One of my favourite exhibits at the RAF Museum is this Crossley light tender, built on the chassis of the Crossley 20/25 chassis which was also used as a staff car (see the thread on the Shuttleworth Collection for a photo of one). The first one was delivered to the Royal Flying Corps in 1913 and by the end...
On the CA2 & 3 as discussed elsewhere. Possibly useful paragraph in W Lawrynowicz's book on the Schneider & St. Chamond: The Schneider CA II was constructed, featuring a small turret armed with a 47mm cannon. Unfortunately, the completion of the project coincided with General Nivelle's r...
Applogies - I am not complete sure to post it here or in "German Tanks", but in fact the Mark IV was only captured by the Germans. Maybe someone can help me. When the Germans captured Mark IV and sent them as"Beutepanzer" back into battle, then they changed the gun of the male Mark I...
The April/May 2009 edition of Military History magazine has an eight page article on the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, mostly the turreted 1914 and 1920 pattern armoured car, but with one photo of Blue Mist. Havent read it yet as I've only just got it, but it looks good! The first photo shows three armoured...
Latest news from Matador: within a few months they'll be issuing a model of the Medium C. In the meantime, I'll be working on a decal sheet covering the Medium C, as well as the Medium B and other Mediums + Heavies of different nations?in the twenties. All the best, Michel Black Lion Decals.
Dear Friends! I want to find the names and first names of all Commanders of German tanks during the First World War and also the pictures of him. I don`t know the Date of Command of the tanks. 501 GRETCHEN (?; Vfw. Lommen) 502/503 - 504/544 SCHNUCK (Lt. Albert M?ller: Lt. Kunze) 505 BADEN I (Lt. Hennecke)...
I recently found a link for an event at the French Artillery Museum for the 2008 Saint Barbaras Event. They have two French 75mm mle/1897 horse drawn with what appears to be correct harnessing and saddles: http://dailymotion.virgilio.it/user/mus ... lerie_news more of the same: http://dailymo...
Mr Tim Gosling, a contributor to this forum, has an article in February 2009's Military Machines International magazine. It is 6 pages long with lots of great photos.
I'd like to get myself an airbrush, not only for making 'display' models but also for work on small animation sets. Does anybody have any thoughts or ideas on this? tia andy
Sorry if, as a newbie, my first post is considered OT, but here goes anyway. A-H had sailors landed in the Boxer Rebellion. They had 2 small landing guns - can anyone help me identify what they were? Many thanks.
Mike
Bonjour , On German E-bay a new photo (for me) from Schneider M1 - As de?Coeur 1 - n? 61xxx. Tank commander : Lieutenant Poupel Sous-chef de char : Mar?chal des Logis Bordenave. This tank was destroy (East of Juvincourt) on 16 th April 1918 (49? 26' N - 3? 54" E) and stayed in German lines. If the place...
This is a new book out by Richard Pullen, author of The Landships of Lincoln. According to Military Machines International magazine, February 2009, the book is available for ?7.00 (seven pounds) plus ?1.80 (one pound eighty pence) postage and packing direct from the author. (His address is printe...
?On the 4th and 5th April there's a living history event on at RAFM Hendon on 4th/5th April, entitled 'Happy birthday, RAF!' due to the proximity of the 91st Anniversary of the RAF's formation. Displays will be dioramas using aircraft in the museum's historic hangars and bomber command hall, from WW...
Hi guys
I have finished the German flamethrower team for RetrokiT sent it to Domi today not sure wen it will be available think a couple of weeks
http://poky609.fotopic.net/c1574406_97.html
Patrick
Noticed these photos of a 60 pounder on the Landships website - anyone know where this 60 pdr is? The website says that it was taken by someone from the USA, but hoping it's somewhere a bit closer to me than that! Also if anyone knows of any other 60 pounders surviving (except the one at IWM which is in a terr...
I don't think this has been mentioned recently. Retrokit France seem to be available at Tracks'n'Troops. The armoured cars and the Berliet are advertised, as are some new figures: MG08 with early crew Vickers with early/late crew Hotchkiss with late crew Browning with US crew Scottish infantry (S...
i want to scratch build the tank found on this site from the crude drawing of the side view. My question is as far as the turret is concerned it looks to me like it may be square? with round corners for the machine gun turrets and if so would there be a hatch on top and if so would it be center or offset round or sq...
...below is a photo someone sent me several years ago,? and I've forgotten the museum's location.? Pictured is a l.Feldwagen 95.??? Does this look familiar to anyone out there ?
Have now read the article in Tank Zone, and it clears up one or two things. It was already my understanding that when Estienne approached Joffre with his ideas he was put in touch with Schneider, where development of the Baby Holt was already well under way and had been for some months. He certainly didn...
