Jagdpanther – Vorläufige Richtlinien – Provisional Guidelines – Part 2
This is the second part of Merkblatt 75a/20 manual on the Jagdpanther. Please forgive us for any errors in translation of this document from our…
December 28, 2018
This is the second part of Merkblatt 75a/20 manual on the Jagdpanther. Please forgive us for any errors in translation of this document from our…
One of the big challenges for the Foundation is to ensure that our collection is populated by vehicles that have a clear provenance and are…
To be fitted.. The past articles describing a member’s remarkable archive find led to a plan to remedy our previous efforts to reproduce the reel…
A review of the application of Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028) matched to an NCS coded paint, established through SEM analysis by our expert paint conservation partners,…
Limited but progress nonetheless! In keeping with the Foundation policy of completing each of our restorations to 100% level of accuracy and since a document…
Differences Locating engines for the Ausf A le.Sp.Wg armoured cars has not been easy. The basic difference between the two V8s – for the Ausf.A…
Correction! (It has been brought to our attention by one of our long term members and friend based in Spain who is recognised as an…
Taking shape All the detailed work we have done on the back of extensive research has failed to provide answers to some straightforward questions from…
100 years on.. The presence of multiple machine gun strikes along the right side of our Renault FT hull provides a strong indication of previous…
The results are in…. The results are back from the analysis of the paint on the early Maybach block. The paint chips removed from the…
Stepping into a blizzard of information There are numerous between the Ausf. A and Ausf B le.Pz.Sp.Wg. One of these is the carburettor set up…
Returning once more to the current limited information the distinction is not clear as to what constitutes an early or late Marmon Herrington MK III…
With bated breath Our previous piece described the process taken to achieve the correct colour for Dunkelgelb as used during the Second World War by…
Berlin or Bromley? We have had a number of objections raised with us over the years concerning the paint colour finish of our various Maybach…
What are we looking at? The exciting challenge posed by our two South African Marmon Herrington Mk IIIs is heightened by the fact that these…
Science not art We have made many attempts to determine the correct colour and finish of all the paints in our restoration projects. Our most…
Fact vs Fantasy The prime decision for us to make before starting the project is exactly what we want the 3 Serie Sd.Kfz 223 to…
Sd.Kfz 223 Ausf B is dead – Long live the Sd.Kfz 261!! Our work on identifying the fahrgestell chassis has taken us as far as…
Our investigation into the floor plate pattern is brought once more into the spot light… We recently received delivery of a quantity of items for…
The mist clears The process we are following with the 801 Typ v fahrgestell is one we follow with all of our restorations. Prior to…
Since we first wrote the piece on the subject of the Sd.Kfz Aus.f A driver’s seat a number of questions have arisen on the topic.…