Actually something like this was actually built by Christie who sold it to the USSR but its not known if it ever left the ground - might have inspired the Soviet glider tank.
As some might recall, I've been busy earlier this year with Peter Kempf, making designs for Landships Decals. Unfortunately we had to stop, since the ALPS printer had to be returned to it's owner. There were many positive reactions when we were still in business, and it seemed that we were fill...
I posted a photo of Vollmer's tractor factory (later Hanomag) disassembling tank parts and building agricultural tractors. I now find that some of these had guns put on them and went into service with the German army in the 1920s. I enclose a photo. It would seem that Versailles did not prohibit self p...
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I would like to present a Whipett 1/15 scale kit. The model had been scratchbuilded using plastic sheets and resin parts casted by Bigtank.
The tactical marking were made using Montex painting masks.
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Hello! Awaiting delivery of the DES-kits French 155 mm. GPF in 1:35 I'm currently researching the gun's ammunition. From photos on this great site it seems the shape of it's shells matches more modern 155 mm. ammunition pretty well. I have ordered some 155 mm. shells from Legend and plan to use...
I am currently selling three of my retrokit unbuilt kits on ebay at auction #230029983469and a number of built and converted emhar,airfix rpm and reviresco kits at auction#230030037041,contact me at zackwood2003@yahoo.com with any questions
There are not a lot of WWI era model kits, but an unexpected source of donor parts is the AMT Beverly Hillbillies truck! It's a 1/25 scale 1921 Oldsmobile, but it has artillery spoked wooden wheels, a passable early 4 cylinder engine and running gear, a few kegs, stoneware jugs, toolboxes and kerosene...
Whilst we've been discussing the turret shown in the earlier posted photo of the CL one man tankette we've ignored the 2nd machine in the background. looking at the photo again this appears to have a different turret - I enclose a blown up section of the photo. The proportions look quite different (sho...
I had never seen pictures of this vehicle until today. The Mk.V* was the first Carden-Loyd built by Vickers Armstrong. It had a great improvement in suspension over the previous models.
However, it looks like it had a completely different hull configuration aswell.
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I posted this question before, but embedded it in another thread of mine, and as such I didnt get any replies on this particular question.
"By the mid 1920's, France paid little attention to the development
of light tankett...
Has anybody set out what is meant by the above shade?
Is there a matching BS Code No. or FS Code No. for it?
Has anybody worked out what proportions of Humbrol colours need to be mixed to provide this effect?
I'd hate to get on the wrong side of the "experts" if there is an approximation or equivalent...
Sometime between 1920 and '21 a sale was organised at Aldershot to dispose of war surplus vehicles. Looking a photos one notices some interesting items including a Hornsby tractor an Erhardt chassis and some US trucks. However I spotted some even stranger items and enclose photos.
The first is ei...
Have a look at the enclosed photo. Taken in 1921 it shows the floor of a company founded by Joseph Vollmer (yes him again) to manufacture agricultural tractors. This company eventually grew into Hannomag and is still around today. The first batch of tractors were assembled by hand and the guys on the r...
We all own books that deal predominantly with modern tanks, or perhaps WWII tanks. Yet, in these books there are sometimes a few images of WWI tanks aswell. Often, these images that are out of place for the majority of the book, may not be images you have seen in other books. These images here are some of t...
I don't know if this one has already be clocked - the Cunningham an American one man prototype. They then built a two man Carden Loyd look alike. Neither a success
Followup to a previous post:
Airfix being in trouble and all: I urge all modellers out there to get their 1/76 Mk I while it is still available.
It has its (small) problems, but is still a great kit. And it's probably going to become rare...
Does anyone know:
a) the precise size and shape of the MkI to MkIV individual track (for scratchbuilding purposes); and
b) what happened when the MkV track was reduced back to the MkIV size - did the channel remain the same width or was it narrowed (and from which side) to fit the old track size?
To...
The attached photo shows a Mk I that has shed a track on a beach. The minimal text with the original copy says that it is in Egypt (which makes sense given that one of the characters in shot is weating a pith helmet and others are in shorts. However 2nd and 3rd Gaza were a few miles inland from the coast...
Can anyone id this odd looking trench mortar with rounds that look not unlike WW2 Piat bombs (which of course they aren't)? If it helps at least one of the soldiers in the picture is an American member of the French Foreign Legion.
Has any one had sight of the above book? I've only seen a brief review but it claims to have a complete record and production history etc of every piece of German armour in WW1. Author one Kaufhold-Roll. Its about 50 Euro so I wouldn't want to order sight unseen. Is it really that good?
Hello Guys,
I thought I would share some possible good news concerning Arifix:
Information from Armorama:
There was a degree of consternation, when the epitome of plastic modelling Airfix, was announced to be in serious financial difficulties. Now, it seems some hope is on the horizon.....
I enclose a shot of the big steamer showing the mud srapers on the horns. Its the guy standing under the horns thats of interest as he appears to be one of the Chinese labour corps employed at CSW Erin. Does this mean that the Tank Corps played host to this tank?
BTW why has a target been plac...
