SDKFZ 222 2CM KWK OPTIC – Clarification
An article we posted in February this year on the TZF 3a has attracted questions from one of your fellow members. We feel that it…
June 13, 2019
An article we posted in February this year on the TZF 3a has attracted questions from one of your fellow members. We feel that it…
In our last article we clarified how we established that the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 was still a Sd.Kfz.261 but a much later example than previously thought.…
A significant challenge faced by the Foundation was to locate original guns for our two Jagdpanther projects. Having be subjected to years of abuse on…
The Zündapp KS 750 Verschlüssdeckel (Fuel Cap) from 1943 A very rare and very interesting item that is unique to the Zündapp KS 750 during…
A Truly Memorable Show! The Weald Foundation was privileged to be invited to attended Militracks 2019, with our two 100-year-old Renault tanks. The event is…
An article prepared but not published previously is now available to our Renault FT and TSF fans. This proved to be a very costly component…
One difficult part of our 3 Serie SdKfz 223 project began many years ago when the chassis and other parts were secured. The large plate…
Pattern reveals machinists technique An article from our archive at the start of our Renault FT project. We’ve included a recent picture of the floorplates…
Photo focus on the Foundation’s Mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen – Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D A 360 degree view of our Mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen – Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D. This was originally in…
We used the opportunity recently to take a number of images of the interior of the Renault FT when the weather was favourable. Please note…
Technical Provenance – Part 1 When our Horch Kabriolett was examined prior to the restoration phase it was recorded that an Opel engine had been…
Our research into the SARC MK III Marmon-Herrington continues apace. The Foundation needs to identify all the outstanding challenges well in advance of the commencement…
Establishing the Provenance of the Sidecar Boat Much work has gone into the conservation of our sidecar boat. This is now fitted to the Foundation…
Mitrailleuse et son masque The image of our completed Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun now includes the authentic ammunition pod fitted beneath the breech. Apologies for…
Rahmenverstärkung – the reality Our last piece on the strengthening required for the Typ v chassis was well received. But many questions were received as…
Where archive meets archaeology! The chemical rust stripping of the Typ v Fahrgestell for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 Ausf.B to allow the major surgery required to…
Is everything what it seems? Part of the mission of the Weald Foundation is to add to the knowledge base about the development history of…
Name Please? The same controversy, as with the naming of the Renault FT, exists with the series of Marmon-Herrington armoured cars developed, built and supplied…
Maintenance and repair challenges of 70-year-old heavy armoured vehicles. Previously in Inside Track we covered the resolution of the steering problems cause by incorrect set-up…
It’s all in the name Over the many years since we started our 100-year-old Renault FT project at the Weald Foundation, we have been astounded…
Pannier Detail The original pannier we have located for our Zündapp KS750 motorcycle was originally black painted and then overpainted with Dunkelgelb . This pannier…