It has been suggested to me that the reason the German artillery?regiments had a ball instead of a spike on their helmets was so that they wouldn't poke each other's eyes out when bending?and rising to serve the gun. Seriously. Am I being taken for a ride here? That doesn't explain the Bavarian artille...
Greetings, All! Just found the site, and I'm hoping it might get me a kit I've been seeking for ages. I know it'll be pricey, but if you have one you'ld be willing to part with, I'd really like to hear from you! Regards, Rob robowens@austin.rr.com
Model of my friend and talented designer Vlad Pidtynny. you could buy it here: http://kampfflieger.webs.com -- Edited by der Kampfflieger at 16:34, 2008-04-19
Having a struggle trying to identify this motorcycle used in the filming of 'The Blue Max' - i've ruled out Triumph model H, Clyno, Douglas and Phelon & Moore, i'm currently thinking BSA or Enfield? BSA's seemed to have a thick black ring several inches away from the tire inbetween the spokes thou...
Hello everybody,I found this amazing french site. ?There are some interresting pictures, I think.Greetingshttp://lagrandeguerre.cultureforum.net/photos-en-vrac-f49/ancetre-de-la-mine-antichar-t6890.htmStrange
A while ago someone posted some helpful looking photos of how to get a good fit on an?Emhar MkIV?hull parts, but I can't find where they are... Does anyone have a link to the page they can post? I've just received my MkIV Male [1st ever Great War kit for me!] and I'd like to get the main?assembly 'just so' be...
Hi all, i'm on the lookout for?a model zeppelin - i've seen a very large kit (about 1/144 scale) but seeming as it's bigger than my student room, and very expensive, that's out of the question unfortunately. So i'm looking for something at about 1/1200 scale - i've seen that Navwar do a 1/3000 version wh...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew if Whippet tanks were used in support of the 21st Division at all during WWI? Here's some of the battles that the 21st were involved in if it's any help The Battle of St Quentin (first phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918) The First Battle of Bapaume (second pha...
Older members might remember a 1960s hit record called "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman". It was an instrumental with whistling by Whistling Jack Smith, and was said to have been a novelty?tune written?in the 60s?by a British musician. However, some lyrics have been found at a car boot sale in...
Hello, In surfing the net just now I stumbled across a photo on EBay (here) of a Rolls Royce armoured car. (I have no ties to the seller.) This photo is new to me and I'd like to find out more. The seller dates the image to WWI. Based on the lack of armoured vent louvers in the plates protecting the radiator an...
The original Retrokit used to advertise "Russian and Belgian Machine-gunners" in the "coming soon" department, but they never?seemed to materialise. I assumed that the company packed up before they were produced, but I've heard a rumour that someone actually got hold of s...
Good evening, I have begun working on my WWI diorama that I have been putting off for years now, and I have started working on my little men...the Doughboys first!? I read on the internet several different takes on painting them, and I am at a loss.? I primered the first set of them, but in that, I also comp...
A?fitting tribute to the WW1 horses by?General Patton while serving with the U.S Cavalry after WW1. ???????????????????????????????????? THE WAR HORSES ???????????????????????????????????? ------------------- Where are they now,the horses who fought for us in France, The horses of the l...
Hello,
I have a question regarding the Flak 88.
The 88mm Flak 18 is probably the best known German WW2 Gun, but It was developed in WW1 since 1916.
But what exactly are the differences between the WW2 Flak 88 and it's WW1 Predecessors (except the shield)? What do I have to do to conver...
While browsing in a used bookshop recently, I came across an interesting title "Die Deutschen Freikorps 1918 - 1923", by F.W. Oertzen (F. Bruckman Verlag, 1936). I couldn't afford the book, but I did persuade the proprietor to let me copy this interesting photo from the book. The caption...
