Bonjour, citoyens! Am in Vaux-en-Amiénois, one of Mephisto's resting places in 1918. This afternoon I stood on what I calculate to be the spot where Mephisto got stuck during the advance on Villers-Bretonneux, or at least close to it. Right opposite Monument Farm, now known as La Ferme de la Couture...
Hi, not sure if anyone is interested, But I find that listening to audio books while doing my tanks to be conducive to my mental health. Especially when that little piece you just snipped off the sprue flies off into the shag carpet.. this is a WW-1 audio book of Life in a Tank.. as far as i know this is in the...
The museum reopened in April after a refurb. Very nicely done, a bit about Gallipoli, etc, but mostly about Aussie role in battle for V-B. There is now a glass case containing the model of Mephisto (about 2 feet long), explanatory information, and a new feature - a video of the two local gents who built i...
Hi, i came across this picture on EBay, thought it was interesting, I haven't seen it before. Can anyone tell me what the name of the A7V is ? -- Edited by Ned on Thursday 29th of June 2017 12:40:34 AM
Dear Gentleman,, a member from a German medal forum asked me for help. Maybe someone can help, please? I am not too much into mortars as you may know.Thank you very much in advance.ChrisHere is his message:Hello together, i need yout help, please. My name is Alex, i´m from Bavaria / Germany.Chris told...
A long time ago I finished my last WW1 project. Now I got a new fieber and finished MasterBox Mk.I in scale 1/72 during the battle of the Somme 1916... For more details I used MR Models upgrade set, JK Resin tracks and NH Detail etch parts... Also W^D figures are on the right place... Hope, you like my "new f...
Wayne has been incredibly productive recently - aside from the vehicles there also has been a new plane as well. The attached is Wayne's interpretation of the Oberschlesien tank which was under construction at the end of WW1. There isn't very much reliable information on the tank. The camouflage a...
I know of the 1st Tank vs Tank encounter (Mk.IV vs A7V) but was there ever a French tank vs German tank ? (even a Beutepanzer,) encounter ? If so when / where / What ?
Was ratting through the IWM online image collection and came across two images which were captioned as a Mark IV tank fitted with the Williams-Janney transmission and an uncaptioned third image of the rear of a Mark IV with a curious construction added to the rear of the hull. Is this the external par...
A few questions arise from this photo 1. What would be the two colours on the flag? 2.What would the letter T stand for? 3.What colour would the letter T be? 4. Are the dark lines on the gun shield and sponson there to camouflage where the location of the visions slots are to fool snipers? 5. why are the dar...
Hi All, there's a series on Youtube, that covers WW-1 week by week. I have listed 3 episodes here for those of you that are interested in "Tanks" I found to be interesting. Tank Development in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjj13U-j0_g Beasts of Steel - The Firs...
I just saw this, and thought i would share it here (not sure which category it goes to) here is the caption for it.."A German repair shop for captured British tanks. During the Battle of Arras, the Germans had captured their first tank, it was brought to one of these shops to study and analyse. Later on th...
Hi Everyone I am after information on the british artillery legging for the rider. The right leg?has a?steel plate running down the legging but I need photos. Regards' Terry
Found these images from Dec 2016 - a running Renault EG with GPF gun. The gun seems to be missing the spades. They might be in the boxes attached to the trail arms. The boxes weren't on the original GPF. The caption said the tractor and gun were at Les Invalides before the celebration of St Barbara's day i...
This was posted earlier but what colour would the numbers 2324 be? I have only seen white numbering before. Do you have photos of WW1 tanks with non-white numbering? IWM Q3549 Comment Tanks and soldiers of the Heavy Section Machine Gun Corps at Rollencourt Tank Park or 'Tankodrome', 20th June 1917...
Its has been a while since I have had an opportunity to posted a WW1 build. However after seeing the excellent paper model build by Charlie C in QMHE Brisbane last year, I decided to have a crack at building one myself from the same plans. I was concerned that the size and weight with interior detail would...
Little more than twelve years since it was announced that they were "coming soon" (or is it longer - I can't remember), Strelets's A-H Honved are, apparently, arriving at retailers! I shall be interested to see what PSR makes of the uniform.
Built this one a while back. It is actually a pre-production model which was given to me to build by a local hobby shop for promotional purposes. As a result, it was built pretty much out of the box, just adding some missing bolt heads around the rear gear drive panels (obviously fixed on the production k...
A friend sent me these. "Wooded mock-up of Mark VI tank. Designed after Battle of Arras, it was an improved Mark V with greater speed, lighter loading and more ease of control. Not proceeded with. Note that it was to have one 6-pounder in front, instead of two in sponsons – Source: Imperial War Museum Lo...
Wow they lived up to their promise. Sturmpanzerwagen A7V 506 Mephisto is going back home to Brisbane, Australia.https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsCanberra/videos/1391893454209015/
Off to Vaux-en-Amiénois before very long. Among other things, I shall be trying to find where Mephisto got stuck, near Monument Farm, and where he/she/it was kept before being moved to Merlimont. Can anyone tell me where this 5th Battalion demonstration ground was? It might be that our hosts will ha...
