Upon assembling and painting the suspensions of my Schneider model, I note that unlike tanks of the later era, there were no rubber tires (and probably no rubber anything) on the suspensions. So should wheel surfaces be shiny, like you see on railroad train wheels and tops of railroad rails?
Hi One of the four cannons Krupp 240mm L / 35 survivors in the Historic Battery No. 4 of "Base Naval Puerto Belgrano" fires a salvo during the celebrations of the 135th anniversary of the Marine Corps.-This Naval Base was protected fo...
These were 6 inch naval guns mounted on British 8 inch howitzer carriages purchased by the U.S. in WW 1 and assigned to the Panama Canal defenses. Between the World Wars they were modernized and pneumatic tires replaced the cast iron wheels. In 1939 they were obsolete and about to be sold for scrap....
Curses. Eighteen months ago I had to go to London and pay a fee to watch this, on VHS in the basement of the British Film Institute. Now you can watch it in the comfort of your own or somebody else's home: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-somme-1927/ Tank business starts at about 1h15min.
While in Buenos Aires some years ago, I photographed this contraption on the grounds of the Muséo de Armas de La Nación, looking for all the world as a dustbin on wheels. A few months later I was given a series in DVDs called "World War One", which dated back to the mid 1960s. On one episode, I noticed some...
While I applaud Meng for the stellar job they did on their recent A7V (it makes the old Tauro kit look like a toy), I'm very disappointed at the way they've handled the whole, "Now that you've bought the original kit, here's a Deluxe Edition you really must buy, because, well, it's got an engine". Seems l...
Here's a photo of cadets of the Paraguayan Military Academy c. 1910 with tone of he Krupp 75 mm L.14 mod. 1907 guns. These guns served throughout the revolutions of 1911 and 1922 and the Chaco War..they were sold to the Spanish "Republicans" in 1937, along wth other Chaco War surplues..Gunther [URL=...
I am hoping to bring out figure sets of the above.I am having some ptoblem in getting good images of the uniform detail.I particular the of what they carried on their backs,rucksaks etc,also the type of water flask,some images show a typical British one others a much larger "rounded one. Many thanks...
Can't remember seeing this before, which doesn't necessarily mean it hasn't appeared here. The caption reads, broadly: "In the background, a captured English tank and a French Schneider tank." I assume those are the two objects I've ringed. Is the caption correct? If so, where might the two have co...
I only have "French Tanks of World War One" as a reference, and it mentions that the original Schneiders were all modified after their failed initial battle. Question: Which specific version does the Hobbyboss kit entail? I'm currently building the wheels and suspensions, and ouch! the tracks...
Thought I'd follow up the lead that Michel gave and bring this up to date. Both vehicles now runners, after a €150,000 refurb - 30k for the Schneider, 120k for the Saint-Chamond - much of it through donations. Saint-Chamond here Schneider here Saint-Chamond converted to diesel, apparently. Detail...
HiMountain howitzer Berger system 75mm L / 11 mod.1904It is a mountain howitzer that is registered as designed by the German company "Berger & C°" of the city of Witten - Ruhr (before 1904 the factory had changed his name to "Gussstahl Werk Witten AG").There is a possibility that it may have bee...
There is considerable evidence that Major Gregg was actually Major John Ronald Greg. Glanfield lists him as Greg, but I've double-checked. Sources include London Gazette and the 1918 New Year's Honours List.
Another Wayne McCullough design - a Mark IX in a hypothetical "Plan 1919" form. Fairly straightforward to build. I have another Mark IX beta to do so I thought building the base model would be a good idea. Regards, Charlie
I'm trying to determine what actual shade it is- there are more than 50 shades of gray! I'm trying to start my Schneider kit, and presumably suspensions will be gray while camouflage will be placed on the upper areas (I assume that from pictures I saw). Also, is this a standard gray color for any machi...
