Ok, I know this question has been asked before, But I have just read a story in an old German book describing Germans using French Ft-17's and Schneider?s during some offensive????:, Does anyone no if this is the truth, ( If so pictures, please)., or if the Germans us...
Part softskin, part artillery, this one. Can anyone explain how the tractors moved the howitzers? I've read that there were 12 howitzers, each moved in sections on eight trailers. Does that mean 96 tractors were needed, or did fewer tractors haul more trailers or make several trips? There's a Lands...
ICM has a 1/35 Ford Model T car kit, 1914 version. I wondered in they were present in Europe-as non-military vehicles-in 1914 Europe, before the Great War broke out. I remember seeing a very early Charlie Chaplin (prior to "The Tramp") movie where he i newspaperman witnessing an automibile accide...
I'm looking for artillery in need of repairs or restoration, preferably in Utah. The artillery could either be for sale or just available to be repaired by the owner for a television show. I'm new to this world and don't know where to look, so any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hi people! To change with dioramas and muddy waters, I built the Hobby boss Vickers medium MarkI this Week End, A great little kit with few drawbacks I choose to built strictly OOB. I like how it shows the path between WW1 tanks and later designs! Using the Dick Taylor books, the project was was to turn of...
Is this correct?The British WW1 Wireless Communication Tank was fitted with a 50 watt wireless ' Trench Set Mark III ' morse key operated transmitter ( see attached photographs ) with a range of 7000 yards operating on a wavelength 350-550m.The wireless equipment was fitted in one of the Tank's conv...
Hi! My next model will be the MarkV and after some russian ones, I'll like to built a british composite and I there only one I sure it was compoisite is I8, well know by two pics from AMW. ld beOne point is I don't know the tank number neither were and when the tank was hit (a direct hit in the front left track)....
Ever had to read "The Great Gatsby" in school? It referred to how Gatz, before he became Gatsby, was a US Army major during World War One and was stationed in Europe after the fighting stopped. Since Germany was not overrun during the war itself, I wondered what happened in Germany. Did Allied troop...
What is this adaption on the back of this Mk IV? Is it for towing a supply sledge? Thanks Tim -- Edited by Great War Truck on Wednesday 21st of March 2018 09:54:06 PM
I've seen advertisements showing railroad flatcars carrying model tanks lately. But who makes them, and which ones would be suited for the Great War era?
Looking at the excellent photos of Little Willie, that "Herbschi" posted on the Layout thread, I noticed the torn armour by the rectangular, right hand front vision port & across the circular "machinegun" port. Anybody know how this damage was caused? Looking at the photo on Little Willie's ar...
Decided to build this Sparta kit. It sat on the shelf for years because the mold pore plugs were horribly overkill. Finally overcame the fear to attempt it. I spent most of one night cleaning off mold plugs. A few fragile parts broke and I replaced with scratch built replacements
Another oddity from Murray Sueter's book: "Many of my old Air Officers and myself were much amused at the Kitchener Tank film that was shown at the Pavilion Theatre, London, in November, 1921. Invitations were sent to prominent public people, such as Members of the House of Commons, and many others....
In this video announcing Bov's acquisition of the "War Horse" tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFbYTYt6Ok8 curator David Willey says (45 secs) that the special effects company came to "copy and replicate one of the Mark IVs we have in the museum." I thought they had only one. Was it a slip of t...
Here are two books that have some info on WW I armored cars: archive.org has "Prisoners of the Red Desert" on the crew of HMS Tara whose ship was sunk a U-boat and they were held prisoners by the Sessuni until they were rescued by a British armored car unit. "A Sentimetal Journey Memoirs 1917-1922 Vict...
IIRC we had a thread on this quite recently, but I can't find it. Anyway, Murray Sueter's book, in which he claims credit for most things connected with the inventon of the Tank, contains a passage from an American soldier at St Mihiel describing an encounter with an enemy tank. There's a lot of it to typ...
Some sources say that Little Willie's turret was directly above the engine and that manning the turret would have been impossible. One of the more alarming claims is that the engine "was placed right in the middle of the machine, directly below the turret, so anyone trying to work in the turret w...
I did buy the Meng kit of the Whippet, but one problem-it only offers the "buttoned-up" version, with maybe the top hatch being openable. I originally planned to do a Russian incarnation, then thought maybe doing the version of British troops in Ireland instead. Trouble is, I don't know anything a...
I just finished new kit from ModelTrans. Because of the concave hull I made railings to disguise it. About 30% of tracks were damaged, other parts were bent. Kit is really poor quality.
What Railway companies built WW1 tanks and which ones? Do you have photos of the factory? I have found these two companies but were others involved?Northern British Locomotive Company limited from 1915 to 1919 Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd 1915 to 1919 -- Edite...
In reading the book "Alexei Russia's Last Imperial Heir" by Margarita Nelpa has some vehicle info: It mentions in September 1914 an ambulance column attached to the Northern Front having 7 ambulances 5 Russo-Balt modified by Adolphe Kergesse and 2 Renaults with "truck snow gear". They were marked...
Strelets do not seem to have a great many admirers here, and perhaps not surprisingly. However they definitely have improved the quality of their figure sets over the last two years, and released quite a number of WW1 sets (Ottomans, Arabs, Polish), so you might have a second look. They have also show...
I've just read Wilson's biography by his son. Not much we didn't already know, but an enjoyable read. I was hoping there would be an explanation of the epicyclic transmission that went in the Mk V, but there isn't. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? I gather it's not the same thing as the epicyclic g...
I have finished my model of the Killen-Strait tractor, but now I am in doubt about the correct color. The 1/76 model that I saw years ago in Bovington was painted light grey,this seems plausible for a prototype straight from the factory. However this thing was cobbled together from existing parts, al...
