When Essex engineer Roland Hopper retired he described himself as "bored to tears" and disappeared into his garden shed. Ten years later he had designed and built a highly-detailed model of a World ...

This fellow W.E. Johns has got the Geekdad spirit. I bought a toy King Tiger for my 5-year old son (the only reason we men have kids is so we can play with their toys) and, well, I just "got to ...

The M4 Sherman Tank is one of the most storied military machines in U.S. history, as it helped the Allies defeat the Axis powers during World War II. These tanks are commonly on display at military ...

Sherman tanks would be an important part of the Allies' arsenal during World War II, a conflict that would be shaped by the ...

The M4 Sherman was the second most mass-produced tank in history. Its robust and easy-to-maintain construction made the Sherman the main "workhorse" of the US Armed Forces in WW2 and many US allies ...

Land combat in World War II was dominated by the tank. The role of these hefty vehicles changed somewhat as the war evolved, with new models being manufactured and their weapons and defenses evolving.

Throughout the 20th century, Ford power has been at the center of progress in all aspects of the mechanical age. On land, at sea, and in the air, advancements with the Ford name on them were the norm.