I finally found enough time to read Osprey's "Armies in East Africa 1914-18". I learned that there were vital clashes between german and belgian armed steamers on the lake tanganyika for the mastery of supply routes there and the campaign ended with the destruction of the most powerful german steam...
At the web site: http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/mortars.htm What are the motars under the 'the german 1914 mortar' heading, I can't place them. Thanks up front Bob
I have some photos of French trucks in service and i was curious about their markings. On the rear side it says TM - 65. Is TM an abbreviation for Batallion or some such? On the front side of the body it says PM 3000 and PU 3000. I presume that this is its weight limit, but what does PM and PU stand for. This?pro...
Greetings I lifted these images off a composite real photo postcard created at Camp Meade, so the quality is not good. The original images were about the size of a small postage stamp. Nevertheless, there are some decent views. John A-G
A few weeks ago I picked up a US M1917 Store Wagon. This differs from the Battery wagon only in that it has an indention for carrying the mill stone and does not have a vice fixed to the front end of the under-frame. This one is not in the best of condition and will require a lot of my free time to restore. These...
I have found an unique photo of several Mle 1897 guns captured by PLA in Liaoshen Battle in 1948, during Chinese Civil War. But I can't find any other photos of the Mle 1897 guns in China. When did Chinese army(KMT army of course) bought them? And how many? Do you have any details?
Hi I went and found the gun named that was thought to be a '10cm on Rohr Wagon' in Topton, PA, USA. Surprise, the tube length, shape and diameter leaves no hesitation : that very nice gun is in fact a '13cm Kanone M1909', whose only other surviving item I knoz is in Wellington, New Zealand ! http://www.pas...
Hello, this post is from michael6367 the creator of the doughboysofnyc.com website. I rx a few helpful comments from some people on this site regarding the WW1 field piece photos I have featured on my website. Thanks for the comments. Today I added a new page - guns of the great war 4- which features pic...
Hi: I'm gathering information on Britain's Mark -5 tank as used before the end of W.W.1. I want to display it with the "crib" on top. Some pictures show the tank with and some without unditching rails. Why? Were they only in certain units or added for a certain battle? Also, the covers over th...
Hi Guys! I try to complete some of the thousands of kit that reamin infinished on my workbench and I eventually turn to the Armo Fiat Izorski. A rather, simple easy to built but very well detailled resin kit. I built it months ago, strait of the box, except for the turret axles. [img]http://www.colleur...
"The MicroWorld"just released a new kit Hotchkiss? Mle 1914. The kit is made from bronze, this is most accurate and fine replica of famous machine gun in 1/72 scale
Yet?more brilliant specimens from Baldwin. A?Baldwin 4-6-0 tank engine (no relation),?a?Dick, Kerr, and a?Simplex Protected, not necessarily in that order. ?
I've come across references in official documents in The National Archives to flags and pennants?being flown by tanks used by section and company commanders during the Battle of Cambrai.? Any idea where they would have been flown from, exactly? Gwyn
I asked this question on the Great War Forum, and it was suggested that I ask here as well I'm looking for any reference to a tank named Dun Cow, which I've failed to find in any of my books or on internet searches. A colleague at work was told by his grandfather, Albert Mitchell, that he trained as tank crew...
Second nice surprise of my recent gun hunt in Pennsylvania, I went to see the gun?mysteriously named "15cm nr4" in Dick Pope's list. My best hopes were overwhelmed by what I discovered ! The tube presented in Topton, in front of the American Legion, is a very rare '15cm KiSL' gun. That gun wa...
Does anybody have a good photo of Peerless armoured cars being used in Ireland. What I really need is a photo showing the type and location of any headlamps. Many thanks Tim
Hi. My name is Jaques, is Brazilian collector in scale 1/72 and this is my first post in the forum. I made in scratchbuilt armored to car Belgian?Minerva 1914 using some photos of references. He would like to know opinions and suggestions to be able to improve. Pardon for my English poor person. Best re...
Hi guys, I'm taking a long-overdue vacation to Chicago in a couple of weeks and I was hoping you guys could point me toward some sites of interest there (i.e. museums, monuments, hobby shops, etc.).? It doesn't have to be WW1 related, although if that's too blasphemous I understand! It would also help...
Hi all. I?m? modelling R.P.M.'s 1/35 Renault FT and want to paint a disruptive camouflage of green and brown over sand. The question is ?what kind of color was the internal side of the suspension? ?was it the standard camouflage or not? ?or the normal coating that the Renaults were given at the factory...
Hi all, I am in the process of building a 1/24 scale RRAC....... (before you say it I know but?I had already started to accumulate the bits and pieces way before all of the 1/35 kits came out so?now I want to finish)? ...in the 1914 pattern.? I have resigned myself to scratch building wire wheels but I need...
