A couple of years ago, I came across a smallish photo of a beautiful diorama by Erik Trauner of the wonderful Austro-Daimler armoured car of 1904. Superbly crafted and imaginatively posed and photographed, it is a wonderful diorama. A few minutes ago, to my delight, I found a new website by Herr Traun...
I just bought a copy of the new "Histoire et Collections" publication, "Les canons de la victoire" by Pierre Touzin (whose work on French AFVs is essential to anyone who wants a command of AFV development in France) and Francois Vauvillier, volume three in the new series?&quo...
I've just been digging amongst my storage boxs and realised that I have an unbuilt 1/72 white metal kit of the above. This must be 15? years or more old. The car looks not too bad (but the figures supplied with it (two pilots and 3 ground crew) are totally pants and shall be assigned to the dustbin of histor...
In the 'German Tanks' section, topic 'Loading Beute'?there was some mentioning of German use of Traction Engines. I found this website, dealing with the Kemna EM (Einheitsmaschine). Thought it might interest you. http://www.stoomwerktuigen.nl/steamengines/kemn...
Is it just me or has this feature broken? I keep trying to attach but getting an error message saying that the file does not appear to be an image format and then the whole **@@!** thing just freezes
?Gentlemen, ?wanted sugestions on how to paint an Ehrhardt armored car, European front. Thank you in advance, EDUARDO Thank you in ttadvance,Strassenpanzerkraftwagen Ehrhardt
Hello gentlemen, From the pics I gathered here on the forum, I can only see "Lusitania" written on both sides of the tank, on an outer front up position (OFU). Why are there 3 "Lusitania" decals on Landships sheet? Is it some sort of spare?
Comrades, I have seen at least two photos fom what I identify as the generator zugwagen working on rails.? I attached one, it seems to be pulling special carts (an hibrid between horse pulled-railwagon). Could anyone confirm is that true? Never heard about the b zug was a rail/ open road operating veh...
I have really become interested in the WWI armoured car and was wondering if anyone has any info. on any armoured car vs armoured car actions. Thanks, Chris
No accounts that I've read explain precisely how Estienne came to be informed of and an observer of British tank development. AJ Smithers doesn't mention him until Stern, Swinton, & Gen. Butler visit him after Sep 15th 1916; he's not present at trials until Oldbury in March 1917. R...
Hi, can anyone tell me what kind of sights were fitted to male 6 pdr guns?? I haven't been able to find a photo that shows the sighting arrangement clearly. At the Bovington Museum, I recall seeing a free standing hotchkiss 6 pdr, with a clamp on its left for a sight, but no sight fitted.? Perhaps sigh...
Hello, I have a request for Poland reader. I have 2 kits from Modelkrak, unfortunately with the text in Polish. What I want to understand is the explanation of the colour and marking. 1st one : Austin Series 1 Malowanie modelu : kolor podstawowy - stalowo szary ogumienie - czarny mat 2nd one : Armstrong...
Last week, I had to go to the village of Doorn here in Holland, so I visited the last place where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile. I've attached a few photo's of the house, the mausoleum and a buste. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to take the guided tour, but in the museum shop I not...
I attach a photo of what looks like a Russian truck with a largish gun with a big armoured shield. I don't think its an AA gun as the mount doesn't look as if it could do very high angle stuff. Any suggestions?
I couldn't resist doing a quicky drawing based on one of the US patents. This 'armoured car' was patented in 1916 by A.J.Jehlik. I've put a figure in to show the scale. Thats not wheels at the front but a 20ft wide roller! I'll try and do a more detailed 3 view based on the patent sketches later. I note that M...
A photo has been advertised on eBay (item no. 120100883295) which shows a Mk V on display somewhere in Europe or Russia during WW2. The WD number seems to show it to be a hermaphrodite but the odd thing about the tank is that it has what seems to me to be a 37mm gun in the male sponson. Were some Mk V's re-a...
Gentlemen! Our forum and page having extended to a huge source of information, it might have elapsed my attention if there are some info's on the following Armoured Cars I have enhanced from Russia. The subtitle on the Russo-Balt reads: "Notice the sloped fronts of many succesors of Russian Tanks! T...
? Gentlemen, ?I think you all will agree on?that Vickers A1E1 Independent is a badly neglegted modelling subjet (if I am not wrong?there is no kit? from any resin model make). The Vickers A1E1?could be considered special amongst?others landship- type-design that rise from WW1 ideas since we find?...
Hello I am currently building yet another wagon from the French 600 mm. railway systems behind the frontlines. It is a wagon built at the army workshops at Suippes. The wagon is primarily built from wood?and runs on resin Pechot-bogies from 13'eme Dragon, France?(a kit no longer available). Lo...
Companeros, Are there any close up pics showing the "drop system"?for the?fascines that were atop the cambrai Mark IV's? On some of the Cambrai pics?you can make out the fascine,chain, and?the improvised wooden handle, but they are poor quality and from far away.? Any help would be...
?Hello Guys, A friend has emailed me these pictures of a shell she has, it belong to her great uncle, can any?one give me some information on this shell for her. Her Question>> ?I am interested in finding out about an old WW1 shell that?I have . It resembles the? small cone shaped? tops of several s...
How were the official markings, such as WD numbers, "SUPPLY", W-R-W stripes,?applied to British heavies? Was it a spray on affair or hand painted or a mix of the two?
Dear All, I am on the moment restoring a German Traction Engine known as the KEMNA EM type. Our engine was build by Haubold in Chemnitz, but other makers buit the same engine, all to the original design of Julius Kemna. It is for sure that these traction engines were used for heavy haulage, like guns etc....
