tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post2001131255847852275..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Astounding New TechnologyRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-7159833224707680022015-12-28T22:15:53.032-04:002015-12-28T22:15:53.032-04:00Only if I end up with a squadron, which is unlikel...Only if I end up with a squadron, which is unlikely.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-7938874546989036502015-12-28T22:15:32.198-04:002015-12-28T22:15:32.198-04:00Only if I end up with a squadron, which is unlikel...Only if I end up with a squadron, which is unlikely.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-6425417148233325132015-12-28T22:13:50.743-04:002015-12-28T22:13:50.743-04:00I have the impression that farming and various ind...I have the impression that farming and various industries took eagerly to various mechanical innovations from the late 19thC on. They were relatively straight forward to learn and I have the feeling it was all user maintain, no local shop. So probably a reasonable base to draw on by 1914.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-46693442416426716872015-12-28T22:09:59.558-04:002015-12-28T22:09:59.558-04:00A bit small but close enough.A bit small but close enough.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-4863901548616774792015-12-28T22:09:08.334-04:002015-12-28T22:09:08.334-04:00Bob, I thought of Courts as well. I downloaded an ...Bob, I thought of Courts as well. I downloaded an ecopy last year on your recommendation but its still on my reading list. I'm going to bump it up.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-18496002594600657432015-12-28T05:09:46.750-04:002015-12-28T05:09:46.750-04:00Great stuff Ross. He looks very sharp. Will he be...Great stuff Ross. He looks very sharp. Will he be getting a pennant? Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-77830685314160757192015-12-27T16:42:29.905-04:002015-12-27T16:42:29.905-04:00That's a terrific tank, though knowing how Gov...That's a terrific tank, though knowing how Gov Can procurement works, the purchases will be scrapped at the last minute and it will take ten more years to find something worse.<br />I was chatting with my brother at the War Museum in Ottawa about WW1 era tractors and whether there was a shortage of mechanics and drivers in early 20th century Canada. I suspect that there was a small base of early adapters, young men who were as fascinated with internal combustion motors as geeks are with computer coding today, but beyond that, a lot of people who needed to be trained in a hurry. What do you think?Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-27696806113800580162015-12-27T03:47:40.482-04:002015-12-27T03:47:40.482-04:00A beautiful model.
At one time I had such a tank ...A beautiful model.<br />At one time I had such a tank and others which had been my father'sas a boy. Somehow they got lost in moving many moons ago.<br />I look forward to seeing the tank in action. It goes really well with the forty mm chaps.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-55513973077670850622015-12-26T16:35:08.541-04:002015-12-26T16:35:08.541-04:00Ross Mac,
I really like your little tank; it fits...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I really like your little tank; it fits in really well with your 40mm-scale figures.<br /><br />For some reason the image reminded me of John Buchan's book COURTS OF THE MORNING, which if you haven't already read I would recommend you to do so.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-31923993246299644462015-12-26T14:39:11.519-04:002015-12-26T14:39:11.519-04:00Yes well, this is an imaginary world after all, at...Yes well, this is an imaginary world after all, at least its being sold by the right store.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-88174368866685637572015-12-26T14:25:30.996-04:002015-12-26T14:25:30.996-04:00Lovely model. I can't see that sort of thing ...Lovely model. I can't see that sort of thing catching on though - either real tanks or grown men playing with toy versions....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com