Renault FT / TSF Floorplate – Aged vs New
Can a combination work? Our new floor plate, which we made to match the original, is complete for both the Renault FT and TSF. We…
Can a combination work? Our new floor plate, which we made to match the original, is complete for both the Renault FT and TSF. We…
FT and TSF engine restorations begin We have now started restoration of the two Renault engines which will power the FT and TSF. Engine number…
Even after nearly 100 years it is still sometimes possible to detect the presence of the workers who put these machines together. Surviving archive photos…
Work begins on the firewall. Both the Renault FT and Renault TSF had a firewall between the crew compartment and the engine bay. The side…
During a visit to the Brussels Museum we make an extraordinary discovery. All of the surviving FTs save for a single example are without their…
Final stages of completion The Bluing Process . . . This article has 7 words Reading time: Less than a minute There are 5 photos…
Having restructured the magazines we turned our attention to the magazine cases Repairing the KwK magazine box KwK Magazine Case 1 KwK Magazine Case 2…
2 cm cleaning kit We thought you might like to see an original example of a KwK cleaning kit, or Reingungskasten as it is known…
Another essential item in the maintenance of the KwK 38 . . . This article has 9 words Reading time: Less than a minute There…
Take a look at these Cleaning kit boxes . . . This article has 8 words Reading time: Less than a minute There are 14…
Another selection of 3 cleaning kits . . . This article has 5 words Reading time: Less than a minute There are 13 photos Become…
Contrasts and similarities LengthDiameterInscriptionMuzzle brake the same – 1 that was inside story . . . This article has 11 words Reading time: Less than…
Three in a row A rare sight; three HL 230s in a row. From left to right our original JP 230 now restored and on…
Engine blowlamps found in original boxes Recently we located in Austria two gluehlampen in their original cardboard boxes complete with original markings. Designed to warm…
Australian LP1 finally arrives This is first vehicle successfully secured for our British Empire collection. It is a good example of the Local Pattern 1…
What lies in the future for the Sd.Kfz. 232 Turret? Sd.Kfz. 232 turret. Discussion begins regarding the details and restoration plans for the Sd.Kfz.232. This…
Photo focus on the Jagdpanther steering clutch A series of photos of the Jagdpanther’s steering clutch . . . This article has 16 words Reading…
Panzer Kasten 24 Photo focus on the Bordverstärker amplifier of the StuG III internal intercom apparatus. The plate on the front reads : “Zur beachtung…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s gun mantlet The mantlet is restored and now waiting to be installed . . . This article has 18…
Photo focus on the completed air filters for the StuG III This photo focus concentrates on the two different levels / types of air filter…
Photo focus on a key part of the StuG III G gun assembly These photos show an example in original condition and the same item…