Sd.Kfz.222 and Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A – An Engine Block Oddity?
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…
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…
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 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)…
Part 1 It is important to remember that the Foundation has already restored several Sd.Kfz.250 both Ausf.A and Ausf.B including some for other collectors. Our…
A Definitive Moment The research that has been conducted into the antenna frame and supports for our Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie is largely complete save for…
Our first Inside Track article on 16 February 2024 on interior colours, covered the colours of the internal door face of the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie.…
Most Armoured Vehicles, despite their origin, have an assortment of Plaques attached in various locations that carry information that guides the users or maintenance crews…
Department Of Corrections? The last Inside Track article on the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie driver’s seat investigation was published on 1 September 2023. We showed three driver…
Part 1 of our Inside Track article about the Historical background to the Sturmgeschütz covered the introduction and successful utilisation of s.Pak Ausf.A in the…
Our Inside Track article of June 2021 provided a good insight into the Entstörung (suppression) as fitted to the Sd.Kfz.222 (Ausf.A) 4.Serie. For this vehicle,…
Our very premeditated approach to the restoration of our Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie has been aided to no small extent by the extent of the learning…
A while ago we posted an Inside Track article regarding how we at the Weald Foundation aspire to the “gold standard of restoration”. An unfortunate…
The Foundation often receives questions about the Historical background of the (StuG) Sturmgeschütz and why we consider this to be one of the most influential…
In May 1945, the exhibition at the Imperial War Museum included six representative German and one Italian armoured vehicle. Perhaps only one of these remains…
Part 2 – Active Collaboration Our relationship with André Becker developed right from our very first meeting. The momentum in collecting and researching for the…
No less than four times over the past few years has the Foundation been offered an original Typenschild (data plate) from a Jagdpanther. Normally such…
There continues to be a lot of interest in the details of the Sehklappe (plate visors) from both the enthusiast and modeller community, so we…
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…
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…