I'm hoping that someone on here may know the WD number of General Sir Arthur Currie's Roll Royce? Over the years I've tracked down a few pictures of the car in question and there are tantalising glimpses of the WD number but in every photo there's always either a lot of glare on the engine cover of someone...
Remember in 2014 how the centenary was going to be commemorated? The BBC was going to run a Great War item every day for four years. Airfix were going to bring out new artillery, new figures, new dioramas. What else didn't happen? Lest they forget.
I have to admit that I am stumped. I am trying to determine how the rounds for a German 7.7cm field gun would be stored in a trench or shelter. In stacks at the ready? In baskets? Crates? And what color would the projectiles be? My only excuse for not having a clue is that I am a siege gun and fortificat...
Just seen the first look at Tacom's 1/35th scale MK1 Male Tank First impression... Love it! There are a few small details wrong that can be easily corrected if you're as bad as me when it comes to Mk1 Tanks. :) On the whole though it is ninety odd percent correct. Never thought I would be saying that about a...
Some kindred spirits have set this up. The title gives a clue. http://brownredgreen.org.uk/ -- Edited by James H on Monday 14th of March 2016 02:29:46 PM-- Edited by James H on Monday 14th of March 2016 02:31:32 PM
Just finished this well designed and easy to build model. The overall impression I get is that it looks almost too big for 1/35. Details a little bit on the rough side but it is certainly an impressive model when finished. Compliments to TAKOM to deliver such an excotic WW1 model. The problem for me is th...
Hi, yesterday I begun to convert a Takom MKIV Male to a Supply Tank. I like this special version so I cannot wait for starting it after I built the Tamiya MK IV Landship. In my opinion is easier to convert Takom sponson parts instead of Tamiya single part sponson. As well known the main differences betwe...
Fort de Douaumont February 1916 a hundred years ago. The adversity and tension between France and Germany created a line of fortifications along their borders. Fort de Douaumont was the strongest French fort along this line, located to the North East of Verdun. Designed by the French military a...
Apart from the title no clues (which is probably a give away) ?but here's the progress so far... A 43mm diameter quarter sphere was a required starting point but after hours spent fruitlessly searching the net I scoured the house with my vernier looking for something the right size. It's amazing what...
On haititrust.org they now have Military operations Togoland and The Cameroons 1914-1916 by F.J. Moberly the British official history and while armor and motor vehicles didn't play much of a role in the campaign they are mentioned see pages: 139 armored truck 159 armored train 164 12 pounder on rai...
Can anyone tell me if any Mk Vs ended up anywhere other than museums, the scrapyard, or the Soviet Union (and Berlin)? Any left in France as monuments/presentation tanks?
Some weeks ago I started to convert a Takom Mk IV Female into a Cambrai Wire Puller. My first idea was to convert her into a Mk II Male but when I saw the new Mk I has all parts to do that I prefear to built this interesting version. This is also my last Mk IV model beeing nest project a Mk II or a Supply Mk I. The sta...
Hello all, I think I know the answer to the question I'm about to ask, (bear with me please), but I'm not sure. Did any Commonwealth Countries, (other than Great Britain), use tanks in WWI? This question not only covers the rhomboids, but the FT-17, Schneider and St. Chamond tanks. I think the answer i...
Hi there allI was wondering people’s opinions on the new PanzerShop Mk.I Supply tank conversion set:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mark-I-Mk-I-Supply-British-tank-WW1-1-35-PanzerShop-resin-conversion-PS260-TAKOM-/161985688287?hash=item25b71972df:g:w1UAAOSwG-1WyvT8To me the n...
)))) Many thanks to Valery Sorokin, as usual! Старик Прогулкин (Starik Progulkin) in Russian, starej Procházka in Czech - play of words ))))Franz-Iosif II
Hello Currently I am modelling the Takom MK1 Male C 19 "Clan Leslie" and I have some questions concerning the steering tail . I Hope someone can help me. - I am looking for a clear picture or diagram with the hydraulic connections of the tail lift actuator ( and also where they went int...
Hello again, My Takom MkI C19 is getting near completion, and as always at this time my mind begins to wander about a new project. A few weeks ago I posted a photograph of Mk1 (Ozatel) at the beach of Palestine. I like the Takom M1 kit and I like this photo , so this is at the top of my list. When I pos...
I've been meaning to do this for ages. I think I promised Helen a world exclusive a while back. Anyway here goes: The name Little Willie is said by, amongst others, David Fletcher to be a reference to Crown Prince Wilhelm, based on a German nickname for him. I think that's correct, but in a rather more cir...
Pals will have seen my input on Mark I tanks and their crews who served at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on Friday 15 September 1916. I am very pleased to be able to announce that my book on the subject is to be published shortly. Several forum members have borne a part in its completion and I would like t...
The Tank Museum is opening a new exhibition called Tank Men; it features eight officers and crewmen who served in tanks between 1916 and 1918. Details are here; http://www.tankmuseum.org/year-news/bovnews53534
Okay, an out-of-box build, warts and all [cab!]... I'm not sure the modeller was that familiar with fitments & details common to Gaza tanks, but really nice paint effects & well worth linking here to refer back to. Loving the 'warm' metal tones, all dulled and darkened. http://www.themod...
