Renault TSF, Renault FT
Progress on the FT gearbox & TSF turret This week great strides were made on taking the TSF turret apart and recording large amounts of…
September 8, 2017
Progress on the FT gearbox & TSF turret This week great strides were made on taking the TSF turret apart and recording large amounts of…
The new gearbox bearing housings are now fully machined and the assembly process for the fully reconditioned gearboxes has just started today. The Renault TSF…
Giving it a Spin We ran the first test of the original Renault FT turret ring (the lower part of the turret) using ball bearings.…
A delicate operation today to lift the Renault TSF turret from it’s position on the tank to a specially made base to allow us to…
Rapid progress has been made on assembling the restored components of the Renault FT. It should be remembered that each plate had been repaired and…
The assembly of the Renault FT hull really picked up momentum. We completed the interior and exterior of the front of the hull, fitted the…
Assembly Begins! We took the first steps in reassembling the Renault FT. This started with the floor. All bolts had either been blasted and cleaned…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dismantling the FT Biggest task this week was dismantling the Renault FT to be sent off for sandblasting and priming. Each section was removed and…
This week we have continued mapping the interior of the Sd.Kfz.223 given the three sources of information available to us – research from Fort Benning,…
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…