In Part II we provided extracts of the original orders issued during 1937 that introduced the ‘dunkelgrau’ and ‘dunkelbraun’ camouflage schemes. Here we cover the situation in…
The restoration of our Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A 3.Series continued this week, with additional work also carried out on the TWC Sd.Kfz.223. Following last week’s preparations, several…
The following article was written for Inside Track by an avid gamer. We thought that Foundation members might find this perspective of interest. The Early…
Despite our Inside Track article in November 2023, we were surprised at the number of suggestions from members and others that the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A)…
Every step of our journey with the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie restoration project turns up yet another interesting vagary. This time when we test installed an…
Our Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A 3.Series looks rather ‘bare’ this week, with the chassis standing without the armoured body on, but this is nothing to worry about…
We come to the end of a quite exciting week here at the workshop. This week, we saw a lot of smaller tasks completed, with…
Topfblende – a MIAG matter of fact Given the significant current interest in Sturmgeschütz, prompted by the release of new model kits, we thought it…
Decoding the Sd.Kfz.223’s Historical Paint Secrets Initial Investigations and Historical Insights Our initial investigation into the external paint treatment of our Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie was…
The restoration of the Foundation’s ‘Black Sea Stu.G’ was completed many years ago. Of course, as time progresses, we continue to learn more about the…
The Sd.Kfz.223 project is taking shape day by day, and while last week we were preparing for sandblasting and priming, this week we have moved…
For those who might not have been paying close attention, our Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3rd Series project may seem like it has taken several steps backwards,…
Part of the challenge in researching vehicles assembled before or early in the Second World War is the lack of surviving examples or period documentation.…
The Foundation continues to publish research on what we do in our various projects. Subjects are provided by the projects we are working on or…
This week in the workshop, we’ve reached several significant milestones in our Sd.Kfz.223 restoration project. A notable achievement was the fabrication and test fitting of…
Building on from our photo Black Sea StuG focus on the exterior of the Foundation’s MIAG assembled Sturmgeschütz, we present members for the first time…
For most armoured vehicles there is a lack of documentation about on the storage arrangements inside the vehicle. Modelmakers especially wonder how the Weald Foundation…
This week saw the remarkable rescue of the Riemann headlamp bodies. Both were in bad condition but one of them was truly horrendous. Both have…
Our research in plotting the location of the interior equipment of the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie has resolved all but a few outstanding positions. We are…
Our last article covered the two submarines that were possibility candidates in the sinking of the Santa Fe – the D-4 Revolutsioner and the L-4…
The very important fitting of the interior frame antenna hoist mechanism and shaft was realised. We were extremely fortunate that the device fitted well after…