If you remember the del Prado Great War figures that came out a few years ago, each came with an Osprey?booklet that was an abbreviated version of the real thing. Imagine my surprise on reading this paragraph in the one that accompanied No.13 (Sergeant, Lancashire Fusiliers, Somme, 1916): Tanks, a f...
Hello all gentlemen, I look forward to get some info on the Lefebvre half-track?series. Having seen a sketch I find the vehicule quite interesting. Will greatly appreciate any colaboration, best regards
Hi everyone, I stumbled upon this great site a year or two ago looking whilst looking for information on small arms of the war.? I must confess that I've never taken a great interest in armoured warfare, but I know enough to get around.? The First World War is one of my favourite subject matters, so I'm ha...
I was surpised to see that John Prigent's book PANZERWAFFE: Vol. 1 had a large section on WW1. I was thinking of buying the book. Has anyone had a chance to read the text? Has anyone seen the color profiles? Jentz and Doyle are credited with providing the drawings on which the profiles are based. Best Reg...
From official record of proceedings in the British Parliament, 29 May 1918 : Commons Sitting: ? General Sir IVOR PHILIPPS (by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Munitions whether he can give any explanation as to the delay in introducing the Madsen machine-gun into the British Army; whether he i...
I wonder where can be seen fictionnal "WW1 flavored" military vehicles. I came up with the following list but any addition would be welcome : Games & model kits :? "Warhammer 40000" Movies :"League of extraordinary Gentlemen", "Indiana Jones and the la...
Thought the attached photo was interesting.?? Any other pics of this weapon system utilzing these wheel covers ???Though bogged in?mud , the camo is clearly visible.? (?Note the dog shivering before the trail.)
This might be of interest: Yockelson, Mitchell A. BORROWED SOLDIERS:Americans Under British Command The author follow the 27th and 30th Divisions as a case study of coalition warfare that despite cultural differences and Pershing's misgivings worked well with the Tommies. It was brought to my a...
Gentleman?I am looking for information on this old French Mortar. As well as any other photos you may have.Any and all help would be greatly appreciated..?All the BestTim R. a.k.a. Mr. R
Hi All,
"Landships" newbie here - looking for info on Grasshopper II.
I'm currently finishing up a scale model (MB - full resin monster) and was hoping to finish it up as Grasshopper II.
It would appear that Grasshopper doesn't have the unditching beam rails that are so common many vehi...
Translation Help needed by our Russian friends.Gentleman?? I would like to get the translations from these photos if possible. THANK YOU!!!!!!All the BestTim R-- Edited by Tim R at 04:17, 2008-07-02
Here's a photo and a short article on the Hinckley, Leicestershire presentation tank - anyone know anything about its history? Supposedly it served in France, but as most of you already know, they said that about all the tanks and they were mostly training ones! [IMG]https://i282.photobucket.co...
At Flesquieres an appreciable number of MIVs were knocked out by field guns.? One FK96 n/A, manned by a lone surviving company grade officer, who singlehandedly managed to load, lay, and fire long enough to KO some 17?tanks until he himself was killed.?? One would think such heroism would have cause...
Hello fellows, Here the first pictures of a long day in the museum of war-technic ( Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung ) at Koblenz. A paradise for fans of every sort of artillery you can imagine. I ?was so astonished of the count of pieces that i took only pictures from the interesting one's in my opinion...
Flettner 's tank ???????? I found a curious mention that before designing choppers Anton Flettner had designed a ship (that I knew) and a tank ...in 1913 in Berlin. Can someone shed some light on this one ? I have various books on WW1 German tanks and I have never seen the name Flettner quoted in them... (...
Hmmm, now the 'painting' season is upon us I've decided to resurrect the modelling project, and any begininng to doubt a couple of supply tank features which may or may not be specific to 'Dodo' - i/ Whether the sponsons had a vision slit above the blanked off machine gun flap. ii/ Whether the driver's c...
I originally brought this up at a different forum, but after recieving no replies, I thought I'd bring it here aswell.
I give you two Japanese vehicles:
The "Amphibious Wheel & Track Tank Type 2":
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Hello ! Well I could not locate any specific area for introductions so maybe I should begin here : I am a French modeller with a major interest in the transitionnal periods when technology came out of dreamers books to go into engineers sheds. In the case of WW1 that would cover : AFVs, Submarines, Helic...
I picked up the enclosed reference
"Mohave Museum of History and ArtsGlenn also remembered that toward the end of WWI there was a Liberty Bond drive, and the army brought in a one man tank with a 30 caliber machine gun. Andy climbed on the back and rode all over town (Kingman) much to the amuse...
I just acquired a postcard showing two wooden A7V in a field somewhere. They look like full size models. Are they early prototypes designed to show the size of the final machine? Are they wooden mock up designed to mislead enemy intelligence? Any idea? [img]http://4600n200e.com/mediac/400_0/me...
Recently I have gotten the US manual Handbook of Artillery, Including Mobile, Antiaircraft, Motor Carriage, and Trench Materiel (July 1921).? Within this manual there is a very interesting section on the US 75mm Model of 1916.? The US 75mm 1916 did not go into service in Europe in WW1.? Instead we ch...
Hello everyone, I`m a young modeller from Romania and i`m? very intrested in the FT-17. I would like to do a article in a modelling magazine ( an online one)? and i`m interested in variations and copies of the FT 17. I`m also interested in kits( mainly at 1:72 scale) featuring the tanks. So far, i know: -F...
I found that photograph of a armored truck at the Bundesarchiv. Does anybody know more about this vehicle? It was used during the Kapp-Putsch in 1920. ?
With thanks to Pete, Kristof and several others, I was lucky enough to get a rather different view of Zonnebeke at the weekend - from the front seat of a Stampe SV.4 biplane. The Stampe SV.4 is a 1930's design, but most were built in the late 1940's. Although not a WW1 aircraft, it does however have a stron...
