Hello to all. I am newcomer on this forum whichever I am following it since a long time. I am from France ( South west ) and my interest regarding WW1 AFV's started with the MK IV and the battle of Cambrai. I am modelling WW1 tanks ( 1/35) I am very pleased to join you regarding sharing informations. Olivie...
Can it be possible to calculate full scale 1.1 measurements from a 1/16th scale model ie the Takom FT ie take a measurement from the model and times it by 16, how accurate would this be?
Any idea on which colour the curvy lines would have been painted on? Would they have been black and painted inside in different colours like manyWW1 camouflage examples? And the identity and location of this tank? I see no weapons... but it's possible that this one is a German "Beute"?
An excellent but I suppose expensive kit, comes with a CD with photos and instructions, makes into a really nice model. -- Edited by DaveS on Tuesday 2nd of December 2014 05:07:56 PM-- Edited by DaveS on Tuesday 2nd of December 2014 07:48:53 PM
Came across this photo of the Holt Gas-Electric Tank, not new but it was nice and clear and of a size that might help anyone thinking of building a model. Found it here.
Hi, new member with a possible thorny old question. I want to paint up some a/c's that will work for the 3rd Afghan War and into the 1920s in the region (Waziristan etc). I have read many views on what colour these vehicles were painted from grey, to white, to service colour, to desert khaki. I expect the...
Please note the attached image. Can any forum member ID the German (?) lorry manufacturer that produced this rather unusual rear suspension assembly? Regards .... Rod -- Edited by BSM on Thursday 18th of December 2014 07:51:57 AM
I've always been fascinated by this odd quasi-turban, and have hoped to get my hands on one, since I have difficulty understanding how they are assembled. I've seen a few on eBay over the years but they've always ended up out of my price range; have yet to find a manufacturer of reproductions of them. Th...
While scanning British WWI documents at NARA, I came across six pages that describe Australian Corps and Division signs. I thought the members of this forum may find them interesting. Regards, Marc
Having finally managed to get hold of a Mister X conversion set i will get on with converting an Emhar. There are a couple of questions that someone out there will be able to answer 1. Was there an escape hatch at the front of the tank like the MkI/II supply tanks? 2. I suspect there was but which way does it...
I have obtained a several of their kits and intend to convert some for other uses. I have built the machine gun carrier and found it ok but a little flimsy. I used these as a basis for scratch building a couple of vehicles from photographs. Accuracy is not guaranteed, sorry.
Greetings all. I thought I'd share a few photos of my all paper, self designed, Holt 1-man tank realized in @ 1/24 scale. There isn't too much information out there about this little parade tank - a Youtube video, a few black and white photos, and a wikipedia article. From what I've gleaned, it was used p...
A) Several accounts say that Mephisto was recovered with the assistance of Gun Carriers. Just noticed that in the Tankograd book MH & RS say "with a couple of Mk V tanks." Who's right? B) Wikipedia says Mephisto stood in No Man's Land "with dead crew inside." AFAIK the crew a...
I came across some photographs on the internet and decided to have a go at building one, here are the results. The wheels and horses were from the Italeri WW2 German Horse Drawn Wagon set. -- Edited by DaveS on Friday 12th of December 2014 10:51:53 AM
Uncorroborated, but allegedly from the lips of Hornby's rep: "Airfix are making some new moulds for WWI. Look out for new artillery sets and diaoramas." That's all I know.
Minairons are specialized in Spanish Civil War stuff, but for obvious reasons they do some kits suitable for WW1. Last week they have put a Renault TSF in 1/72 into their pipeline, due to be released in February: http://minairons-news.blogspot.de/p/pipeline.html I guess it this is the HäT FT (whi...
