There are always elusive details… Regardless of how many dimensions are taken during exhaustive sessions measuring the surviving examples, there are always those elusive details.…
Photo focus on the StuG III gun sight A detailed look at the gun sight for the StuG III . . . This article has…
Still some questions remain… A few chapters exist within existing Renault FT manuals, which cover the TSF. These are text and are without photographs or…
The corroded plates held the key to identifying the registration and chassis numbers. The key step to establish the provenance of the two vehicles was…
What differences are to be found in comparing hulls? Following the great research done by Jentz and Doyle in Panzertracts No.13-1, we determined the armoured…
What makes up the interior of these very interesting machines? The Renault TSF is a vehicle with very little original photographic and archive material. Archaeological…
What remains for us to determine is how the turret was fitted to suit the Hotchkiss 8mm M1914. We now have a good overall structural…
Further research into the Frundsberg Sd.Kfz.250 A According to J Dugdale’s strength report in his Panzer Divisions, Pz Gr Divs, Pz Brigades of the Army…
The semi flexible belts are very rare… In our drive to create an authentic and correct Hotchkiss M1914 mounted turret for our Renault FT we…
Photo focus on the Foundation’s Mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen – Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D A 360 degree view of the Mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen – Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D . . . This…
Unearthing some unique differences The correct chassis selected for our 3. Serie SdKfz 223 A project is a Typ 801v with chassis number 810740. This…
The archive documentation required for the Renault and TSF project has been building. The archive documentation required for the Renault and TSF project has been…
A major breakthrough at last… A major breakthrough at last – why are there some detail differences in the trenching skid device between Renault FTs?…
A number of interesting differences have been revealed… Our analysis of the trenching skids has revealed a number of interesting differences between what appear to…
Now for the real test! Building the lamp to correct original specifications was now complete. Now for the real test! How would the lamp perform…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s Maybach HL120 A 360 degree look at the restored Maybach HL120 before it was installed in the StuG III…
No two skids that we have analysed are the same. All Renault FTs and TSFs sported a unique trenching device attached to the back of…
The internal faces of the panels gave some interesting conflicting information… Our FT and TSF armour arrived disassembled. Both vehicles were delivered separately and over…
Sizing the chains was the first challenge… The chains often seen on the rear of the Renault FT and TSF are very distinct and quite…
Will all the work pay off? The first attempt failed as the dye used was water based and the pattern material was oil based (see…
Can we bring these lamps back from the darkness? Eric George’s lamp provided a great deal but not all of the detail. The magnificent Tank…