Morbid pictures of the uniforms worn when a pregnant woman and crown prince of K. und K. were assassinated by Serbian terrorist G. Princip Princip was 20 years old when he committed his crime. As a minor he was convicted to 20 years of imprisonment. He died of tuberculosis in April 1818.?? It was the sta...
As a new member i do not know how this works!. I am trying to find the right colours for the french army uniforms of 1916-18, i have a number of books with colour plates but still can not find the right colours by any of the main manufactures, can anyone HELP!!!!!! please.
Before asking any questions I'd better introduce myself ? My Names Andy Holmes and I started my own website "http://www.paperpanzer.co.uk/index.htm" I have a few models that are free to download and now even one to buy. I'm currently working on a full version of the "Whippet"...
Let us go on with Japanese!As on the exhibition, this is the next thing to be seen Japanese UniformSome nice details and the MG used by Jap army?Best regards,?Y
Mountain gun used in Russia (Japanese Osaka it is what is written on the label) by Czech Legion.?Well, the same must have been used in Russo-Japanese war before. It is Schneider made in JapanHave these guns been supplied to Russians during the war and before?the revolution??Take look at the label Th...
I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get a copy of this in English. I understand it is excellent and I would really like to read it unfortunately I only have it in German and well, my German sucks. Thanks, Chris
Hello gentlemen Some month ago there was a dicussion about Gulkevichs armored cars in the axishistory forum. There must have been two cars, named "Red Petersburg" / "Ilya Muromets" and "Akhtyrets".Here are all the pics I have found about that (in my opinion) very...
I think it was Tim R who enquired about the 3-Man a while back. I finally got hold of a copy of Fred Crismon's book on US tracked vehicles and came across this, which I didn't notice when I had the brief loan of a copy. Caption reads, in part: The carrier for this early army crane (1924) was known as either the...
Strelets British & A-H cavalry have been in the pipeline for about 2 years, but suddenly they've announced that two sets of Russian Infantry (winter & summer) will be released in March. Meanwhile, Airfix are rumoured to be about to reissue all their Great War range. I know dioramists turn th...
Hello This is my Mark V in 1/15th scale. The model is scratch-built from polysterne sheets and resin parts. It is based on plans prepared by Andrzej Jasinski; the resin parts are also his casts. The model respresents vehicle from 2nd Battalion - B4, 9004, Battle of Albert, August 24, 1918. The model wa...
I did a quick search but didn't find this image in any old threads. It's from an old book from 1969 that I picked up over the holidays, The World's Greatest Regiments by Vezio Melegari. The caption is "An example i...
Immense thanks to Ironsides for finding this site that offers 1/72 replacement heads: French with Adrian and gasmask, British Hypo gasmask. http://www.lancierbleu.com/FR/boutique_tete.php Which reminds me that I've been pondering the subject. Head-swapping can greatly increase the dive...
Found a web site with great pictures from the Italian Front, including artillery, vehicles, and aircraft.? Take a look at http://www.gri.it/gallery/giaper/105.htm and keep clicking? . . . Al
Hello, I just received some drawings from Hubert Cance, amongst them, the armoured car White 1918, the Minerva ...... They are very interesting. His site : http://www.hubertcance.com/home All the very best
Anybody help with the meaning of the term bonnet de police, as used to describe the military sidecap? It's most often given to the Belgian sidecap, but also sometimes to the French calot and others. I know what one is; a descendant of an old form of off-duty cap, very like an old-fashioned, pointed nigh...
Came across a mention of this fellow in Men, Ideas, and Tanks by Paul Harris. I'd never heard of him before. PH quotes from The Land Ironclads, in which one of H.G. Wells's tank men?refers to someone called "Bloch", with no further explanation. It turns out that he is Ivan Bloch, a Polish ban...
I've been reading "The Adventures of Dunsterforce" and early in the book the author references a solitary RR armoured car, officered by Lt. Singer, with a photo.? A close look at the photo shows some interesting detail.? The WD number is C>259 and there is a small metal plate which read...
