The TWC 4 Serie Sd.Kfz.223 is progressing very well. The current focus is on the wheel stations. A number of parts are missing but those…
The discovery involving copper Ölrohr tubes used in our 3 Serie Sd.Kfz.223 raised a number of new threads. Was copper the material of choice for…
The largest part of any of the Foundations restoration projects is the preparation. The four German armoured cars currently under the attention of our workshop…
The conservation work on the Sd.Kfz.222 4 Serie continues. The results continue to be impressive yet the speed, given how painstaking the task is, is…
In movies like ‘Patton’ and the earlier ‘Battle of the Bulge’ happily went off to Spain to film WW2 using the Spanish Army and all…
In the 1930s the crew had to go around the vehicle and lubricate every single indicated position. This innovation from Willy Vogel Zentralschmierung – involving…
The chassis projects have made progress especially that of the 4 Serie Sd.Kfz.223 of the Wheatcroft Collection. This chassis has been fully checked over for…
One of the difficulties we have in identifying internal components is the lack of clear images of the interior of the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. The images available…
The full set of taps for the fuel system are underway. We have all of the Mahle 3 way fuel taps. The tops (handles) for…
The last article about MILITARY VEHICLES IN THE MOVIES concentrated on the large Zugkraftwagen 12t that was licence built by Krauss-Maffei of Munich, currently the…
Paint treatment on rims Current focus has recently been on the Räder (Wheel rims) of the 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 and 5.Serie Sd.Kfz.261 given the requirement for…
Part 1 Members recently joined in our excitement of seeing the Foundation’s 3.Series Sd.Kfz.223 chassis being refitted with a complete set of wheels and original…
The chassis for the 3 Serie Sd.Kfz.223 had the remaining 4mm lubrication lines fitted. We are still awaiting some 4mm olives to complete the end…
Considerable focus has been on the various handbrake levers required for the 3 Serie.Sd.Kfz.223 and the 5 Serie Sd.Kfz 261. The Sd.Kfz.222 example we know…
Disappointment registered all round when we informed the workshop team that the handbrake lever already mounted in our 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 Fahrgestell (chassis) was incorrect and…
A tremendous amount of work has happened this week. We have completed dividing the Weald Foundation workshops into “fabrication” and “machining/assembly” workshops. Although we planned…
Hiding in plain sight! All the time and effort spent not only on archive research but more importantly poring over rusty wheels began to unveil…
Jim Dowdall’s remarkably interesting article about his experiences during the filming of the “The Dirty Dozen” reminded me of my parallel involvement in this event.…
‘The Dirty Dozen’ “The Dirty Dozen” 1967 stared Lee Marvin and an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Robert…
Cleared the vehicles out of the new fabrication workshop. The roller shutter doors were fitted to the new display hall. Most of the equipment has…
Door Hinges One would imagine that the hinges required for our 3.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 would be straightforward. Before carrying out detailed research we assumed were made…