Renault FT and TSF – Horse Hair for Horse Power
An early piece covered the discovery of horse hair within the bogey wheels and return rollers on the Tank Museum’s early Renault FT. An oiler…
June 8, 2018
An early piece covered the discovery of horse hair within the bogey wheels and return rollers on the Tank Museum’s early Renault FT. An oiler…
The commander’s and radio operator’s seat are all in hand. We had a very good original example to copy. These seats add to the types…
We highly recommend that you take a look at the recent BBC publication which has already been seen by a wide community of people around…
A study of the original loading plan shows how the various tools are stowed in and on the Renault FT. When loading the Renault FT…
Very few of the surviving wartime period Renault FTs have the original oilers remaining in position. Images from the period are never enough for items…
Our previous piece covered the primer layer of green black on the engine bay interior. The crew cabin was mentioned to have a red oxide…
Our previous piece on the Trousse au Rechange gunner’s kit positioned this item on the forward right side of the driver’s position. Just below the…
Almost there This plaque has proven to be the most challenging of the plaques we have had to figure out to date. Even though we…
We know from the Composition du Poste de T.S.F a Ondes Autretennes type E10 ter radio equipment list for the E10 ter exactly what voltage…
Ongoing study of the various Renault FTs in wartime images and survivors in collections provided us with a possible answer to the question whether Renault…
Our work on the Renault TSF continues and the focus of the research team is on the interior of this very rare turret. We have…
Deciphering the black and white photographs The analysis by our paint conservation partners on the Tank Museum early prototype Renault FT parts and a number…
In this late stage of the project we have been forced to scrabble around to find all the brackets we had collected over time –…
The mist begins to clear The previous article covered the discovery of the potential backing plate fitting differences between the 3 Serie and 4 Serie…
Our paint conservation partners have now established all the external colours needed on the Renault FT and TSF. Our paint conservation partners have now established…
Focus has fallen on the roll on the right of the driver stowed within two brackets fixed beneath the hinges of the right hand driver’s…
The installation of the foot pedals and steering levers is being done together with the completion of the wall and floor painting finish of the…
Reproducing accurate copies of these two very rare plaques requires careful planning. Reproducing accurate copies of these two very rare plaques requires careful planning. The…
The fairly innocuous looking attachment at the rear of the Renault FT engine bay has proven to be quite troublesome for us to reproduce. The…
Keys are an area long taken for granted. The einheitsschaltkasten or universal ignition box were fitted as standard to majority of the mid to late…
How to reproduce FT / TSF conical head bolts Take a few boxes of 14mm bolts, a fly press, part of a WW2 Jagdpanther and…