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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Von Stroheim on September 28, 2014, 02:42:37 PM

Title: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: Von Stroheim on September 28, 2014, 02:42:37 PM

Saw this on TMP some great pics of Russian Bikes


http://imgur.com/gallery/59icg/new

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: FramFramson on September 28, 2014, 04:14:50 PM

Wow, those are great! Thanks!

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: Khmorg on October 08, 2014, 05:26:22 PM

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: tin shed gamer on October 29, 2014, 09:31:52 PM

They're good images,I already made motorcycle combos for 1st Corps Miniatures that will double for the Russian Bikes.If your interested I'll post a couple of pictures.If remember rightly a couple of these pictures were in the design brief.
Mark.

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: ushistoryprof on November 05, 2014, 07:39:39 PM

Cool photos, I especially like the cycle with skis.

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: Grimjack on January 05, 2015, 02:38:42 PM

The 1st Corps one's are great, just need painting in Royal Navy colours - Toastrack style!

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: Golgotha on February 19, 2015, 01:54:09 AM

Any evidence for motorbike and side cars like these being used in the Civil War? Fantastic pics - interesting to see the anti aircraft arrangement.

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: cuprum on February 19, 2015, 05:18:30 AM

(http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/oper_1974/25776555/1746062/1746062_original.jpg)

Motorcyclists 1st Latvian Cavalry Regiment after the raid by the enemy's rear. Summer 1920

(http://s016.radikal.ru/i334/1502/61/9bfd9f7ce944.jpg)

Machine gun mounted on a motorcycle. May 1918

(http://s56.radikal.ru/i151/1502/8d/11ac03a6df2c.jpg)

Motorized detachment of the 1st Cavalry Army.

Title: Re: Russian Motorcycles
Post by: Golgotha on March 06, 2015, 08:57:49 PM

See http://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/russian-automobile-machine-gun-platoon.html

Shows the organisation of a gun platoon and includes motorcycles and armoured cars.