Hi all,
Few weeks ago, I bought one Major Models?kit: the Ehrhardt 1917 armored car. It was my first purchase from this producer and probably it?s gonna be the last one! It?s terrible! Missing or broken main parts, huge resin bubbles, instructions only in russian... so, almost unusable.
My ques...
Major Ralph Sasse was a member of the AEF and was the commander of a Mk V* in the 301st American Tank Battallion. His Mk V* was unusual in that it had a wireless set. As a result of his actions whilst his tank was on reconaisance, on the 8th August during the Battle of Amiens, in rallying infantry and r...
On an old thread, there was a drawing of a Killen Strait tractor with an armoured car turret:
There was speculation as to whether or not some Killen Straits were fitted with complete armoured car bodies.
Well, I've just been leaf...
Hello guys
I have some more artillery photos I would like some information on if possible. Some are from Zeebrugge, and I belive one is from Ostend
all the best
Tim R
Gentlemen, As MGM is still in the business of compiling the information for the Paris Gun project (we have a useful lead now though!) Michael thought another stunning project to catch the imagination was called for. As a friendly German producer of resin aircraft models is planning the release of a ?...
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I have been pondering this theory for awhile, I no the Fathers of the Landships went over and over this very same question. And I know they ended up in favor of tracks. But I am not sure that was the best idea. What are your thought and ideas.
I would be very interested in what yo...
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I am doing some reasearch on the Ford 3 ton tank, I need some good drawings, and as many pictures as possible. additional information will be greatly appreciated.
All the Best
Tim R
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I was going through some information I have on early American Armor, And I came accross this picture of a Improvised American Tank so called the Special 182 built on a Holt Chassis. Improvised by a wood frame and cloth covered body with a turret
Does any body know any thing more,??...
Take a look at this remote controlled demolition weapon from 1915. Apparently Schneider produced something similar called the Croccodile but as yet I have not tracked down any details.
http://modelarchives.free.fr/Bestiaire/Torpter_P/
Hey guys, I hope every one had a great and Happy New Year, I have been down for a while (Sick) but I ran across these photos, And I know some one on this forum can tell me what they are,and maybe post some more pictures of them. Ok #5 I know what it is, but does any one have any more pictures of it???
Thanks Guys...
Howdy All,
Treader's here again!
As I stated earlier, and in an effort to open up the spectrum of potential projects in these inaugural Group Builds here at Landships, I want to add a non-tracked, or 'softskin' category to the mix. I feel this would allow those of us who are in the moo...
This tank has appeared in such books as "Tanks of the World 1915-1945" by Chamberlain and Ellis, which makes you suppose it must have been a viable AFV design. There is actually a story that Holt offered the little vehicle to the army as a one man tank - but I have never seen proof of this.
The HA 36 was b...
I'm looking to start up a 1/32nd scale scratchbuild of a 1914 Pattern Rolls Royce Armoured Car. Problem ... where can I find a photo-etched set of wire wheels? I know that Scale Link offers their set, but the price is pretty steep at 25+quid.
Any suggestions on where to find some photo-e...
I found on this Ukrainian site interesting sketched on the LKII tanks, but at the bottom there is this picture of two vehicles appearing to habe LKII chassis but with other construction and armament: http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/WWI/kaizer/kaizer5.html
[img]http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/...
Given the threat posed by British heavy and medium tanks (and later the French Renault FT) I'm surprised at the seeming paucity of specialised anti tank weapons adopted by the Central Powers. Yes they may have underestimated the threat as a result of the Battle of Arras but they certainly were aware f...
I don't know if anyone has tried this (nobody replied to my earlier post on the subject) so I've given the Loctite "All Plastics" glue a try.
Apart from the recent Emhar Americans and HaT German Artillery and Heavy Weapons, which can be glued with polystyrene cement, plastic soldiers have tr...
Hello,
I'm new here and really like this site. I have built a big Diorama depicting the Western Front 1918.
British and some French forces attack heavily fortified German Trench lines. The figures are Emhar, H?t and Revell.
The landscape is made of styrofoam, boxes and plaster, and was painte...
I've seen a number of accounts of the French blaming the British from using tanks prematurely (at Flers) and therefore alerting the Germans in time for them to take measures against the French use of the Schneider. I've always seen this as an early version of spin to cover some of the serious failings o...
Does anyone know much about the Royal Artillery in WWI in Palestine, against the Turks? My Grandad came over on boxing day and mentioned he took part in this campaign, using pack mules to carry the guns
Hello everyone This is my first request on this forum and I hope some of you can help with info. On TOM Modellbau's website (http://www.tom-modellbau.de) I have found a 1:35 French artillery crew for the 75. I have attached an image of what I suppose is the box top.
Perhaps some o...
Has any one out there had a go at dismantling the recuperator on a 10.5 cm (or similar) howitzer. How dangerous would this be with the spring load? Any hints would be appreciated.
Can anyone help with this story about the creation of a WW1 urban myth? This is that hoary old tale of Russian soldiers passing through London with ?snow on their boots? on their way as reinforcements for the Western Front.
Some years ago I read (in some local newspaper) the obituary of a veter...
The US army, and most of the others nations that fought for that matter, had extensive enginner corps, that often attempted t odig under the german lines, several books state, that the AEF brough to Europe lots of minning equipment to do tunnel digging, but it proved often impractical in combat, do an...
Hi all,
Greetings from Spain
I send you the address of my new website: http://www.diorama1914.com
It?s a website written in spanish (for the moment, at least). I have built it to boost the WWI modelling between the spanish-speaking modellers. I have included LANDSHIPS as a main link....
All the Best
Tim R