Conservation – Part 1 (Investigation and Recording) Our membership of ICON (Institute of Conservation) has provided us with an ongoing insight into the conservation world…
On solid ground? The challenge of studying, determining and assembling the required radio components for each vehicle was no different when it came to our…
The final section of the bulletin Merkblatt 75a/20. This part is of particular interest as it provides further insight into how the crew should operate…
Which road to follow? The Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun fittings are just as elusive in detail as those for the polygonal turret interior. How the…
Appendix 1 Gliederung der Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung (Jagdpanther) (Structure of a Heavy Tank Hunter Unit) Headquarters unit: 3 Jagdpanther 3 Companies: of 14 Jagdpanther (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…
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…