Thought I'd share a picture of my 1:1 scale Renault FT. Its built from a scaled up 1:35 RPM Renault along with some measurements from a US version M1917. Its made of wood and steel so its a model and not a real one. Its powered by a Honda 13 HP motor and uses zero turn mower hydro transmissions. Works pre...
Whilst browsing on flickr for photos of the Tank Museum at Bovington (hopefully going there this weekend), I found this photo of a museum in Chile, with what looks like two Farhpanzer's on wooden carriages outside it - you can see what looks like narrow gauge track with railway wheels underneath the p...
Hi all During my holidays I visited the little town of Ripatransone (AP, Italy), and found this, close to a war Memorial: Here is the plaque of the gun: Some more close-up shot The footprint on the seat is not mine Regards Luca
I thought the Takom St Chamond was 'challenging', OK, fussy and frustrating, but the Mark IV (female) build I'm currently doing is an act of masochism, pointlessly complex, not close to 'builder friendly'. (Rant off)
My co-author Pat Osborn and I are happy to announce that our book "The Hindenburg Line" will be available from Osprey Publishing in mid-October. The book is unique in that it explains the purpose, construction, and employment of all Hindenburg Line fortifications (generically called the Siegfr...
I have enjoyed the last couple of weeks reading through the forum..... i have a Mk.I Male and Female in advanced stages of build..... Is there a good source for 1/35 scale decals for these, i will also need decals for Mk.II and Mk.IV and V's, Regards John
I don't know how to link to this, because it's a PDF on the Waitrose hosting thing, but I'm sure someon will know more about that than I, as is customary. So, until such time I advise you to Google Frank Beamond patents and go to the first site that comes up. For those interested in that sort of thing, it's...
3rd Ypres, according to caption. What's the platform attached to the tractor unit for? -- Edited by Pzkpfw-e on Sunday 18th of September 2016 12:44:05 PM
Hello All, Does anyone know what happened to Austro-Daimler armored car? Was it really sold to France? Or did it come back to Austria-Hungary after tests in France and took part in some early battles on the Eastern Front? What was its final fate? Does anyone have Gougaud's book "L'Aube de la gloire"?...
http://www.army.mod.uk/news/28711.aspx So many Fails in one video but it does get a bit better in the other videos -- Edited by Druid_Ian on Wednesday 14th of September 2016 11:52:03 AM
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3326274q.r= And about time, too. Unfortunately, my copy, that I went all the way to Saumur to get, is now worthless. As are all the copies at Saumur, which sort of serves them right.
I was having a random look in the Bundesarchiv images and saw this and I'm unsure what to make of it:The image reference details are on the slide and bundesarchiv are here http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/Seems to be layouts for what I assume to be the A7V or roughly similar in two versions; one with...
Hello all Is there a Great War event - for example a lecture or an exhibition - in or around London on Friday16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of September worth visiting? Any help is much appreciated, thank you! Regards Thomas
Hi there,i have a question about the roof of a Mk v,were the metal plates that make up the roof bolted or riveted together. I ask this question as I am building the men Mk v with interior and wish to show as much as possible, thanks.
http://www.paint4models.com/ I cannot remember if I posted it here in the past, but here it is now. It shows how various commercial hobby paints correspond with various standard colors in the RAL and FS categories, and presumably other ones.
Hello all I'm looking for a good newsagent in or around London which has got a good selection of magazines covering our interests (Great War, tanks, vehicles etc.). Any help is much appreciated, thank you! Thomas
Krupp field gun 75mm / L30 Model 1910 Chilean ArmyHiIt is the best known of the Krupp that equipped the Chilean Army, and is the model that there are more references in non-Chilean documents.Their purchase was also determined in response to the purchase of the Argentine 75mm Krupp Model 1909.In C...
Marginally outside our subject, but this trip was led by Dwight Eisenhower, and the film is most entertaining. There is a small debate in The Encyclopaedia That Any Clown Can Edit as to whether a tank, either an FT or an M1917, accompanied the convoy. I can't see one in the film, but you will see very clea...
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Not Great War, but excellent themes for collection: 1920 - 1930 years issue Chemical WarReds and Whites (Russian Civil War)Air WarAir BattleModern WarfareTank BattleRevolution
On page 244 of the book "Sturmpanzerwagen A7V. Vom Urpanzer zum Kampfpanzer Leopard 2" published in 2003 I found very interesting info that in July 1918 Abteilung 2 had an armoured car. Because at the time there were no German armoured car units on the Western Front, I think it must have been some captu...
I am trying to determine what color French heavy artillery (ALGP and ALVF) was painted. I have Guy Francois book "Les Canons de la Victoire, 1914-18", but the green color of the guns in the illustrations seems to be unnaturally bright or bilious. And then, some of the railway guns are painted grey co...
Hello guysFor several years now I am collecting documents (plans, photos, drawings) on the Artilleriezugwagen Austro-Daimler M.17 (Czech VZ 17).Even so my collection consist of barely 20 (often small) pictures, and some drawings.? It seems that there are hardly more to be found.[IMG]https://...
