Dr Banting, the Nobel prize-winning doctor who was the first to use insulin on humans, was a doctor in WW1 and helped out at the Battle of Cambrai (fought in 1918, according to Wikipedia), as well as many other occasions I'm sure, for which service he was decorated. He was from Alliston, Ontario. The...
http://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/576459-britse-artillerie-observatiemeter-in-origineel-lederen-etui-1917-1918-- Edited by Sniper Snoop on Friday 27th of June 2014 11:45:54 AM
GentlemenOk, again thank you for identifying the 14 inch rail gun; I have never seen those photo’s before, especially with the gun on its proving carriage. But I have another series of photos for you. They state that this gun was set up for the defense of Paris?? Any idea what this gun is???? Again I...
Where might the serial number be positioned on an MG08? I have seen them on top just in front of the trigger, and I have seen them on a little stand-off tag to the right hand side. I have just tracked down this MG08 in Alliston, Ontario, but I couldn't see any numbers on it. It should have the number 822 on it s...
In February, 2007 Valilka posted a few photos of the US Skeleton tank. He also stated something about the Skeleton tank having been used in Nicaragua in the 1920s as well as it having a turret from a Renault FT. The photos have since disappeared and there was never any followup to his questions about th...
Hello Gentlemen I ran across some amazing photo’s I have not seen before, I think they came from the IWM, but anyway can anyone id the piece of artillery. Thanks Tim R
I have just bought the Brigadelok by Minitrains. In contrary to what was mentioned earlier, the locomotive is 1:76. I do not have grey Heeresfeldbahn version yet, but it is on its way. Below a quick picture of my locomotive on my mini dio ... the figure is 1:76. Below an image of the grey Heeresfeldbah...
Hello, Decided to stop work on my Mark V* and work on this 1/72nd kit from GB Modelli. This is the first WWI Italian model I have ever made. I have also assembled and based painted two of their Pavesi & Tolotti tractor kits. I want to weather and detail paint each one separately - so they will all ha...
Is there any agreement as to when the service career of the Mk V actually ended? We know that the 2 in Berlin 1945 were the ex-Smolensk museum pieces, and there's no concrete evidence that they were still operational by 1945. There's a claim that some Estonian Mk Vs took part in the defence of Tallin: &qu...
Recently there was some discussion of a 'toy soldier scale' (1/30) range of figures and vehicles made by Norwich-based collectible soldier producer John Jenkins Designs: http://www.landships.net/t57789219/for-collectors/ It may be of interest that he's released a Gun Carrier Mk I in that sc...
How did Allied tanks perform a passage of lines? How do you get 100 tanks over your own trenches quickly and without telegraphing your intentions to the enemy? Do they fill in spots for them to drive over? Do they drop facines into their own trenches? Do they just drive over the top of the trench and h...
Hello, Everyone! I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to officially join in the fun. I've already gotten a lot of good information out of this site. I've been a model builder for 34 of my almost 41 years and have just recently started building 1/72, WWI era subjects... It was an infor...
I have been searching in vain for measurements of track extensions as fitted to Mk1 and onwards tanks. I would like to make a master and then see if I can produce resin copies. any information gratefully received, I am confident that one or more of you will be able to track down the information that I can...
Splendid film about Russian helmets, with English subtitles. Adrian gets discussed from about 1' 45". It seems Russia ordered 2 million, but received only 340,000. Then it was decided to produce superior copy, as discussed on previous thread. But still no explanation as to how many reached t...
I am restoring apair of WW1 limbered wagons, dated 1915 and 1916, and I am trying to obtain detailed plans, photos and information. I have a complete Australian pattern fore and hind wagon with straight axles and parts of a British pattern with the bent axle. About 25 years ago I was able to photograph...
What types of tanks were in production or in preparation for production in the USA at the time of the Armistice? 6-ton M1917 Ford 3-ton Mark VIII What types of tank were in service in France with the US Army at the time of the Armistice? Renault FT Mark V Mark V* What other vehicles were produced as prototy...
There is a gentleman over on a Yahoo sight, FS32NGModelrail, who is asking for pledges relative to a 1/32 scale O&K skip he will market if there is interest. I know there's a few trench railway guys here like myself, so If you're on of them, contact Mark and let him know you'd buy a few. As informati...
Hi all, Found something interesting when reading Major Wilson's A Company of Tanks - he mentions "the tanks which later were paraded through Berlin were not my tanks".Were there some tanks paraded in Berlin? This quote is referring to a time just after Bullecourt.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2653834/Charging-head-long-battle-The-experimental-bayonet-hat-allowed-British-First-World-War-soldiers-attack-enemy-heads.html-- Edited by piet71 on Wednesday 11th of June 2014 11:48:56 AM
Here we have Andriy Romanchuk's Jeffery Armored Car No.1 recolored and rescaled to 1/48. This is the fourth of Mr Romanchuk's line of WWI armored cars that I've built, and I can't say enough about the quality and design of these models - they are excellent. This one came with clearly illustrated instr...
