Renault FT and TSF Engine – Nourrice d’essence – The Header Tank
Researching the history of the tank. The Renault FT underwent significant changes within 1918 and over the period of their operational service. One of these…
August 26, 2016
Researching the history of the tank. The Renault FT underwent significant changes within 1918 and over the period of their operational service. One of these…
Floor plate, assembly plate, has anything changed? Our last piece on the floor plate for 4 Serie Sd.Kfz.222 ended with the discovery of the pattern…
A new discovery Our search for further detail came from D664/5 Einheitsfahrgestell 1 fur s.Pkw Bild 21. This image shows the interior of a 4…
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Revisiting the issue of the driver’s seat Other projects have had our undivided attention since the completion of the Black Sea and Farley Mowat StuG…
Water testing the radiators highlights a significant problem. The first complete, newly assembled radiator was now ready for the final piece of work – water…
With no surviving Serie 4 examples, the floor plate is illuminated by Panzer Tracts The assembler of Sd.Kfz.222 A 4 Serie was Schickau in Elbing…
A major breakthrough. We managed to secure new high resolution photographs from a contact of ours in France. These showed previous photographs in our collection…
Recent high resolution photographs we received have forced us to reconsider our research into the brass notice plaques. These images show the right hand side…
Mysterious object uncovered The high resolution pictures have helped confirm and reject various other working theories we had on many items within the cabin of…
Putting the puzzle pieces together. Our hunt for semi flexible belts for the Hotchkiss M1914 for our Renault FT has come up with a few…
Using historical photographs to determine. There are a number of alternatives that we have uncovered in our quest for the correct jack for our Renault…
Which variety is correct? Prior to the adoption or invention of the choke and electric starter, the primer cup was an essential element in starting…
Narrowing down the options. Close examination of the many original WW1 images of the Renault FT show a variety of jacks. We have yet to…
Inventing the wheel. The anachronism of wooden wheels in the first industrial war has to be seen in the context of what was available and…
Using filters to uncover the truth. During the investigation into the registration of the Renault FT it was found that the use of filters enhanced…
A few snapshots from the day. StuG Day 2016 was a huge success, thank you to all who came and helped make it so. Here…
The story behind our 223. Our 3 Series Sd.Kfz.223 was discovered abandoned behind the La Poste office in Sizun in Brittany, France. This Leichte Panzerspaehwagen…
Better early than late? Our first Jagdpanther project presented us with a significant challenge when searching for the correct gun for our fahrgestell nummer 303086.…
Planning the Repairs We were tasked to review a block which had sustained serious damage where a connecting rod had gone through the side of…
The final stages have been completed. The very long process of rebuilding two authentic radiators is nearing the end. Building the top reservoir was covered…