Workshop
Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Pak 43
Work focussed on the visors for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. We made all of the studs for the fittings such as the vision block holders, fabricated…
November 12, 2021
Work focussed on the visors for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. We made all of the studs for the fittings such as the vision block holders, fabricated…
For decades, the Weald Foundation has been aiming toward a restoring a Büssing-NAG Typ GS 8-Rad armoured car to augment our collection of running reconnaissance…
Bracket for the Kettenspanner/Kettenschliesser The Weald Foundation is constantly contacted by modelmakers and collectors wishing to enhance their work with specific details of the two…
One part of the team was entirely dedicated to fabricating and trial fitting the Regenrinne rain guards on the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. Splash guards were also…
During our move to our new website provider we gathered all of our documentation and images. A thorough review of past publications was conducted and it appears…
Part 2– Handles for the Rastvorrichtung (Locking device) This week we would like to present some details of the handles required by the driver and…
In our previous Inside Track piece about the Driver and Radio Operator Seat in the Weald Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie we mentioned how important the descriptive…
The Weald Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is a largely blank canvas when it comes to faithfully restoring the interior when compared to the Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie of…
Good news this week on the first of the two cross members that were to be made for the Sd.Kfz 261 5.Serie. The first is…
The focus this week was to continue to identify, refurbish and fit all required visor related components to the front left and right side of…
Part 1 – Rastvorichtung für Fahrersehklappe (Locking device for driver’s visor) We are not aware of any discussions about the introduction or use of the…
Despite the pandemic we were lucky enough to have surveyed a number of surviving South African Reconnaissance Car (SARC) Mk III (Marmon-Herrington). The Foundation with…
The air filter bodies for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie have now been completed. These will require a top coat of the correct…
Nummernleuchte to the rescue! Last week’s Inside Track article introduced the range of different Begrenzungsstange possibilities for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. The Foundation needed to bookend the requirements of…
The trusty Nummernleuchte prevails You may recall our earlier investigation and conclusions into the correct rain guards for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. A slightly more challenging…
As the restoration of the Foundation’s first two armoured cars (Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie) proceeds apace the time has arrived for us to select…
The air filters for the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie and Sd.Kfz. 223 4 Serie are slowly nearing their completion. There have…
The vitriol some organisations have had to endure in social media from a group of people has prompted us to pen our thoughts on the…
The air filters for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie continue. The mesh is now in hand for the fabrication of the filter cartridges…
The 8,8cm Pak 43 has long been a key collection target for the Foundation. The gathering of the parts required to start this project has…
The renowned French auctioneer Interencheres in association with Historical Military Auctions and the local auctioneer Rois & Vaupres held an auction in Vires, Normandy, on…