Anyone any ideas on this? From the personal archive of the late cinema and theatre manager, Percy Swanwick, a keen amateur photographer and imaginative award-winning promoter. As far as we know, no copies of these images were ever copied for retail or public distribution. Swanwick was consistent...
I read in my book on French Tanks Of WW1 that the Germans tried putting their machine guns in concrete pillboxes and they failed to stop the tanks. Any more infor on this topic?
Hi all, pointed here by my friend Jagjetta in the thoughts that you all might be able to assist. I am researching out which tank this might be: The photo was acquired in a very extensive grouping to a Canadian 75th BN man who was KIA on September 30th near Cambrai. He and his section were sheltering in...
Am trying to assemble information on the Seabrook Armoured Lorries. The lorry was chain driven - does this imply a long chain back to the rear axle or were they front-wheel driven?
I've finally restored most of my archives since a disasterous computer crash a couple of years ago, but am still missing some issues of the above journal; namely for the entire years of 1938, 1973-1976, 1989 and anything after 1999 plus individual issues 298, 349, 355-357, 365, and 391. If anyone ca...
I've had this rattling around in my head for a while... I have noticed that the menus in the artillery section on Landships II are getting too long and unwieldy. One way of addressing this would be to split artillery and mortars into their own sections. It might result in more focus on the mortars and ma...
Gentelman I am looking for information in regards to the 2 inch medium mortar, toffee-apple!. In particular I need dimensions, and possible good drawing or clear photo's. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All the Best Tim R -- Edited by Tim R on Thursday 7th of November 2019 06:32:26 PM-- Edited...
I found this among some family photos. No date or location on it, but probably taken by my grandfather. Does anyone know where this tank was located, and what happened to it? Also, how much significance does the Home Service Number of 200 have, as it's the first in the range allocated to Females and the l...
Yep, got sidetracked once again... If you are like me, then you (apart from getting sidetracked a lot) have about two dozen Master Box and Emhar Mk1/2/4's lying around. These kits have tracks that are okay, but not great. There are some replacement tracks around, but they are expensive, very hard to c...
I know some people have strong feelings and/or reservations about FB, and there is the risk that you might find out more about someone than you wanted to know, but some time ago I started a group there. The group is called Landships and I really have not put much effort into it, it's more of a placeholder I...
This presentation desk model of a WW1 tank that is to be auctioned, produced by Browett, Lindley and Co. Ltd, Patricroft, Manchester, may interest some. https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/clarkesauctions/catalogue-id-clarke2-10065/lot-1177d29e-9956-471...
Fresh off the workbench. Meng's superb rendition of a Whippet Mk.A. I initially started to build both the Meng and Takom models as a comparison but ended up bailing on the Takom kit as I found it to be very poor. I did make some alterations to the kit using brass tube and styrene to improve some details and...
If you have a 'secret impressive weapon' like the 42cm, with unimaginable properties, you can use myth forming to add to itspsychological effects. With such a weapon all fortification must fall. This weapon will win the war for us. There are lots of "marketing goods" with relation to the 42cm, even a...
I am looking for information, name etc. of this particular French Mortar {mortar in question has one soldier attending}, it resembles slightly the Canon D'Accompagnement De 85 mm 1918 on page 65 of Le Canons de la Victoire 1914-1918. All help would be greatly appreciated. All the Best Tim R -- Edited...
I love the new 3D section! Big thank you and well done to Charlie, Arie, and Hans! If I can be very cheeky indeed, can I say how much I'm looking forward to seeing this section expand, perhaps even with the stl files of a Tank Mark V in 1/72. I don't have a 3D printer, but there is one available at my local publi...
Folks, Minor trumpet-blowing exercise. My model of Dodo gets a full 6 page build feature in the new issue MMI, available from about 19th August from WH Smith & the like...
If you can access Netflix, there's a French-made series on tanks. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd9lXU7Uj8Q Episode 1 covers 1914-18. It has many old favourite errors (tank chronology all over the place, Mark Vs at Cambrai ) and some new ones (confuses Ford Two-man with FT, Ita...
Have read quite a few references that state that the supply and quality of German munition and the end of the war was quite desperate. I like to illustrate this with a photograph I took from a German cartridge, most likely 1918 production. The cartridge is made out of pressed iron, German had hardly...
Just returned from a visit to Vienna where I was able to visit the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum. A beautiful location with lots of very interesting artillery pieces. Although very nicely arranged I found that the lighting was very low and as a result it was "all in the dark" with spotlighting makin...
In the book The Russian Civil War Primary Sources by A.B. Murphy there is mention of Don Cossacks operating" Ergard Armored cars" In Jan 1919. Anyone know what type they are?
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Meng 1/35 Rolls Royce modified for Lawrence or Arabia Hejaz campaign. I lowered the turret to a 1914 version added rivets that were lost in the process. Modified the visor so both slits were the same height. Used Replicast wire wheel sets (Meng's wheels are both are too tall and too wide). Modified...
Hello everyone. I am trying to work out how many of each type or batch of St Chamond tank were made. If you have any books or mags with clear photos, what I am looking for is the serial number of the tank, and what batch it is. The number can be 5 digit, like 52456 located lower front or lower rear hull, or a 3 dig...
Now that CSM has released a very attractive model of the Romfeld 1 armoured car, I was curious to hear some dicussions about the "right" colour scheme. It seems, that everybody is satisfied what CSM proposes. At the moment I'm in doubt, whether I will buy this kit. This is surely NOT because I do not like...
