The machining work on the suspension assembly for the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie is drawing to a close with only a few small components now to be…
The missing details from our Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie project have been resolved through research, luck, and assistance from a Norwegian friend mentioned many times before.…
The Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie project is moving forward at quite a pace. The armoured body was completed last week. The very large roof is now fitted…
Our Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B) 5.Serie is a project near and dear to our hearts here at the Foundation as it rounds out our collection of three…
A remarkably interesting retrospective report covering the industrial effort behind the South African Reconnaissance cars (SARC) was published on 1 July 1944. This report provides…
The armoured hull for the Sd.Kfz.261 crafted from the many pieces and panels we have gathered over more than 25 years is now complete. The…
Part 1 – The Engine Bay Given the great interest in the Sturmgeschütz among our members who are part of the modelling fraternity we have…
Part III – D.E.W. is moved to bigger things. In the last two Inside Track articles about “Armour protection of the leichter Panzerspähwagen” we introduced…
Our teams are working steadily on 2 fronts – the first is the completion of the armoured body and the second is machining and refurbishing…
Part II -the prequel Our recent Inside Track article discussed how the armour thickness of the Foundation’s three le.Pz.Sp.Wg. was only designed to protect the…
As members of the Weald Foundation, you will no doubt be aware we have made and continue to make a number of documentaries on vehicles…
On the machining front our team are busy with the required parts for the suspension assemblies of the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie. This work is continuing at…
The Foundation is often asked about the armour protection of our three leichter Panzerspähwagen. Especially so since we have been featuring our restoration specialists bringing…
One of our final tasks in completing the external facing armoured body of the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie is safely bringing back the badly bent and shattered…
The Foundation’s process of establishing the book ends utilising Fahrgestellnummern (chassis numbers) is once again in focus as we work to determine the exterior detail…
It often comes as a surprise to learn that most German armoured vehicles were not equipped with radios that would allow them to communicate with…
The armoured hull is now within days of completion as the team fits the remaining upper front panels – bonnet and the driver’s visor area.…
In 1939 South Africa was known as the ‘Union of South Africa’, a British Empire Dominion that allowed it co-equal status with the United Kingdom.…
While the Weald Foundation is not uniform collector, we have found an overlap with this field in the securing of Gasmaskendose (Gas Mask Container) to…
A good week for the team. Both the left and right hand sides of the frontal armour section containing the left and right hand doors,…
The last Inside Track article on this topic was in December 2022. This covered the Behälter fϋr Sprengminen (holder for explosive mines). A great deal…