Renault FT Polygonal Turret – Differences
The same difference. Our research of the various Renault FTs with polygonal turrets through close examination of surviving examples and poring over the many wartime…
May 11, 2016
The same difference. Our research of the various Renault FTs with polygonal turrets through close examination of surviving examples and poring over the many wartime…
Did October November 1943 assembled MIAGs have Armoured Hub Caps on their drive sprocket? Authenticity is very important to the Weald Foundation. We are always…
Machining The White Metalled Components The newly white metalled big ends (connecting rods and caps) and the main bearings now removed from the moulds. Cleared…
A lengthy process of trial and error in order to perfect the dying skill of white metalling A key process in the restoration of an…
And then there were three. This project was going to take some time given the parts that would have to be located even for an…
Resurrecting the MG Drehsockel A comprehensive plan of the 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 A is developing. The one part of the plan that has eluded us is…
Building the exact replica of the Renault TSF E10 ter Radio. Bernard Pigelet a renowned French WW1 era radio specialist was hosted at the Weald…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce… The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce that our long awaited German Second World War armoured car project…
Creating the hinge for the cupola from the beginning. Establishing the dimensions of the nuts and bolts required to fix the angle iron at the…
The number is up. The last technique we tried was adapted from the astrophysical world. Here the method for detecting motion in the stellar fields…
Using the floor plate to discover more detail. Floor plate is an often overlooked detail which can provide a key to the provenance of the…
A look at the small components in the suspension beam. The small components within the suspension beam are rarely seen given that they are hidden…
Unearthing clues hidden within the surviving data plate. The next clues in refining our search for the history of the survivor are to be found…
Filtering images in an attempt to reveal further information. Having established a way of enhancing the impressions of the registration numbers left on the plate,…
Beginning to to look into the origin of the Sd.Kfz.250/3 This project had the promise of being very exciting once we discovered the unit symbol…
Collection for the interior of the FT has been a challenge. Collecting for the interior of the FT has been a challenge. We were most…
After over a month’s work the final score for the turret restoration After over a month’s work the final score for the turret restoration is…
The current focus is the cupola base and cupola. Our Renault FT polygonal turret has suffered from the elements. We have covered the work that…
Last three digits to identify. Having by various twists of logic arrived at the first two numbers there remained the last three digits to identify.…
Our examination of all known survivors has so far failed to locate and copy a pair of these plates. In nearly all First World War…
Few Renault FTs with original exhausts – Examine the internals The Tank Museum provided us with the unique opportunity to examine the exhaust on their…