My Collection

This is a simplified version of the KB34 during the late war period. This sample is a new old stock, never been issued before but with storage stains. The 10mm thick plywood is identical to the KB34, but only needs to cut small corners for the hinges. The bare wood is without any paint and…
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While I am happy with my rebuilt the old man up there sent me the truth pic of the content recently. But without a detailed listing. It is quite a shock. The contents have only 40% matching my estimation. Some of the items can be identified for this tiny pic, but some are not possible…
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The one and only reference of this draftsman’s brush is from the complete set sold on eBay. There are few wool brushes available on the market. The ECOBRA is a 125 year well known brand. Their draftsman’s brush handle is almost identical to the original but longer in the front part. The only way is…
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The wooden hammer is very hard to find. The only way is to convert or build from scratch. Lucky to have reference from an original hammer in the short P box. I have no lathe so it is better to convert from existing hammers. Found a similar width but short handle hammer as base. And…
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This is a good sample of the gears kept in the P box for 80 years. As this is the original item came with the standard P box. The bottom of the box had been rubbing with the wooden blocks directly ever since. The black fabric wrapping had been torn off at two ends and…
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The Planausrüstung and its big brother Planausrüstung 700×700 are both restored and filled up. It’s a rare opportunity to compare the similarities and differences between them. The normal box measured 52.5 x 26 x 8cm. The long box measured 68 x 26 x 8cm. Width and high are identical, the long box is 15.5cm longer.…
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The Planausrüstung 700×700 restoration had been duly completed. As mentioned in earlier post, it is 60% identical to the short Planausrüstung box. The rest 40% contents are copied from the short P box and my logical estimation but can be reversible whenever new information arises. I had collected items to fill the short box and…
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Another unknown part is inside the led. There are not many screw holes to trace. Only the KW27 tray can be trace. There are two round felt pads at the top and large scare at two sides. Seems there is a large piece of gear or rods stored at this size 66 x 8cm space.…
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The box is 15.5cm longer than the short P box. It must have more equipment for artillery fire control plotting. The mystery wooden pads next to the ruler and leather loops may for some kind of protractor or instrument with two arms and a joint. What I can do is to rebuilt the missing short…
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Next is to work on other known part at the right side:  Trying to put back all original pieces even broken into pieces and full of holes. Repaired the small tray and the spacing piece and glue/ screw back to its positions. The smaller tray and the hammer lock came with the box. Later when…
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