This deals with the markings ect of the Master box Austin III and IV armored car kits in 1/76 Austin III: Top Row German D (decal) 4 freikorps unit Austrian D9 The Austrians captured one which did serve in army's only armored car platoon but it appears it wasn't captured with rest of the unit by the Yugos...
I've been building armor, aircraft and tanks since the late 1950's and recently finished the Schneider CA and St. Chamond (attached) 1/35 models. Was excited to see Takom announce the Mark I but some of their errors are frustrating when there's so much information available on the web today. I...
Here are some questions I'm sure someone can probably set me straight on... i/ Were Mk.I Supply tanks used in Gaza? ii/ Is there any evidence of Mk.I Supply Tanks fitted with the Gaza jib modifications? iii/ What stowage arrangements were there for blocks & tackle when not jib mounted? [never se...
With the Mark IV tank already done as a supply tank version, I wonder if anyone has done the St. Chamond version with the plated-over gun port yet. I did see a picture on page 20 of "French Tanks Of World War 1" by Steve Zagola. Also wondered how the thing was marked and colored. The Mark IV tan...
In the course of some recent research, I have been looking at pre-WW1 paint mixes for British Army vehicles.? I can roughly interpret most of the mixes given but cannot arrive at any idea as to "Service Colour".? The mixes are given as dry pigments mixed by weight and liquid media mixed eith...
Artillery isn't really my strong point so hopefully these pics are something of interest and ok to post. I was on holiday 2 years ago in thew south of Spain and there were two of these guns at the hotel by the main pool. They have been painted up to look rustic and the padding on the back end to stop little ki...
A few years ago, I bought these 2 relics from someone on an online auction site who said that they'd been found in the Bullecourt area. They're both very heavy items. The larger piece is about 13 inches long. Can anybody identify them please? Many thanks
I have some Freikorps flags that some Freikorps collectors have confirmed maybe (He is pretty sure and a expert in his fields of collecting) are real. Has anyone seen other photos of vehicles with these flags other than those I have provided and anybody have any information on Korting subordinates a...
I just completed this conversion. The idea was to use the Takom St Chamond M1 to built a "char caisson" used to carry ammunition and supply for the regular tanks. The Takom kit is definitively a great model, but considering the pics avaliable, the conversion was a bit more complicated than...
One of the things I find a struggle is how to get good looking scale rivets and bolt heads. I tend to work in 1:35 scale. Just wondered if anyone has suggestions or tips for these?
I have used Grant Line products, and am jow on the airship tug, but the size range is limited.
Was wondering if anyone can tell me of the first known instance of a tank running over a soldier? Most of the machines used in WWI weren't very fast and nimble.
To call the rails a travesty is putting it mildly, so I decided to replace them with more accurate ones. I referred to George Bradford's 1914-1938 AFVs, but found that inaccurate as wel in both position and shapel, so I started looking in detail at the Brussels MkIV - Max had sent me detailed pictures o...
Concerning the above,I am planning 2016 for new figure sets for the W^D Models figure sets .I would like to bring out some Italian figures but am having great difficulty in finding good pictures etc. If anyone could help me I would be really grateful. Cheers.
Trying to find a little information on Reserve Artillery Regiments, what guns they possessed. ?I know that regular army divisions had a brigade of two regiments. ?One regiment had 7.7cm field guns, the other often was mixed between 7.7cm and 10.5 cm. ? What about reserve divisions which had only one...
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
