Closer to an Answer A nagging concern of ours since completion of the restoration of our Black Sea MIAG assembled StuG was the application of…
We are collecting numerous items from a dealer in Europe. This is quite exciting given how long we have had to wait for these parts.…
Boring away! The bodies for the FT and TSF are now close to being finished. There still remains much to be done in other areas.…
Preserving The Original A turret ring was delivered with the hull of our Renault FT in 2010. This was quite rare as most turret rings…
We are working on creating a suspension damper for a separate project. A pattern has been made and two castings produced. All of the internals…
Jagdpanther 411 returned from Tankfest at the Tank Museum on Monday. She was driven in to her normal storage area inside the Workshop. The relevant…
An Eventful Weekend! As most of you will have noticed, despite our best efforts things did not got quite according to plan at Tankfest. We…
Completion The long awaited straps with buckles newly sewn on arrived. The discussion had been fairly intense throughout the process regarding the stitching thread colour…
Off to Bovington This week has been taken up with Jagdpanther 411 preparations for Tankfest. The gas mask holders have been installed and general vehicle…
A Long Journey It is eight years since we decided to attempt to restore a WW1 Tank. This week that ambition comes one step closer…
The new theory grows stronger – but Renault? Our last article covered the emergence of the new theory purporting to link the number stamped on…
Getting Ready for Tankfest! This week we received the latest batch of Renault FT castings from the foundry. These will require machining in the very…
Photo focus on the interior of the StuG III during its restoration This photo focus is a brilliant insight to the workings of a StuG…
Photo focus on the StuG III interior during restoration This photo focus is a continuation of the internal view of the StuG III . .…
Rethinking the Numbers Analysis of the FT armour plates after heat treatment delivered a significant breakthrough. The FT assembly number is 994. This is only…
Working the Numbers Further research into period photographs and archive documentation posed more questions about the viability of the numbering theory. The primary hull provider…
The Renault FT hull has been stripped completely. The large panels have been sent to the sand blasting and two pack primer. We have kept…
The End of the Paint Debate Our previous piece on the Renault FT and TSF interior covered the crew cabin area below the turret. The…
Success! Part 1 covered the trommelhalter or top cover for the PT 34 doppeltrommel double drum magazine. The other key component now that the ‘horse’…
Discovery of three heavy rectangular metal blocks. In stripping the turret down we discovered a number of counterbalances or weights, which are quite specific to…
The next in our series of 360s! See the internal of the Sd.kfz 251 in detail. Find it under “Collection . . . This article…