Renault FT and TSF – Track Links
The Paint Finish? A fortunate by product of the investigation into the grey required for the brake drums was the analysis conducted on the paint…
The Paint Finish? A fortunate by product of the investigation into the grey required for the brake drums was the analysis conducted on the paint…
Into Production The Renault FT and TSF driver’s seat has evolved over the years from speculation and a vague shape in grainy images to where…
Analysis Complete The final push to complete the engine bay requires final decision on paint treatment for the components as they are fitted for the…
Creating new from the old As we are nearing the completion of this project, we thought it timely to look back at our journey. Here…
Invitation to the Official Opening We were honoured to be invited to the official opening of the Royal Tank Museum of Jordan opened by His…
What are the Takeaways from the Project? The Foundation always strives to bring back each artefact exactly to its state when it saw action in…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s track links This photo focus is a study of track links, all of these links are for the same…
Gathering the Missing Parts Some years ago we disposed of one of our Sd.Kfz 250/1 Ausf A in a swap for the Roscoff Sd.Kfz 223…
New Evidence Emerges for Farley Mowat Example The downside of unveiling a restored vehicle is that decisions taken during the project are held up to…
Shifting Focus Most of the focus thus far for the armoured car projects has been on the Ausf A examples due to the rarity of…
Inlet and Outlet Manifolds Gathering together all the components for our 3.5 and 3.8 litre V8 Horch engines has produced some surprising results. Our plan…
Copying Originals Here is a group of photos showing the production of the gearbox selector arms. We started with a set of damaged originals. We…
An example of one of our regular Inside Track articles The story of our latest StuG III restoration is in large part the story of…
Revisiting Decisions In the years following the completion of the Jagdpanther we became aware of a number of errors made during the restoration which required…
The Home Straight First of all may I extend a general apology to all of you with FT Fatigue. This has been a very long…
New Information Our last article on the Jagdpanther external paint finish added to a lively debate on whether the Jagdpanther left the assembly halls of…
The 80 Watt Sender Given that our 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223 le.Pz.Sp.Wg was abandoned in Brittany in late 1944 we have opted to equip the…