Reviving History: Renault FT | WWI Vehicles Uncovered

Reviving History: Renault FT | WWI Vehicles Uncovered - Ep. 1

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Journey with us in this inaugural episode as we explore the legacy of the Renault FT, one of the most pivotal tanks from the First World War era. Often hailed as the forefather of modern tanks, the Renault FT's groundbreaking design was brought to life by the renowned French company, Renault, in the closing stages of 1917.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Renault FT
06:35 - Restoration

Пікірлер: 63

@user-qm5vn9zx7s 9 ай бұрын

Nice present to all tank-lovers all over the World!

@wealdfoundation 8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed!

@RussellBaker 9 ай бұрын

I was lucky to be at a talk at Tank Fest a while back on the FT and got to see it close up after. This video reminded of something I should have done back then but instead done today, joined up.

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@AmazingAce 9 ай бұрын

Lovely little four cylinder.

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

It sure is!

@tarjei99 8 ай бұрын

Truly fascinating!

@drmarkintexas-400 9 ай бұрын

🏆🤗🙏🇺🇲🎖️ Thank you for sharing

@slowshop 9 ай бұрын

Sweet little machine. Amazing work with the restauration.

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@stevefoster6299 9 ай бұрын

Great story...love the determination to rebuild the FT to factory specs

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@michaelguerin56 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Superb research and restoration. Thank you.

@wealdfoundation 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@philbosworth3789 9 ай бұрын

You guys do such a wonderful job with your restorations.

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@kiwifruit27 9 ай бұрын

A really interesting video and a beautifully restored vehicle

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@ChristopherBourseau 2 ай бұрын

Wow. Excellent work. Premier level!!

@glandhound 2 ай бұрын

Renault FT-17 is probably the most influental design in the history of tanks.

@getinthevantim 9 ай бұрын

What a fascinating process! I must admit the fact that the idler wheels were made of Oak by wheelwrights had previously escaped me.

@kristoffermangila 9 ай бұрын

A great move by Renault, actually, making sure wheelwrights were gainfully employed during the war, something de Havilland did with the Mosquito, nearly 2 decades later.

@alltat 9 ай бұрын

@@kristoffermangila In both cases it benefited everyone. The craftsmen got jobs and the government was able to put their skills to work for the war effort.

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@SebastiaanKr 9 ай бұрын

Great docu 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 ( i have seen them at Militracks few years ago )

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES 9 ай бұрын

wonderfully filmed video

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@conceptalfa 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@foowashere 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful restoration, and beautiful production. Thanks for making and sharing!

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@thurin84 9 ай бұрын

awesome! love ft-17s!

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@Gamer_1745 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video!

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@jeroenvandorp5529 9 ай бұрын

geweldig werk !

@stevemull2002 9 ай бұрын

What an interesting vid

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@schwabrichard9829 2 ай бұрын

They no doubt spent more money on this project of two tanks, than the French did for all of the war time production. Frank Luke after seeing a field of burnt out FT`s. Described them as death traps. Engine overheating and fires combined with a belt drive system that constantly shredded. Only in fantasy gaming is the FT a usable tank. The US built 900+ under license, both gun and machine gun versions. Half of those were sold as scrap or given to the Canadians for training duties.

@jmc7034 9 ай бұрын

Great vid

@wealdfoundation 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@jmsmaxwell 8 ай бұрын

They have one of these tanks down in New Orleans at the Museum. Not restored but sitting outside and you can try to climb in it. Very small and cramped. I wondered how it managed to have a crew of 3 in it.

@wealdfoundation 8 ай бұрын

It's a crew of 2, not 3. A crew of 3 would be on the TSF.

@ArnoSchmidt70 7 ай бұрын

The guys from the Australian tank museum would have just put a caterpillar engine in it. More power, less hassle.

@wealdfoundation 5 ай бұрын

That would not be restoring it to the original configuration.

@ArnoSchmidt70 5 ай бұрын

@@wealdfoundation That's what i thought.

@conceptalfa 9 ай бұрын

What is the odd "tail" in the rear???🤔🧐

@foowashere 9 ай бұрын

The tail is there to increase the trench crossing ability, by preventing the rear end from sliding down the trench quite so easily. (Edit: grammar.)

@SawThumbz 9 ай бұрын

I believe it is for trench crossing.

@conceptalfa 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@thurin84 9 ай бұрын

to keep it from tipping backwards when climbing an obstacle and extend the width of trench it could cross.

@user-zh3wy3tl7f 5 ай бұрын

Was the interior of the FT17 really white inside? I am making a takom 1/16 one and theres no color mentionned in the instructions...

@wealdfoundation 5 ай бұрын

Yes, all researched before we painted any colour in our vehicle.

@user-zh3wy3tl7f 5 ай бұрын

@@wealdfoundation thank you!

@mr.x5796 4 ай бұрын

This is replica or orginal?

@wealdfoundation 4 ай бұрын

all original of course.

@cpawp 9 ай бұрын

The notion that 'everything [in Germany or France] was metric' is not so convincing. German guns of WW2 were surprisingly often of a caliber that seemed metricised from imperial measures, the 88mm is 3,5inch, the 3,7mm is 1,5inch, Bismarck's 38cm is around 15 inch. Dont know why and how, there seemed to be a residue of imperial measurements in German weapons construction...

@leneanderthalien 9 ай бұрын

No, your arguments are ridiculous, and Germany did NEVER use the British imperial mesurement system and even in aviation was ONLY USE METRIC for speed and altitude both in France and Germany up to 1945...But french caliber artillery was very fast integrated in the US army, first was the 1917 est. 155mm "Grande Puissance Filloux" , he's evolution was the 155mm M59 Long Tom...Same thing for the 120mm mortar : the actual US M327 is in reality a french MO120 RT mortar...

@VicariousReality7 9 ай бұрын

EVERYONE in the european influence used roman measurements at one time or another....

@Molo9000 8 ай бұрын

I believe the 37mm is based on some international treaty banning any cannon under 37mm to have an explosive projectile. Naval gun calibres (88mm was originally a naval calibre) probably have their origin in pre-metric times and are just tradition. Old measurements tend to stick around in these kinds of applications. Same way EU shoe sizes still are based on an old 1/4 inch measurement shoemakers used before the metric system. Shotguns in Europe are not metric but use the English system. Germans still buy butter and some other groceries by the "Pfund" (pound). etc.