Landships II

Here is a Czech cavalry uniform in Russian service ? Till soon, ? Y

Here is an officer operating the telephone and the phone in detail ? Till soon, ? Y

Here are two types of Russian grenades on the exhibition ? Till soon, ? Y

Selection of Russian equipment ? Russians used large amount of Mausers and Model 1895 Nagant 7.62mm revolver. ? Till soon, ? Y

Here is Russian MG in upward position Trench mortar is on the side ? Till soon, ? Y

I was always puzzled how the soldiers are looking without the tunic operating gun or doing other work Here is the answer ? Till soon, ? Y

Here is the selection of some grenades as well as uniform worn late in the war Till soon, Y

Among other artifacts there is a trench mortar and a bottle of liquor as issued to the troops (with patriotic label). There is a portable protective shield on the top of the MG post but unfortunately I was in the bad position to take a good pick ? Till soon, ? Y

Some details of Austrian uniform in Prague ? Yet more to come ? Y

While browsing thru Google Books looking for info on WW1, I came across a short article (The Panzerkraftwagen - A German Version of the Tank)?in the Journal of the American Field Artillery, Vol 49, 1918 describing the examination of the first captured A7V.? Not too much that we don't know, but I'll tr...

A while ago there was some discussion about the relationship between the two above?gents and the origin of the trade name Caterpillar. Here's some more stuff. It goes over some old ground but I think some of it is new, even if it throws up some apparent contradictions. From Classic Caterpillar Crawle...

1.?has at various times found in the Internet two photos. What of them present - with the name of the tank or without? [URL=http://radika...

Could I ask for people's opinions on?this photo?? It shows a Mark IV Female, but with the unusual Crew number I.W4. 9th Battalion tanks always seem to have a full stop (period for our US readers!) after the Battalion I, so I'm assuming this is a 9th Battalion machine.? But "W"?? Could this me...

This Monday, Jan 26th, BBC2 TV is showing the second part of a series called The Great War in Colour. This isn't the same as the Channel 5 series of a few years ago, World War One in Colour. Monday's episode is about Albert Kahn, the man who funded the autochromists. Unfortunately, Part One was last week....

This is a nice postcard of what I believe is a Fiat 3000 prototype. http://4600n200e.com/mediac/400_0/media/c1fd_1.jpg Were they ever in service?

http://4600n200e.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_16708/scan0001.jpg

Finally finished Converted Emhar 1/72 Mark IV, primarily for gaming so isn't completly accurate [img]https://i115....

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2229335580&context=photostream&size=o

Anyone date this? Post-war?

New to me: An A7V (described as Mephisto, but could be Hagen) ?trapped in the big shell hole. Found at (scroll down) http://4600n200e.com image: http://4600n200e.com/mediac/400_0/media/cf89_1.JPG PT ?

Hi all! My? "TANK JOY RIDES" (after the war ex-Tank Corps officers?put a platform onto a Mark IV and made tank joy rides?at Southend-on-Sea)?diorama takes shape. I would like to add a Smer Packard Laundaulet 1912 car for this street scene. Unfortunately the?Smer?model kit is not very de...

I am in the process of downloading various old publications from Google Books?and have uploaded what I have so far to a filesharing folder, here: http://www.4shared.com/dir/5331808/3765b3b5/Maritime__Military_Books.html? Because I am also involved with various naval forums, there is a mi...

I don't remember seeing this before. Sorry if it's an old favourite. Anyone identify it?

?Again a bit off topic, but this true descendant from the early landships,?a scratchbuilt PB 4 Rusian armored amphibious car (prototype) is nevertheless an interesting idea for being commented.? Of course it had a welded structure, ( was among the very first vehicules which abandoned the riveted...

Hey All, Remember that group build? well i finished my entry. . . finally hehehe lts all done, except the unditching beam isnt glued yet, i wasnt sure about the chains and all. let me know if anything needs to be changed

I have found a photo of US 3-man (or US Mark I) tank I have never seen before. It was in "Tanks of the world 1915 - 1945" written by P. Chamberlain and C. Ellis

Can somebody clearly reproduce this inscription (in German, certainly). As I do not know German, I can make on a diopama gross blunders that will be indecent. ?http://www.ioh.pl/forum/download.php?id=27374 Thanks.

Not the drinks but?tank names.?In another thread I stated that I was certain that I had seen a port view of "Whiskey and Soda" in a film clip.?I couldn't find the clip but found a photo of what I thought was the same tank. The name is indistinct in the photo. Finally I found the film clip but the n...

Hi, I'm trying to find Ford 3-ton tank plans for a scratchbuild project but have been unable to find so much as a single view drawing. Is there anyone that may have a lead to such a plan?

Hello to All I am looking for information, concerning the Podeus 4 wheeled drive artillery tractor, Designed by Paul Henrich Podeus. This was one of the 4 wheeled drive tractors put forth during the early parts of The First World War to haul heavy artillery. The firm was located at Hal...