The reassembly of the chassis for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie project is now well underway. This Horch chassis is official designated as Einheitsfahrgestell I für…
A significant acquisition Besides active restoration projects the Weald Foundation is constantly searching out various parts and accoutrements for forthcoming projects such as our two…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce that it has acquired for our research archive the significant German section of the original photographs of the…
Then there were two Although the Foundation has not reported on progress with our South African Reconnaissance Cars for some time there has been excellent…
A Significant Difference! Collecting the round Radpanzer for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie presented the Foundation with a much bigger challenge than those for the earlier Sd.Kfz.223…
Very few of the surviving wartime period Renault FTs have the original oilers remaining in position. Images from the period are never enough for items…
Part 1 of our Inside Track article – Introduction to Radpanzer (armoured wheel cover) was published quite some years ago, in March 2017. This followed…
The Dunkelgrau (Dark Grey) Conundrum Members will recall the Inside Track article about the paint treatment of the 3.5 liter Horch V8 engines and how…
Tread Carefully Last year, in Part 1 to 4 of our Inside Track article le.Pz.Sp.Wg. Einheitsfahrgestell I – Stahlblech-Scheibenrad – Wheel Rims, we covered the…
As members will already know the Foundation has two South African Reconnaissance Car (SARC) (Marmon-Herrington) Mark III awaiting restoration. As usual, years of research work…
5.Serie suppressed ignition coils The kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B (5.Serie) (small armoured radio car) is based on the improved chassis – Horch Typ 901 with…
From the Archive – Original canvas weather cover found We are repeatedly asked by our members and collector friends for details of the Foundation’s original…
4.Serie suppressed ignition coils As radio communication between vehicles replaced the signal flag communication the need for improved suppressions systems grew. Starting in 1941 a…
Original Instructions Little is known about the Jagdpanther / Panther crew heater which was only introduced starting in October 1944. The ex Aberdeen Proving Ground…
The Potsdam Discoveries Most members will be familiar with the first assembler of Jagdpanther – MIAG who were also assembler for both Foundations’ Sturmgeschütze .…
Panzerwanne Production As COVID restrictions begin to lift some work is restarting on the Weald Foundation second Jagdpanther . So, it might be interesting to…
One of the fundamental improvements in the Fourth Generation of German Panzer – Panther & Tiger was the development of the Feuerlöschanlage (automated fire extinguisher…
DRGM and DRP The practice of close examination by Weald Foundation of all components secured for current and future projects, beside being essential to ensure…
Original Wartime Instructions We continue our series of articles on the Löschmittelbehälter ( semi-automatic fire extinguisher system) for our Jagdpanther engine bay. The operation of…
Uncomfortable Truths Our research into the Luftfilter needed for our kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B -5.Serie led us to a new manufacturer name in our recent…
Dir Feuerwehr – Your Fire Department Jagdpanther – Löschmittelbehälter Fire Extinguisher System – Part 1 Our promised series of research articles on the Löschmittelbehälter (…