenalen.se/en/default.aspx The Stridsvagn m/21 appears to be safe.
Hi I'm a Brit living in Italy. My great uncle Harold George Macklon served as a Private in WW1, and afterwards wrote a memoir of his experiences in the war. I hope to get Harolds story published and as such have spent the last couple of years reasearching WW1. I haven't spent much of this time on tanks and w...
Bonjour, Some informations found in Vincennes (SHD - box 16 N 2130) about the 12 British Renault FT given by the French Army in 1918. Before June 1919? the Tank Corps?had a mind?to send back these tanks to the? French Army.? With the Bovington's Renault FT, the British Army received 13 French "Ch...
Regrettably I'm too busy to dedicate as much time to researching these things as I would like. Hoping someone could provide a location, or better still, the engagement that saw the demise of these three tanks. Hulks of Eileen II and Eve (note distinctive artwork on the glacis plate of Eve), with an uni...
Ford only produced 15 of the 2-man 3-ton tanks and apparently, only one was sent to France for testing.? Attached is a Carte Postale of a 3-ton, apparently taken in France. John A-G
Hi, I'm from Germany and stumbled across this interesting site a longer time ago while on search for some inspirations for a retro-scifi armoured car. The dominant scale here seems to be 1/72. At first, I was rather hesitant, as I am interested rather in 15mm and 28mm which narrows my choice of vehicle...
With my W^D tin helmet on and planning for next year I was hoping you all could help with the above. The Crossley was used in a few forms Ambulance,staff car,light tender,cargo truck etc. have any of you information ie plans photographs anything(!!!) on it. After the hassle with the Dennis the info I go...
Have just received Autumn Newsletter from E.J. Morten Booksellers. Item No. 111: Tanks 1914-18; The Log Book of a Pioneer, by Sir A. G. Stern. First Edition, 1919. 298 pages, including illustrations and appendix. Condition "very good". Price: ?70. I know it's available as a reprint, bu...
Bonjour, Comming from SHD Vincennes, some informations about Saumur's Saint Chamond. The serial number of this tank is probably the number 62770. Perhaps it's now possible to found other informations at Aberdeen on this American commission, in charge of this tank in 1919. And, why not, some photo...
Apparently new for August 2009. Text in French. http://www.minitracks.fr/renault-FT17.htm * I tell a lie. Text in French and English. -- Edited by James H on Tuesday 1st of September 2009 07:51:03 AM
Q about A7V Gretchen?Hi there, any clue about the camo scheme (Grey overall ?), and markings (Name, crossbones ?) of Gretchen, when used in action at Villers-Bretonneux ? Thanks, Chris.
Hi,Im searching for detailed pics or drawings about the winch system fitted to Mk IVs, and about the way the ramp was fixed/released Tanks to all, Chris.
In the issue No. 3 of Tank Zone there are 2 reviews of new books of French Tanks. Les Chars Fran?ais Au Combat is by Bruno Jurkiewicz and published by ECPAD. It covers the actions involving the three French types, in 114 pages with?over 130?photographs. The review expresses some reservations about th...
I have been trying to find a source for Cromwell's 1/72 Mark V* and Mark VIII and haven't had any luck. Are they still available and if so where at. Thanks for any help
Hi The museum where I volunteer has an unidentified steel 24-cm cartridge case. It is 240 mm at the mouth x148 mm long with a rim diameter of 257mm. What makes it unusual is the dished (concave) base - indented about 25-mm. BOCN members identified the primer as probably French. The brass fringe may? be a...
Thought I would pass this on. Holiday reading was the above book by Mark Thompson life and death on the Italian front 1915-1919. Apart from photo's in the various Great War pictorials I didn't have much clue on the details of Italy's part in the 1 War. This excellent book has altered that,a very good rea...
