Inside Track
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Production and performance Part 2 In our Inside Track articles of 26 April 2024 and 3 May 2024 we introduced the famous Hauptmann Kurt Deichen,…
June 14, 2024
Production and performance Part 2 In our Inside Track articles of 26 April 2024 and 3 May 2024 we introduced the famous Hauptmann Kurt Deichen,…
Spanning the divide One detail usually hidden from view in all restoration projects is the dipstick. The description of these fittings is not as helpful…
Last minute electrical fittings have taken place this week allowing the Horch 3.5 V8 engine of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie to be started for the first…
Production and performance of the leichte Zugkraftwagen 1t – Part 1 In July 2023 we published the Inside Track article leichter Zugkraftwagen (Sd.Kfz.10) that summarised…
As part of the final process prior to firing up the Horch V8 3.5 litre engine we have been gathering all of the required components…
The Horch 3.5 litre V8 was set up this week and finally started. After a number of small adjustments to the fuel pump and the…
The Zündkerzen required for all these projects provides a significant challenge if an authentic finish is the objective. The period sparkplugs are no longer readily…
Schlagbuchstaben und Schlagzahlen (letter and number punch and die) requirements for the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. are very important in providing an accurate insight into information on the…
The detailed fitting of the interior has commenced in earnest. The parts long ago prepared for this point are now being fitted to the crew…
We, aware that many of the Foundations modelling members and supporters have made great strides using 3D Printing to create more accurate parts for their…
As we make the final finishing touches before the launch our 1939 Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie we are forced to consider a few minor issues that…
Some months ago, it was necessary to order two newly made Kraftstoffbehälter (fuel tanks) for our rapidly advancing armoured car project – the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A)…
The Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is pressing on. The engine is set to run next week, small tasks such as fitting the range of small taps into…
The machining for the Querlenker wishbones of the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie are progressing well. The 2 new examples made to original specification based on the 2…
Our close examination of the two engine blocks we are using for the two armoured cars Sd.Kfz.222 (Ausf.A) 4.Serie and the current Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie…
The Foundation continues to field questions about the colour Dunkelgrau. People continue to argue with us that RAL 7021 as displayed in the current RAL…
In Part 1 of this Inside Track article, we introduced the Erfahrungsbericht (Experience report) written by the then Hauptmann (Captain) Deichen and gave details of…
The wiring from the loom into the fuse boxes fitted to the steering column is done. The wiring from the fuse boxes is done and…
In the past weeks we have featured posts and articles highlighting our work on restoring and recreating the special Riemann Form-A Parabolic headlights that are…
The exciting Horch 3.5 litre V8 engine project for our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is proceeding very well. The time scale to completion is not very long…
The Foundations research into the instruments fitted to the range of Schaltbrett instrument panels/dashboards for the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.222 (Ausf.A) 4.Serie and Sd.Kfz.261 (Ausf.B)…