mk.VIII or the international tank is it sometiems called, reciev very high praise for a tank never tested in combat, how good was it actually? the mk.V were good mainly becasue of their large numberes, was the mk.VIII trully a revolutionary tank?
It did bring a lot of new features but overall its sti...
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Here are a few photos of my model, The Prototype Whippet with the Austin Armoured Car Turret, I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me. The basic substructure is about 85% done, So I have just started on the track assembly, I am also waiting for my tracks to come in from Accurate Mode...
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I promised I would try and develop some accounts of the contingent conflicts on the 1914-18 main event. Ive done a first pass on the Estonian war(s). As its a bit long for a posting I've attached it as a PDF. I'll do more but only if any one is interesed. let me know.
The enclosed photo shows a parade of Latvian tanks (supposedly in the late 1930s). The tanks are one Mk V and two Medium Bs. Has any one an idea about how and when these reached Latvia? The Mk V could have been one of the tanks used to support the Estonians ( as some of these were passed to Latvia after the con...
As we all know, every now and then they dig up a new WWI tank from an old battlefield. I think this picture is a testament to how that could happen.
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I believe this is a Mk.IV Female, smashed up, partially buried. It must have been...
Date for the ending of active hostilities between Britain and Germany - 11 11 1918 - well not quite 24 11 1918 - see the following
"In the Fall of 1918 Lettow invaded Rhodesia and on November 13th captured the town of Kasama - one of the only occasions on which a German Commander occupied British...
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As promised {or threatened, depending upon how you view it}, here is the starting point of what will hopefully be a fun expereince for all involved...Landships first 'official' community Group Build!
I have come to affectionately refer to it as the "...for Kin...
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In an attempt to focus some attention on our ongoing 'British Tank' Group Build here at Landships.com, I am posting some preliminary photos of my second entry. Again in 1/35th scale {I know most of you fellas prefer the Braille scales...}.
It is the Mark IV British 'female' t...
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I was wondering if anypone had any info {especially photos!} regarding variants on the ol' Whippet? I am building a Whippet for the Landships Group Build project and was wanting to 'spiff' it up a tad, so I was wondering if they manufactured {either factory or field mods } any 'varia...
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I just read the thread about the Madsen machine gun, which is a really interesting weapon.
I thought I would start a discussion about two other very interesting weapons from the WW1 era - the German Bergmann MG15nA machine gun and the Russian Fedorov Assault Rifle from the early 1910's (!...
I was idly reading Richard Pullen's 'Landships of Lincoln' last night and on page 48 I found an undoubted picture of 799! The right hand side of the tank is shown with WD census number clearly visible on the front horn. Looks abandoned with the 6-pdr and shield completely missing from the sponson. The p...
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I was looking through an old copy of ?The Daily Telegraph War Book? collection I have , In one particular book ?Motor Transports in War 1914? by Horace Wyatt, I came across some information, and a picture of a ?MARSHALL? Internal Combustion Tractor on war t...
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Just came across this posting over at another site I visit, and I just knew[url=http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=68835&page=1]Armorama.com
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While looking through the book I mentioned on the "Marshall" post, "Motor Transports in War? I ran across some really great pictures of some British and German Lorries used in the early part of the war. I thought I would share them.
The Maudslay ,Daimler ,Nag photos are...
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I?ve been thinking of hanging some old pictures taken in the WWI era in my own website (www.diorama1914.com ). Those pics have been downloaded from other sites and also scanned from books of my private collection. I have observed that this is frequently done in many websites. If I also do t...
The recent investigations into 'The Perfect Lady' have led me to consider that some of the current asumptions about how one identifies a particular Mk may not hold true and the distinctions may have been blurred. This may be due to a number of reasons which could include:
The approach taken to confi...
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Now the planning for my first trench/tank warfare diorama and the drawings are done. I've built the wooden "A-Frames" and the "Duck Bill Boards" so far. Next week I'll start to glue together these wooden parts for a traversed trench.
There remain several questions:
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No not the latest WBF heavyweight contest but some of the story of tank armament. I've but a first pass in the form of a MS Word document (this allows me to include some drawings in the text). I know I don't need to ask for comments they'll come unbidden.
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Once again I am taking the opportunity to plumb the expertise here at Landships, by asking about scratchbuilding WWI vehicle tracks.
I know I may be taking the risk of conjuring up past headaches for some of you, but I was hoping for some suggestions...
Compared to WWII t...
Now that Ehar and HaT have introduced easily glued plastics, I wonder if anyone shares my thought that manufacturers could produce sets of figures with interchangeable limbs and even torsos?
Emhar's kneeling rifleman in the US infantry set has a separate right arm for moulding purposes, but&nb...
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I'm still planning several trench dioramas both in 1/35 and 1/72 scale. Many photographs suggest that there were small dugouts and shelters (timbered and corrugated iron shelters) for only a few men in the fire trenches. Often a closer examination of the photograph d...
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I've just done a quick sketch of a "spud" and attached it . The arrow at A indicates a raised edge which provides the traction. I beleive they were attached every 3,5 or 7th link depending on ground conditions.
HTH Paul
*Just to bring it up again* *make it sticky *
okay so heres my project, its the Mk.V 9004, and obscure early tank that broke down and never got to fight in WWI, but was shipped off (after it was fixed) to Russia as part of the intervention forces, the reason I picked this project was that the tank...
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Since building my prototype of the 1st Whippet for the group build, I have a new found love for the Whippet.So there fore I am going to build a series of all known Whippet's and its Variants. I am looking for photo's of all variations done to the Whippet, early photo's, Other country v...
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I?m planning my next diorama and want to include an "Albrecht" mortar (you know, the famous mortar with a barrel made of wood). I have to scrachtbuild it, so I need all kind of info: plans, pics, technical data (firing mechanism, calibre, etc.). Can you give me any help?
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}, here is the starting point of what will hopefully be a fun expereince for all involved...Landships first 'official' community Group Build! 
I have come to affectionately refer to it as the "...for Kin... 
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okay so heres my project, its the Mk.V 9004, and obscure early tank that broke down and never got to fight in WWI, but was shipped off (after it was fixed) to Russia as part of the intervention forces, the reason I picked this project was that the tank...