Pondering the strange layout of Burstyn's Motorgeschütz, in which the driver seems to be facing to the rear and possibly required to steer with the help of a periscope or something while travelling backwards, I had a thought: have we got it the wrong way round? Is the driver actually facing forwards?...
Hello all, I recently finished work on the Emhar model, which had been neglected ever since I started on my 1/16 project, which some of you have followed. I had stopped working on it when I realized the well-known issues this kit has. To begin with, I wanted to use it as a blueprint base for the 1/16, but lu...
As the centenary approaches, new books on the subject are starting to appear. I'm sure there are more in the pipeline. One such is Rise of the Tank: Armoured Vehicles and their Use in the First World War by Michael Foley. Can be partly read online here. At first glance, I can say I've seen worse. But one th...
Here is my latest effort at scratch building.Thresh disinfectorIn 1904 the Thresh Disinfector Company of 66 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, took out a patent for an improved Disinfector - a device by which low pressure steam was used to disinfect bedding and clothing. Hot air was also cr...
I'm hoping someone on the forum may have information regarding the Renault FT 66186 that is on display at the National WWI Museum in Kansas City? The hull number still visible is 867. I'm wondering if its possible to find out what unit it was assigned to when put out of action by a German shell. Thanks,...
It seems during WW I at least one Russian Red Cross train had some motor vehicals attached to it. The cars had the head of the trains motto Semper Idem or Wem painted in large red letters on them. The head of this train was Vladimir M Purishkevich best known for his role in the murder of Rasputin. The car use...
Hello folks, more questions that I cant find answers to in the book collection. Here we go... 1... Fitting that appears to be some kind of handle towards the corner of the roof (looks like a tiny naval rangefinder). (seen on right rear corner of Elfriede and left front corner of prinz oskar for example...
Haven't had any luck finding any technical references, images, or other surviving examples of the A7V's engine. Perhaps others on this forum can point me in the right direction? Thank you Mark mark.clayton@qm.qld.gov.au
The attached images . . . taken from The Automobile, Dec 24 1914, pp1166-67 . . . provide standards for ambulances developed by the British Red Cross Society. Note that the first image is for two stretchers, the second for four. The article doesn't say if the designs were accepted. Can anyone verif...
Hello I'm working on models of russian Whippets used during the Civil war and I cannot find the serial number of some of ones, especially the tank named "Sibiriak". Considering the pics available, this tank was rearmed with a 37mm gun on the front MG port. I don't know if this conversion was...
Here's an arcane question that perhaps someone might have an answer: On French cannons, there were covers for the muzzles and the sight supports, even the breechs. Anyone knows which colour and material woud be these covers? -- Edited by d_fernetti on Monday 23rd of March 2015 11:52:57 PM
Wildly off-topic, but this absolutely fascinating history of the French language http://www.realfrench.net/pdf/origins.pdf includes the following reference to the Great War:Despite the introduction of primary schools (in which standard French was taught), most people continued to use r...
At the moment, this woman is speaking on BBC Radio 4: "Dr Frances Ross is the great-granddaughter of Sebastian de Ziani Ferranti, an engineer, whose contribution to World War One is the focus of a new exhibition, the Innovation Race. Following the establishment of the Ministry of Munitions in...
Hi all. Last Summer I was in France to visit places of WWI. In Verdun I came in a park where many guns were displayed What a chance to quietly realize a "walk around". I took lots of photos of one of them since I liked the idea to build it in 1/35 scale..even if in a quite far future But first, sinc...
There are a couple of old thread on DeMole but I found this 1970 article on him in the Australian Army Journal I thought I'd share Page 1: http://i.imgur.com/o168oFE.jpg Page 2: http://i.imgur.com/43LNJSA.jpg Page 3: http://i.imgur.com/NtZgLPv.jpg Page 4: http://i.imgur.com/YZbpyc9.jpg...
Happened across this, by Richard Ogorkiewicz. Almost all the content up to 1918 can be read on line. Seems to be quite a comprehensive account, with only a couple of minor quibbles. Includes a fair bit of background on early armoured cars. Much of the story will be v familiar to what Gwyn describes as th...
Hi all! I need any info about a small cylinder on the top of the Mk.IVs hull near the rear stowage box. All 1/35 models (Takom, Tamiya, Emhar) lacks it, but I found it on MRG's 1/16 model: http://take.ms/sHKyS http://svsm.org/albums/mkIV/IMG_3678.jpg I suppose that it's coolant filler neck (?) Do...
I did my Hobby Boss Schneider CA.1 in the markings of the AS.5 when supporting the AEF 1st Division at Cantigny in 1918. As I mentioned in a previous discussion, the kit lacks the undercarriage detail. The kit track does not go together very well due to a lack of any positive mating features. I replaced...
Acknowledgements to Ivor, who raised this in connection with other matters elsewhere. This is alleged to be the German "toffee apple" mortar. Ian Hogg says the device is, iirc, "sheer fantasy," whereas our former friend Centurion insisted that it really existed. Now, the c...
Dear all, I was looking for maps of the Cambrai area which show the detailed structures like trenches, but did not find anything except some low-resolution aerial photographs. Does someone here know if such maps exist, and where they could be found? Best regards, Thorsten
I've not noticed mention, yet, of either the AK or the Ammo paint sets for WW1 tanks... Has anybody tried them at all? Does anyone have any strong feelings about the colours in these sets? Ammo seems to have fallen into the trap of assuming a 'Green Moss' colour from British armour, with the brown shade...
Have you seen this announcement? http://www.acemodel.com.ua/en/model/522 I have an off-topic kit from this brand and while of limited production run standard, it's rather accurate and well researched. And above all, very conveniently priced!
