Getting the instrument panel right Study of the various manuals covering the various Leichte Panzerspaehwagen armoured cars has produced a few revelations. The instrumentation within…
Deciphering the text Surviving examples of these armoured cars retain none of the original plaques that once graced their dashboards. Worse still the very detailed…
Prototype to Production Rebuilding authentic suspension beams for our Renault FT and TSF was facilitated through access to the iconic Renault FT in the Tank…
Creating a Copy This is the engine plate from the Renault FT. Below is a rough translation of the instructions: Lubrication Keep the oil in…
Painted or Chalked in 1918? Analysis of the various period images of Renault assembled FTs and TSFs fails to provide conclusive evidence whether, on the…
What does it represent? Our research into the Renault manufactures plate has unearthed a wealth of useful knowledge. The many opinions on the subject of…
An end to speculation? There is no debate on the legitimacy of the very visible and thus much sought after manufacturer’s plate fixed to the…
How valid is it for us? The last piece we wrote on the subject explored the archive information notably the key correspondence between Lt Col…
Why was this armoured car abandoned…? The most obvious questions here are which unit this armoured car belonged to and what was it doing outside…
Photo focus on the ammunition and ammunition storage for the 7.5cm Sturmkanone This photo focus looks at some of the ammunition that would have been…
The search continues… Details and dimensions of the interior of this elusive box are beginning to emerge as we continue to trawl through the various…
Cast Mantlet – Conclusion While we never had any doubt about provenance of the MIAG StuG recovered from the Black Sea and painstakingly restored by…
Putting the pieces together… We have been highly fortunate over the years to have gathered a significant group of body panels for our various armoured…
Continuing the build of the cooling fan… This follows from our recent article on the fan shroud. The cooling fan is the last piece of…
The debate surrounding the camouflage finish continues… Debate surrounding the current camouflage finish of our Jagdpanther has continued ever since it was first unveiled to…
Not enough arc… A long-acknowledged problem in the initial build of the Jagdpanther are the front fenders – the angle of the arc was too…
Differences in design for the StuG Our last article on the gas mask retainer opened another very interesting angle on the subject. This topic is…
Full scale assembly kit CAD drawings were made from dimensions taken from original radiator shrouds using extensive photographs and sketches taken from these survivors. These…
Our research into this phenomenal tank destroyer within the restoration phase had left one troubling detail unresolved. This detail was in the form of a…
Recreating the canvas strapping and buckle A fitting found in most armoured vehicles is the gas mask retainer or Halter fuer Gasmaske as it is…
A problem occurs during the test runs… It became apparent while test running the two Renault FT engines that a problem occurs with the volume…