I'm new to the group, and found it while trying to do some research for my historical gaming.? I didnt see mention of this area, so thought I would ask how many gamers there are here.? I am working on the Mesopotamian Theatre in 15mm with Piquet's Point of Attack: Barrage rules; skirmish gaming in France...
Was wondering what techniques can be used to simulate brass on a plastic casting.? For example, I'm working on a few WW1 softskin vehicles with plastic parts and would like to paint realistic radiators, headlamps, and hubcaps. Al
Over the years I've collected perhaps thirty 54mm Frontline Figures from the Mecklenburg fifes and drums circa 1914. I'd like to make a figure holding a schellenbaum, but have the following questions: 1. What were the color of the tassels . . . i.e., white, national colors, state colors? 2. What was t...
Does anyone have any photos or information on FT17's in use with the British Army? Someone mentioned in another thread that command and liasion variants were used, would this be the TSF version?
Thanks, Rob
Hello Gentlemen ! Here is the reason why i was not so often on board the last weeks. I builded a full steel modell of a canon after a only one foto i found in the book of Hans Mehl : ships and coastal artillery -marine guns since 500 years. It was the pic of the Finsporg M 76 naval canon? cal. : 27 cm .? Fascinatin...
Have larger copies of these photos if you'd like, just let me know. Had a trip out with mates today to the IWM and then on my own to Firepower at Woolwich Arsenal to see the WWI items on display. Hope they're of interest, didn't get the chance to look at the My Boy Jack exhibit at IWM but will go back sometime t...
Any ideas as to the colors of the RR armoured cars used at the battle of Arras?? WAR CARS speaks of the use of the cars in action during the battle and subsequent Uralite (sp) cladding and multi-color camoflage after finding the armor easily pierced. So modified, were the cars used in action afterwards...
Very, very tempted by the Reviresco 1915 British Army Rolls Royce armoured car. Has anyone here built this kit, or any other Reviresco ones? for about ?6.25 it's pretty well priced, looks a bit chunky but would do for me http://www.tin-soldier.com/sg/rr2.htm Cheers, Rob
As of Saturday or Sunday last, the Kansas City Star, reports that the Liberty Memorial (the only national memorial and museum dedicated to the Great War in the United States) was acquiring a FT-17 from a private collection in Oregon, I think.? Don't know when it will arrive, but it is supposed to have b...
Thanks to the New York Times for this. In 1922 they carried an article about the Royal Commission into the invention of the Tank. (It's in PDF so I can't cut & paste, but the link is below) The gist of it is that Kitchener was asking for armoured vehicles of some kind very early in the War, and was shown a...
This is a good site for contemporary reports on the War. Search the site for interesting results: http://query.nytimes.com During the War the NYT published a supplement on the War every week. I've got a dozen or so copies. A lot of seldom-seen pics.?While the US was still neutral, American reporter...
I've got several diecast Ford Model Ts that would lend themselves to conversion to other variations.? Was wondering if anyone has drawings or sketches (incl dimensions) of a Model-T ambulance? Al
Hi all, I'm looking for a scale drawings of british tank tracks for MkI-IV preferable individual plates for both narrow and wide track and grousers, this is with a view to producing my own in thin sheet metal to a resonable scale thickness ..........cheers
The Mk V Tank 'America' presented to Cornell University by the British War office as the "gift of a nation to a nation" had the WD no T9128 - what did the T represent? The tank also had?the letters CS on the front horns.
? ?Cheers gentlemen, ?A little?bit off-topic; but the undoubtely related to their? WW1 ancestors,? these armored cars from the 20?s and 30?s are the subject of my latest effort. ?Here I tried a decent aproximation to the so called " SUMIDA RAILWAY ARMORED CAR" a solution to the long dista...
Hi Hi Folks, ??????????? I recently browsed through some old threads discussing recovery of Beute Panzer which mentioned the old Keilcraft 1/72nd scale kits. I managed to obtain the Fowler Showman's engine, for little money, on Ebay, and have had a crack at producing a German version using the info...
?Masters here: http://www.miniknight.com/images/H034/IMG_0001.jpg In my view these are, like the Germans, a bit too neat. And too many wearing the veste without the greatcoat, which was normally only done behind the lines or in very hot weather. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was obligato...
Hi, I am new here so I maybe treading old ground [even after a quick 'search']. I'm really interested in building a detailed 1:35 [based on Tauro A7V] or larger [scratch] UBERLANDWAGEN but cannot find plans anywhere on the net. Plans have been alluded to as appearing in a book, which appears to be out of...
?? I am a volunteer at Kingsbury Aerodrome, Kingsbury Texas where WWI replica planes are built (some really nice planes have been built and are being built) but it is also a museum in the making with lots of stuff in storage or just sitting in the hangar WWI ambulances, quad "truck", 1918 Ind...
This photo, which appears in another thread that I can't find at the moment, looks to be a Mk I male sans sponsons. It is in fact our old friend Mk II WD 785. After rechecking, I noticed three points that are identical with Bovington's Mk II as it is now. 1. The battle damage below the rear track roller next t...
