I have been the last year building the WWI tank kits as they become available, (and I have the funds to spare) So far I have built the Meng (post war) Char2C, the Tamiya Mark IV (as a static model) The Takom early St Chamond, The Meng FT 17 (rivet) and am currently working on the Takom Mark IV female. Some o...
Hey Guys , 2016 will make the 100th aniversery of the stalhelm. So next I will mark this with a possible line of 1/18th figures planes and yes armor. My plan is to start with the A7V As most of you know most making and come were done in the field and were not too symmetrical . Should this be carried out or d...
We're truly in the golden age for modeling WWI British Heavy Tanks in 1/35th ... I'm amazed and thankful that we have so many kits to choose from right now. What's available today is so much better than the "ancient" (circa'1991) Emhar offerings, which were the only game! Has anyone done a...
The Osprey book of German World War 1 Panzers mentioned that "Schnuck" was taken to Britain as a war trophy, put on display, and later scrapped with only its cannon surviving. I wondered where it was displayed, and how. I thought of how British Marks III and IV tanks were similarly put on d...
Yes, it was an European building construction method dating from medieval times and probably before that. But I wondered when that method of construction became obsolete and replaced by more modern ones? (Excluding renovation and replications of ancient buildings of course.)
Guys, I'm new to WWI armor and this website. I just got the meng Mk V and the instructions call out for a white interior color. is that correct? I've seen a Russian site about refurb a Mk V and the interior color on their example looks to be silver. Thanks, Dan
I'm not sure if anyone has had a look through the Getty Images recently. I had a quick look just using 'WW1 Tanks' as a search and found a few I haven't seen before. Here's the search result I did... Getty Images
Two new guns by Strelets are now available at Hannants (I know they've been available for about two weeks from other suppliers) Here are the boxes: 6in Mark VII (strangely, this is listed as 8in Mark VII on Hannants and Strelets sites, despite the box art): http://media.hannants.co.uk/pics/STRA0...
I am only an occasional visitor here these days, as I model across 3 different genres, so please forgive me if the answers are buried somewhere else in the forum... My question is regarding the rear storage bin between the track horns. Has a consensus ever been reached about how it was loaded / unloaded...
Ciao Disponibile/available Kit 72042 - Cannone 102/35 Schneider-Ansaldo (master from GZ) €. 15,00 gio -- Edited by giorgio on Monday 16th of November 2015 12:51:18 PM
Hi, please excuse me if this isn't the right place for this, I'm a bit out of touch with forum ettiquete these days. I'm a freelance designer and have completed a range of kits for the British 13 and 18pdr guns with attached carriage limbers, as well as a common artillery limber/wagon combo to suit both....
While researching WWI photographs at the US National Archives I found these two interesting photos. Captions for the photos are: The French-built 75mm field gun used to fire the first US artillery shot against the Germans on 23 October 1917. According to the inscription on the blast shield, the g...
I'm seeking information about this photograph which I have inherited. It shows my great-grandfather (on the right) in front of what I believe is a vehicle from Ruston Hornsby near Lincoln, UK. It is labelled as being an early development of a tank and is dated as circa 1910. Any more specific informat...
Gentleman Hello, I have ran across a strange object in some photo’s apply entitled “Schnellwurf-Granatenmaschine” {Photo’s Attached} I have seen it before but I can not find my reference material, can any one help with information, extra photo’s etc. Anything would be very much appreciated...
In an idle moment I googled the above, expecting the usual "out of print" result. To my surprise, it seems that new copies are available. That's the way it looks. I've just ordered a new copy for £15, so we'll see what happens. It's published by Manchester University Press. You might recall...
This is some info I have found on German Horse drawn vehicles some WW I and some WW II: The site the Axis History Forum has a section Ron Klage's panzers and other vehicles section. There is a post on German horse drawn transport mostly WW II but some WW I and between the wars. lets just say the German army us...
Looking for more information (preferably a scale drawing of the lay-out) for this type of bunker/concrete cover , sites, pictures,books. Thanks in advance Maarten.
I scratch build an armored car named Russia used by the White forces during period of the 1918-1919 on the FWD base. I used FWD chassis recently released by the Roden. Hope you would like it. -- Edited by ZigZag on Saturday 24th of October 2015 02:39:12 PM-- Edited by ZigZag on Saturday 24th of October 20...
I was at my local bookshop yesterday and I know the owner. He showed me a copy of 'LiveWires - 37th Engineers' which he has listed on Amazon currently. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GK5T8GG Looks to be a short unit history of the US 37th Engineer Battalion which served in WW1. The best I can find on that...
As we all know, the German offensives of March to June 1918 swept throgh the British and French lines, capturing huge quantities of men and matériel. This was achieved without tanks (in any quantity), but using the "new" stormtroop tactics. It seems, though, that the stormtroop tactics...
