Renault FT – Radiator Fan Shroud
Full scale assembly kit CAD drawings were made from dimensions taken from original radiator shrouds using extensive photographs and sketches taken from these survivors. These…
November 18, 2016
Full scale assembly kit CAD drawings were made from dimensions taken from original radiator shrouds using extensive photographs and sketches taken from these survivors. These…
Our research into this phenomenal tank destroyer within the restoration phase had left one troubling detail unresolved. This detail was in the form of a…
Recreating the canvas strapping and buckle A fitting found in most armoured vehicles is the gas mask retainer or Halter fuer Gasmaske as it is…
This governor system hailed from the days of steam The governor of the engine is set to limit the maximum rotational speed of the engine.…
A problem occurs during the test runs… It became apparent while test running the two Renault FT engines that a problem occurs with the volume…
A medieval solution to a wartime problem Almost medieval in appearance, these chainmail covered gloves and shoulder strap were used by Hotchkiss machine gun crews.…
Photo focus on the StuG III gun laying mechanism This photo focus is continuing to concentrating on some of the parts of the mechanism required…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s gun sight Photo focus this week is an interesting 360 degree look at a gun sight for the StuG…
Photo focus on the StuG III gun laying mechanism This photo focus is concentrating on some of the parts of the mechanism required to manoeuvre…
Another Possible Empire link uncovered A new engine stand was fabricated by pressing an old transport frame into service. We used heavy RSJs to lift…
Investigations continue… Subsequent to our earlier piece in Part 1, we managed to secure a very interesting panel from the Ausf A range of armoured…
Time is short Time is short – we have little time to research what oil was used in the Renault FT engines. One thing has…
This task was beyond anything we had previously undertaken given the size of the parts desired. All the CAD drawings were corrected and the watchmaker’s…
Hens Teeth The original carburettor used for the Renault FT engine in 1918 was the Zenith. This carburettor was the brainchild of French scientist Msr…
A chance encounter…. Had it not been for a chance observation of an online photograph this article would never have been written. Fig 1. Is…
Track link colour has in the past only fleetingly been raised as a subject for debate. Only now has accuracy begun to emerge as an…
We have lived through years of indecision of what these bins should look like. We doubted original blue prints providing exact details of the bins…
Just how were these engines finished in 1918? The majority of the Renault FT engines we have encountered on our trips have been either rusty…
A Jumble… Our late war Jagdpanther has a number of features unique to its assembler and assembly date. A previous article explored the two piece…
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…
This belt is very different… Our last piece provided an outline of the various Hotchkiss MG ammunition belts. This included images and comparisons of the…