Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie Antenna Assembly – Part 3
Part two of Antenna Assembly article covered the Antennenfuss Nr.1 and Nr.2 (Antenna base 1 and 2). The article confirmed we must use Antennenfuss Nr.1,…
March 11, 2022
Part two of Antenna Assembly article covered the Antennenfuss Nr.1 and Nr.2 (Antenna base 1 and 2). The article confirmed we must use Antennenfuss Nr.1,…
The seemingly simple Reserveradbefestigung spare wheel carrier is normally never be seen in period pictures given that the spare wheel is usually in position, or…
One of the longest running research projects for the armoured cars of the Foundation has been that on the Schaltbrett Instrument Panels. Our research is…
In the Weald Foundation archive, we have a document dated the 11 March 1920 that represents the codification of wartime experiences for the camouflage of…
Background to the development and use of Carriers in the Antipodes Since the Weald Foundation will in the future restore both an Australian LP1 tracked…
Square One With the original Sockel now welded to the correct pedestal base for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. We commenced fitting of the smaller parts on…
While our research continues with the electrical and radio related fittings for our 2cm Kw.K 38 Sockellafette we moved on to the next area of…
Starting On Solid Ground Details of the radio frame required for the Sd.Kfz.222 5.Serie are provided in the manual D684 /14 Leichter Panzerspähwagen (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.222)…
Establishing the Book Ends The Sd.Kfz.222 does not have a turret in the conventionally accepted sense. The Schutzschild (gun shield) attached to the gun pedestal,…
Historical background – Armour or the lack of it! To provide members with a more in depth understanding of the Carrier M.G. (Aust.) No.1 (LP1)…
Our in-depth study of the sole remaining set of fenders on the Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A 4.Serie now at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort…
Historical background – Armour or the lack of it! The Weald Foundation’s Australian machine gun carrier LP1 is an extremely interesting artefact from an historical…
Exciting new Information Apart from numerous technical definitions describing aspects of Sturmgeschütz III (Sd.Kfz.142) Ausf.G (which we will cover in a separate Inside Track articles),…
Historical background and first test All the projects undertaken by the Foundation are proceeded by lengthy and extensive and research to ensure that we always…
Central Panel Unfolds Many projects could be quickly and simply finished off by making parts fit so that they look right. The problem is this…
The design of these Kotflügel Vordere (Forward fenders) is as expected complex. The number of compound angles in the design make them difficult to draw…
A Start Previous articles about the Flurplatte examined period images and determined the tread profile of these vital elements of the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The…
An Anomaly? Collecting exceedingly rare parts is extremely exciting and is key to what we do here at the Weald Foundation. But failure to locate…
Investigation methodology In this Inside Track article, we highlight some of the research that established that there were three different models of the Sockellafette, and…
Good progress despite adversity Thank you all very much for your continued support over the past year. Despite the year having been quite rocky on…
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT (See also Panzer Tracts No.13-1) The research team at the Foundation have established that there were at least three different and distinct…