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Jagdpanther 411

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…

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Jagdpanther 411

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…

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Renault FT

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…

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Sd.Kfz 223, Renault FT

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,…

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Jagdpanther 411, Sd.Kfz.251

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…

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Renault FT, Renault TSF

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…

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Renault TSF Parts

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…

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Renault TSF

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…

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Renault FT

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…

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Renault FT, Renault TSF

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…

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Renault FT, Renault TSF

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…

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