Renault FT and TSF – A Typical Unit Structure
Taking shape All the detailed work we have done on the back of extensive research has failed to provide answers to some straightforward questions from…
November 23, 2018
Taking shape All the detailed work we have done on the back of extensive research has failed to provide answers to some straightforward questions from…
100 years on.. The presence of multiple machine gun strikes along the right side of our Renault FT hull provides a strong indication of previous…
The results are in…. The results are back from the analysis of the paint on the early Maybach block. The paint chips removed from the…
Stepping into a blizzard of information There are numerous between the Ausf. A and Ausf B le.Pz.Sp.Wg. One of these is the carburettor set up…
Returning once more to the current limited information the distinction is not clear as to what constitutes an early or late Marmon Herrington MK III…
With bated breath Our previous piece described the process taken to achieve the correct colour for Dunkelgelb as used during the Second World War by…
Berlin or Bromley? We have had a number of objections raised with us over the years concerning the paint colour finish of our various Maybach…
What are we looking at? The exciting challenge posed by our two South African Marmon Herrington Mk IIIs is heightened by the fact that these…
Science not art We have made many attempts to determine the correct colour and finish of all the paints in our restoration projects. Our most…
Fact vs Fantasy The prime decision for us to make before starting the project is exactly what we want the 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223 to…
Sd.Kfz 223 Ausf B is dead – Long live the Sd.Kfz 261!! Our work on identifying the fahrgestell chassis has taken us as far as…
Our investigation into the floor plate pattern is brought once more into the spot light… We recently received delivery of a quantity of items for…
The mist clears The process we are following with the 801 Typ v fahrgestell is one we follow with all of our restorations. Prior to…
Since we first wrote the piece on the subject of the Sd.Kfz Aus.f A driver’s seat a number of questions have arisen on the topic.…
Its all in the number Members will no doubt noticed how we no longer mention the 5.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 project and have opted instead to refer…
The archive documents provided to us were dated April and May 1918. What is key within the documents is not only the information, instruction and…
The recently acquired documents added to the known detail we had on the antenna rope and cable. The 60mm (should be 75mm) trailing or guide…
The Last Frontier in Sight We began our Renault TSF project knowing nothing about the interior of the vehicle, save for a basic loading plan…
It’s a wrap! Our previous article on the floor plate for the Jagdpanther examined whether we had made a error in using the diamond shaped…
Its all in the design Original images of the interior of the early armoured car series (Ausf A) are hard to find. Planning the floor…
Another article requested from some of our members which deserves another airing. We have lived through years of indecision of what these bins should look…