Good day to you all!Starting to work on my Takom Mk.V and looking at the options. In the instruction they tell me, in order to get a hermaphrodite version, to place the sponson with the 6 pounder on the right hand side and the machinegun sponson on the left hand side of the tank .But am I correct that at Sm...
In the last few months, I imported the box and seat section for a German 7,7cm lFK 1896 n/A Limber. I already had the under frame, axel, limber pole, wheels and foot board/trace chain hooks. Last week, I put all the parts together and they fit nicely. My plan is to patch some of the holes in the limber box...
When the 29th Divisional Artillery was reorganised on 23 August 1917 one consequence was the creation of a Trench Mortar group commanded by Capt T S Sayers. Under his command he had 3 French Dumezils (I assume the 58mm medium mortar), 3 Woolwich made 3.7-inch light mortars, and a 6-inch. My query is wh...
Had this version pistol ports on the drive cab roof as Mk IV or periscope mounts as Mk I? Was the pistol port aside of the rear observation hatch present? I look at many pictures but no clear one of the upper hull Thanks.
Was dragged to the above tourist attraction at the weekend. For those unaware, it's the place where German codes were broken during WWII, and early computers developed to speed up the processing of the information. Roughly speaking. IMO it's mostly pretty tedious. For the astonishing fee of £17.5...
Hello All, I recently started work on my 1/16 Takom Renault FT-17 and am making plans to go R/C with it. I was hoping to purchase an Inside the Armor ITA16001 detail kit but, it appears I can no longer purchase one. Does anyone have one or know where I can purchase one? Respectfully, Mark Stonbraker P....
Took this book to the pub this afternoon for a re-read and noticed some things... There is mention of Female '555' being fitted with a narrow cab in anticipation of wider [26.5"?] tracks and a rear mounted fuel tank between the track horns in the space vacated by the [redundant] steering tail arrange...
Is there an overview of KoKampf vehicles or numbers? I have nine identified vehicles: - Putilov Garford, K.d.P., No. 109, Abt, MK III 32492 or MK III 02452 - Austin MK III, KW.No.024, 6616 - A7V Nachbau „Hedi“, KoKampf No. 151 Abt. 1 - MK. IV, Kokampf No 155, Abt. 01, L - 16 416, Mariechen - Austin III 3. Ser...
I am going to be building the Reviresco US Liberty truck what color(s) were they painted? I think I read somewhere US vehicles of the WW I period were painted Olive Drab or Gray.
I'm building Takom's Mk I Male as HMLS 'Sir Archibald' in Gaza. This means omitting the steering tail from the model, but that in turn leaves two holes on the inner faces of the rear horns. Does anyone know if the holes were covered over and if so, by what? Many thanks in advance, Neil
Good day to you all.My first posting here, looking on this site now for a while and enjoying the knowledge that is around here! I am building the Takom Mark IV Tadpole and have a few questions. I hope there is someone over here that can answer them:1. does the pictured Mark IV Tadpole with the white o...
Hello - we are a London based production company making a documentary for Channel 4 about the end of the Battle of the Somme. As part of this we are looking to tell the story of this tank at St Pierre Divion on 13th November 1916. I have already made contact with Stephen Pope (who was excellent and very hel...
Gents I'm wondering if someone might be able to advise which unit carried a Diamond as a marking on their Schneider CA-1 Tanks during Second Battle of the Marne. I have seen these sort of vehicles with a Heart on them, but not a Diamond. Background is I recently purchased a number of photos including o...
looking to find a good marking scheme for a American ft-17 in ww1, I have Takoms 1/16th scale kit #1002, 8mm gun, if you have some pics of something good to post do it, or email me at spirfirexvie@outlook.com , America or French Thanks Denis -- Edited by markivmale on Sunday 22nd of May 2016 12:04...
This is an Australian TV ad, urging people to go and see Mephisto at the AWM (13 Australian soldiers went into No Man's Land and came back with it, you know). Anyway, if this is just another example of short-term memory loss, tell me immediately, but at 19 secs there's film of Mephisto that I don't rememb...
is there any evidence that mk Is at Gaza were painted in a colour other than the standard khaki? I've seen references to 'sand' or 'lighter brown' but these could just be fading or weathering
I have a MkV* and Panzershop 26.5'' tracks. In order to use them do I have to pack the sprocket and ideler wheel out so that the track fits neatly between the outer and inner half of the tank body? The panzershop track came with the conversion for the MkV* and is not illustrated in the instructions.
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Hi, I am trying to replicate a female tank used by A Battalion on the 20th and 21st November 1917 at Cambria. I have several questions. 1. Were A Battalions tanks of this period painted in earth brown? 2. How were the tanks numbers printed on the sides? 3. Was any special insignia used by A Battalion....e...
Could you please help me with the next question: I'm working around the model of the second version of Hotchkiss-Ighorsky armored car, also known as "Lotta". And have only one picture, where I may get color from. But I am not sure if this color is correct. Maybe, somebody has more information?
I understand the Turks sent troops to fight on Germanys Eastern front but I was wondering if any fought on the Western Front? I have found the following?old reference to a Turkish cemetery on the Western Front from another forum but no more than that.?"The source is issue 27 of 'Gun Fire', p.42, t...
Hello Can anyone tell me where the stowage boxes of the Whippet Mk a were made of? were it steelplated boxes or were the sides made of woorden planks ? greetz Ronald -- Edited by SMK on Thursday 12th of May 2016 08:19:10 PM
Published four days after the attack at Flers - Courcelette: It would obviously require a couple of boxes of Airfix Germans. Part of a collection of cartoons by Joseph Staniforth on show here: http://www.cartoonww1.org/ Put "tank" in the search box, and quite a bit of stuff comes up. Some of the ca...
