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Abstract or not, I've been using similar markers for almost 30 years now. For 20mm scale, they are short lengths of quarter-round trim molding coated in vinyl spackling compound and paint. Here is a photo of an Italian coastal battery from our 2014 Nashcon game. The "entrenched" marker is visible on...

Thanks for posting! A very interesting read. The Japanese took advantage of the prevailing jet stream winds to deploy balloon weapons against the U.S. and Canada during the war as well. https://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/AnnalsofFlight/pdf_lo/SAOF-0009.pdf Even after almost 75 years, th...

Very nice, Richard. I hadn't seen the French SdKfz.10 before, and am sorely tempted to copy your lead.

David

Found a scanned copy online of the applicable training manual (1936 edition) for the Vickers tank/AFV machine gun. Use of the bipod field mounting and the shoulder piece is covered on page 23 of the manual. These were accessories to permit the dismounting of vehicle machine guns for field use when t...

Not much except for scratchbuilding some more WW2 1/2400 ships these past few months, mostly merchant types.

David

Richard B. wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:25 am

Unfortunately, i can`t see the images

No idea why not. They are working fine for me. Anyone else having problems seeing them?

David

granty101 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:20 pm

David, do you have any photos of these vehicles...or maybe some plans?

Grant

No plans, but I've posted the photos here:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=823

David

As requested elsewhere on the forum, a couple of photos of Norwegian gun trucks from the 1940 campaign. First, an ex-naval 37mm (1-pdr) Hotchkiss revolving cannon being inspected by a German soldier: https://i.postimg.cc/zfGYc7vQ/Norwegian-37mm-Gun-Truck.jpg The second is another ex-naval piece, a 6...

I have some wonderful photos somewhere, stills from a film reel showing how far it jumped with recoil - pretty scary :shock: Probably similar to these, taken from a period photo album. Unfortunately not my grandfather's, but of the same era. I found these online many years ago: https://i.postimg.cc...

Another very nice and very different collection. If I might indulge in a sad bit of pedantry, the little Vickers-Maxim M1902 mountain gun was actually a 2.95" (75mm) piece, not 2.75". A relic of my late grandfather's time in the U.S. Field Artillery during the 1920's, although I think he served most...