Jagdpanther 411, Renault FT, Renault TSF, Sd.Kfz.223, Sd.Kfz.222
Holders & Containers More work was carried out on Jagdpanther 411 this week. The gas mask holders have been made to exact specifications, with the…
May 12, 2017
Holders & Containers More work was carried out on Jagdpanther 411 this week. The gas mask holders have been made to exact specifications, with the…
Working on the Jagdpanther In preparation for Tankfest, we have started work on Jagdpanther 411. This week we removed several road wheels to enable access…
Planning This week we have been concentrating on the project plan for the Renault FT and TSF. We have spent many hours going through our…
Research Progress on the interior of the 4 Serie Sdkfz 222 took a favourable turn. Drawings for the Renault FT and TSF Turret Ring and…
Have a good Easter! Drawings are being finalised for the final machining on castings for the suspension of the Renault FT and TSF. A break…
This week we continued to machine parts for the Renault TSF suspension. We went on a component collection trip to Prague. We were visited by…
We located a particularly rare technical handbook for batteries of the First World War and post War period. We now have dimensions and external characteristics…
This week saw a large leap forward in our understanding of the interior of the Renault TSF turret – notably the battery boxes and their…
This week research continued into the interior layout of the Blockhaus for the Renault TSF, using original documents and archive items. The picture is slowly nearing…
Despite Storm Doris, work has been continuing in the Workshop. The casting for the Renault FT gear change is now ready. We have also acquired…
This week saw the chains, shackles and pins finished for the Renault FT and TSF. The next phase of fabrication started for the remaining fuel…
Lots of detail work going on in the workshop this week. We have been making towing pins for the Renault FT. The images show a…
Our engineers have been busy this week producing several internal parts for the Renault FT. An example of the level of detail required for this…
This week our engineers have been making various small parts for the Renault FT 17 turret interior, cabin and exterior. Items produced are the curettes…
The riveting of the Renault FT and TSF suspension beams Longeron ia now complete. Small changes have been implemented reflecting the differences between the early…
We pushed on with the suspension longeron beams. The difficult rivets had to be attended to – those which required a special tool to be…
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a good Christmas. Our team is now back and working hard on the Renault FT and TSF suspension…
This week saw the completion of the cooling fans for the Renault FT and TSF and work continued on the fan shrouds. The self adjusting…
Renault FT fans, pulleys and clutch bell housings This week we completed work on the fans for the Renault FT radiator. The last part of…
What’s been happening at the Weald Foundation? Delivery of more of the expansive number of spares, cleaning kit and parts for the KwK 38 and…