Nearly finished the restoration of this WW1 War trophy gun having stripped and fixed or rebuilt all parts (except the recuperator) to make them move. Our last challenge is to have the breech block slide in and out. As the handle and mechansim to make this happen is missing am trying to fathom how to make...
I find the enclosed entry through Google. Unfortunately if I try and access my ISP (AOL) drops me out of Google with an 'untitled page' message (AOL hates untitled pages!). Given the interesting description has anyone else the ability to access this? Was there a WW1 German tank in Clitheroe?
Germa...
I was wondering if anyone had any additional information or pictures.
I would love to see an image of the gun-shield and 1 pounder Pom-Pom fitted.
It certainly looks like it's built to go off road doesn't it? It seems like this vehicle would have fared better in the mire than the Rolls Royce and...
In a previous thread Centurion recalled a mention of these vehicles, and asked if anyone had any further information. I got confused, and derailed the whole subject. So, I am posting it as a seperate question, even if it is a tad off topic. (Well, very off topic, but the one-man prone-position tank doe...
I enclose a photo of a tank at Arras. As one can see from the file name it was originally captioned as a MK II but the census no appears to be 732 which makes it a Mk I. The addjuster app looks rounded too. If it is a Mk I then it is only the 2nd photo of a Mk I at Arras (where did all the others go?)
I was just cruising the Czolgiem site, and I happened upon this image:
(On this page: http://www.czolgiem.com/niemcy/stare.htm#lt)
There has been much discussion over the rivet patterns of the K-Wagen,...
I tried to respond to a question about Schneider kits at the missing-lynx forum, but that did not work... BUT in case anyone is interested in building one I found a good scratchbuilding article, with plans at the link below. In French, but easy enough to puzzle out with High School French and babelfish...
A bit more on-topic now...
From Popular Science of February 1919 comes this intriguing proposal, to use retired tanks as tractors:
Was it ever done? Or was it merely another pie-in-the-...
Hi guys!
Just wanted to let you know I have run into some problems with my e-mail. And I'm off this weekend, so I can't fix it until early next week. Some of you are waiting to hear from me(John, Roger, Michel) and you will.
The tricky thing: I can receive, but I can't SEND the damned things. :fur...
Enclosed a photo of a Renault wireless tank in trouble and in German hands. But in which war? I know plenty of FT17s and 18s fell into German hands in 1940 but I didn't think that the French would still be using the Renault T as late as that. The Greek cross on the tank (rather than the Cross Pate) would sugge...
Since we have not heard if Peter's e mail id back in rude health I'm posting another article for Peter through the forum. (Peter still have not heard if you like the last one). A bit tedious I knowbut c'est la guerre!
Whippet ARV.jpg
The picture posted in the thread on the odd Mk V is labled as a Whippet ARV. Its too wide for this but does fit the description of the two gun carriers built as salvage machines in June/July 1917. The forward cabs were omitted and the well decked over for a hand operated crane. The driver...
This page has information on Polish armor 1918-1939. Armored trains, tankettes, armored cars, etc. Of especial interest for me was the Self Propelled Guns in the Tankette section. This section involves SPGs based on the Carden-Loyd Mk.VI chassis, with lots of pictures I have never seen before. Cl...
It seems that Carden-Loyd Mk.VI tanks could sport two different widths of tracks.
The track that seems most common to the Mk.VI is extremely narrow (This is the Bovington Carden-Loyd):
The seccond most common is the much w...
I am sorry if this has been brought up before, but I didn't remember seeing it.
On this page here you see a picture of a Mk.V**, and below the image is a link to a 23MB video of a Mk.V** on trials. It's a VERY cool video. This vehicle was a beast! In the background you can also see a Medium Mk.B I believe.
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Peter I understand that your e mail is kaput. I'm therefore using the forum to post an article you might find of interest for the site. The text is followed by illustrations, the file names should make it obvious where they fit into the text.
Incidently if you do use it put an acknowledgement in for the...
Gentlemen!
I could not find any information on this vehicle in your forum. Does anyone know more than the german underlines reading:
Infantry-Carrier (heavy tank Mk. IX), 1918
Data: Length 9,73m, Width 2,44m, heigth 2,64m , Engine 50 hp(which is a typing error,
engine should be a 150 h...
this week waterloo (a HAT company?) should release their italian infantry.
http://www.hatitalywaterloo.it/immagini/fantit.jpg
http://www.hatitalywaterloo.it/
hip hooray
hurrah
Hello Guys
I am looking for information, drawings, pictures of the Rheinmetall 10.5cm pictured on page 95 of German Artillery of World War One by Jager
The Germans have it mounted on a stationary mount on a rail car, for anti-aircraft purposes.
Any and all information would be gr...
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A Cambrai diorama is under construction now. A German steam engine brought a damaged Mark IV tank to a temporary railhead near Cambrai. There the tank is lifted onto a railway flatcar by four hand operated "machines" - unfortunately I don't know the exact word for these wooden frames...
In reference to Peters wonderful model, and accompanying article on the real thing, I was wondering if anyone has any speculation on this picture (From Peters article):
The Fahrpanzer was presu...
Just to let you know, that the newly started RSS Feed for this site, has been closed down for the duration because of technical problems. I'm sorry about this.
June 16, 1916, at the "Elveden Explosives Area" in Norfolk. Lt. Basil Henriques H.S.M.G.C. observes as the artist Lt.-Col. Solomon J. Solomon R.E. camouflages Mother. Henriques recalls that Solomon "painted her with as much care and trouble as if he were covering a canvas for the Royal Academy. I c...
Hello Gents inpaticular Vilkata.
I found the attached photo while looking through some photo cd?s I have collected through the years, and I ran across this photo, I thought it may be of some interest to you. I am not sure were it came from, or what country.
All the Be...
In a chronology of a mining operation in Alaska the following can be found -
McCARTHY - GREEN BUTTE ROAD CHRONOLOGY Including key events at McCarthy and Kennicott1921 Six armored, Holt, five ton tractors, built for war use but never used, have just arrived
What were these armoured Holts?
