Polish Army's raid on Kovel, 12 September 1920

[Hammers]

Sloppy Jalopy do a rather decent-looking Thornycroft J Type in 28mm (usual Sloppy Jalopy caveats apply).

Aye. That particular model is a horrible old thing. A bastard to put together.

[Helen]

Thanks for the info on Polish Army Vehicles 1918-1939" by Jan Tarczynskl & Krzysztof Barbarskl i Adam Jonca. Helen
Well thats the books in the post from Poland
lets hope they don't get lost in the post

David, no probs. I've had many book from Poland and none were lost in the post. You won't regret the purchase.

Cheers,

Helen

[David]

Thanks for the info on Polish Army Vehicles 1918-1939" by Jan Tarczynskl & Krzysztof Barbarskl i Adam Jonca. Helen
book ordered
Now if i can find some flags for the RCW reds and 1920 polish army in 28mm ?
Found some sites
http://www.krigsspil.dk/download/download_8.html
http://flagspot.net/flags/su-ru_h.html
David

[Mark Plant]

Reasonable Polish flags can be cobbled together out of ones from earlier and later eras, as the iconography was the same:

http://www.pygmywars.com/technical/polandtrip/warsawmuseum.html

The biggest nuisance is, like the Soviets, the front and backs are invariably different.

[cuprum]

Hi David
There is such Polish book: "Trofea wojny polsko-bolszewickiej 1920 roku", the author - Jarosław Pych. (Jarosław Pych
Trophies from the Polish-Soviet War 1920,
Soviet flags in Polish hands.)

If can get - there you will find 52 Soviet flags grasped by Poles at Red during war. There are very beautiful and interesting copies.

[David]

Thanks for the information, 1st class mark
Thanks  Cuprum for info on book "Trofea wojny polsko-bolszewickiej 1920 roku", the author - Jarosław Pych. (Jarosław Pych Trophies from the Polish-Soviet War 1920, I will have a hunt for it.
David

[koz10]

Hi Chris
I will buy a mix of trucks, since i can use them for lot of games.
looking for a 75mm WW1 french gun ? hopefully without the french crew.
David

Check with Monday Knight Productions in WA. I bought some guns in the "bulk" lead container at a local convention. I think they're French 75mm WWI guns or something that closely resembles them. Anyway for the pennies I paid for them the difference isn't enough to care about.

[ts]

  1 Column Light Armoured Car under the command of Lieutenant E. Dzięcielewski, with seven Ford FT-B and two White armoured cars. The third White armoured car had a technical break down and was not in the column from start.
  The trucks came from the units 17, 28, 81, 200 and 300, with a total of 54 trucks of type Packard, Berliet and Fiat.

Sources:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagon_na_Kowel
LEKSYKON WOJNY POLSKO – ROSYJSKIEJ 1919-1920, Janusz Odziemkowski, Warszawa, 2004.

[David]

Had a look for  "Trofea wojny polsko-bolszewickiej 1920 roku", the author - Jarosław Pych, but no joy
it not ease trying to find it and why international internet bookshops suppliers only do book in english 
But i will keep looking for it

[David]

hi came across this picture

good picture to show the size of car to people
David

[Wirelizard]

Damn, it's a toy car! With a machinegun, mind you.

There have been posts here on LAF complaining about the supposedly underscale Company B Model T; that's a great photo to show just how small they actually were.

Neat camo scheme, too.

[David]

Here a link, where it came from
http://www.1920.fora.pl/bron-i-pojazdy,21/rekonstrukcja-forda-ftb,131.html
the picture with the drivers window and wheel show it must have been a small person or he would have had to bend forward to see out? but i think the seat might have been lower?
there always someone who love rebuilding these
David

[koz10]

Damn, it's a toy car! With a machinegun, mind you.

There have been posts here on LAF complaining about the supposedly underscale Company B Model T; that's a great photo to show just how small they actually were.

Neat camo scheme, too.

Yes - you're exactly right. I half expected to find the logo "Tonka" on the vehicles. They were very small and the Co B cars are perfect (I've got two myself!)

[David]

Here is a update
part one complete Four armoured cars





2nd stage is the lorrys, seven of them.
will have to see what models are out there
marco is painting my red army  (Mr Rif raf) will stick up some pictures when he is done
still wait for some 28mm polish figures to come out?
David

[Westfalia Chris]

Very nice work! I'm fascinated by the disruptive camo effect - it even looks "camouflaged" against the ground, and I guess they would look marvellous in an autumn forest.