This topic has a long history and gets very convoluted, but I think that we have arrived at the bottom of it. Bear with me. Our story begins ten years ago, with Vilkata's inquiry about this badge/pin, supposedly the first worn by the U.S. Tank Corps: As Roger Todd pointed out, it bears little resemblan...
This turned up the other day in some archive material a friend was checking for me for some other stuff and there were no details, names, dates, locations, or places etc to go with it. I'm no expert on the matter so I'll just post the image and see what the experts make of it. Looks like some kind of steam pow...
Hey I am wondering how the extractor inside the screw breech of the french field cannon operates. 1) The shell is inserted, 2) the breech chamber closed by rotating the breech block, 3) the firing hammer triggers the fuze, 4) the shell gets fired 5) the breech block is rotated back so the chamber is ope...
This is from an article written by the distinguished Colonel Robert J. Icks, Ret'd. It appeared in a journal called AFV-G2 Magazine, in 1975. The article was actually about how steam power can be used with tanks, but he begins with several paragraphs on the origins and early use of tanks in general, th...
Bought this book today - hardback, english, mint condition inc. map & map pocket - for £5 up the local chazza. I had no idea at the time, but have found some web comments about it being a 'holy grail', and a glowing review by David Fletcher. Almost didn't, but it struck me that with 2 Takom kits in the st...
Disregard this post. All was revealed three years ago. I'd just forgotten. I would offer, by way of mitigation, this possible scratchbuilding project from the same site. Plus some other nice tractors, tracks, and trucks, some French and German, included. http://www.stilltimecollection.co...
Greetings friends ¡¡¡ A new project on the scale 1/72 Austin MK III Brand Master Box. Will put barbed wire and a figure The idea is to represent a vehicle of the Freikorps I am surprised that the guidelines represent this vehicle yellow kaky ....... ............ I thought they were blue-gray... I a...
Came across this. No indication of the name of the publication. The top one is the device sometimes called "Horseless Artillery." One possible origin of the Best photo is the mock battle referred to in Jack Alexander's book.
Hi guys! Take a look at some pics of my latest/greatest work. Most of it was scratchbuild. In my modest opinion mine howitzers are better than those from StreletsR. To build them (finally from resin) I gathered 100 photos!. Cheers KAmil -- Edited by Kamil on Wednesday 12th of August 2015 11:31:55 PM
The last three clips on this film. a) The prototype tank, 'Little Willie', (manufactured by William Foster and Company, Lincoln, Lincolnshire in 1915) at the Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bovington, Dorset, with commentary.There was no commentary that I could detect. It's a very short film of a ma...
Does anyone have any information/images on how the sponson trailers used for the Mk I and Mk II Tanks were moved by rail? Would they have been on flat wagons like the Tanks, or possibly put in covered vehicles? Cheers, Rob
I'm modeling the Hobby Boss Schneider CA (late version). I would like to model tank #61024 (attached pic). The kit has most of the decals for this tank. Can anyone help me identify the markings on the barrel and just above it? Salad oil? Thanks a lot. -- Edited by moultonlaw on Wednesday 5th of Aug...
This is an absolute gem. "Briefly Famous: The 1917 Caterpillar G9 Tank" by Jack Alexander. Paperback, A4 or thereabouts, 53 pages. The main, and best, part of this excellent book is about American reaction to news of the first British tanks and the various machines that were constructed...
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Can anyone help me with this? I thought I knew a little about the component parts of WW1 artillery pieces but can anyone enlighten me as to the function of this part of the sFH/02? (the pivoting strut with the holes next to the breech). Thanks
On my monthly search through the online section of the Imperial War Museum's Archives, I noticed something wrongly titled. They have what they call a MKIV with an experimental hydraulic transmission... and it is clearly a MKII or III. Is this just their mistake or is it a commonly mis-captioned phot...
