Landships II

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. [url]http://www.pan...

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...

Hello all, I was just looking over "Google Books" and came across this interesting item online: Tanks 1914-1918 It's a book written in 1919 by S...

An early 'wind wagon'. The aero engine is German and dates from about 1913. The prop is oversize (possibly off an early Zepp).

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...

Hows this for a 1:1 scale replica? Theres a whole thread on it in Maple Leaf Up - Canadian oriented web site.

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...

Belgian army enthusiasts might like the following.

The enclosed photo isn't quite what it first looks like - the names on the sign posts give the game away!

Hi all, one question about the Russian Civil War: did Great Britain send to the white armies MK IV or Mk V* tanks? regards from Spain.

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...

Russian this time. Note the armoured cab

Gentlemen! Here I have attached a scan from "Heigl's Taschenbuch der Tanks" , Munich 1934 depicting and describing the allied landing approach planned for the 3rd of Aug,1917. Is there any more info available with the forum here, please? Thanks for your help in advance, Pody

Hello gentlemen, Long time no see, but I was only able to grab landship decals now from it's distributor in Portugal. I have done a Mk II male based on Airfix kit and I'd like to finish it as Lusitania. My questions are: - What colour should I use? I've read that it would be with some sort of dark Kha...

This Flak may be of interest

A 6 minute action clip from the upcoming movie "Flyboys", about the Lafayette Escadrille. In the clip members of the Lafayette Escadrille attacks a German Gotha bomber. Flyboys clip

Does anyone have any idea how the Skoda IGs were camoed? I suspect like the artillery units but just want to make sure. Thanks, Chris

I think that this photo of an early Carden lloyd experiment clearly shows why the one man tank concept never really took off. Its impossible to steer and fire at the same time and the arc of fire is very limited.

I greet all :) At me already after holidays and I begin final works over model Mark of V again .. I painted on superstructures belts and made exhaust-pipe he - became yet you have on semaphores , bracket, for front superstructure and ventilator ..I do not it know as I will advise because I do not it know m...

Hi there! I am planning my vacations upcoming August, and I hope that someone could give me som hints as to which museums one should visit in Europe, if you are person interested in the Great War. And don't say the Imperial War Museum in London. Because I've been there - but that's pretty much it, I'm af...

More on the Vollmer saga The following pdf appears to contain much detail on how Vollmer and Daimler transfered the technology behind the A7V and LKII into Hannomag tractors. I'm can get some of the general gist but my German is very weak indeed and Babel fish doesn't seem much better http://buch...