Restoration | War History

Ambitious Campaign to Restore Iconic B-52B Aircraft at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will launch an ambitious campaign through Indiegogo – a funding platform for creative projects, directly supported by…

The Wheatcroft Collections Panther – the restoration is nearly complete & we will be back there soon

We were delighted to be invited by the Wheatcroft Collection to attend the Engine Start-Up day when the Maybach power unit to be fitted into…

Restoring the M33 Gunboat for the Commemoration of the Gallipoli Campaign

Ian Harvey
Gallipoli

The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth is restoring the HMS M33 gunboat and preparing it for the commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign.…

Restoration of the Matilda Battle Tank

Ian Harvey

The memories of the World War II etched in the minds of veterans are fading as we get deeper into the 21st century. To keep…

Graves of Victoria Cross Recipients to Be Fixed Up

Ian Harvey
Victoria Cross

Many brave soldiers won the Victoria Cross during the First World War for their heroism, but today many of their graves are in disrepair. To…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 13: Finishing off

Jack Beckett

The finishing touches are of course all the stowage, markings and such. I enjoy making the vehicle as complete as possible and the challenge of…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 12: The Turret

Jack Beckett

Next thing to do is the turret. As with most restorations, the first thing to do is dismantle it. As previously mentioned, the breech ring…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior

Jack Beckett

Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 9: The transmission

Jack Beckett

Anyway, having got as much of the interior fitted as I needed, I started on the transmission. Again a lack of pictures but essentially all…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 8: Blasting the hull

Jack Beckett

This is the hull after blasting. It seemed a pity to remove all of the original paint and markings but I did record everything I…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 7: The Hull

Jack Beckett

As I mentioned, I spent several years getting bits together, the single most expensive was new track and roadwheels. However, the wheels turned out to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 6: Putting all the blocks together = one multibank

Jack Beckett

Having finished the blocks, I concentrated on the centre casing which joins everything together. Again, having two sets of everything helped but both sets of…