Panther Optics and Box Repair
The optics appeared to have been dropped in their original transit case, which was also in a very bad state. We received an enquiry whether…
November 20, 2020
The optics appeared to have been dropped in their original transit case, which was also in a very bad state. We received an enquiry whether…
Yet more differences The transfer of Panzerwanne production from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW) to the Austrian Company Schöller Bleckmann AG was heralded by a number of…
Previous research uncovered the variety of options available to teams all those years ago in fitting replacements to taps damaged or lost on the 3.5…
Fake News 1944! The Weald Foundation is delighted to be able to release a comprehensive update on the armour thickness found in the Ausf.A leichter…
A distant relative We have not found any major differences between the 3 and 4.Serie Sd.Kfz.223 rear when compared to the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie rear. The…
A number of you have been asking how many genuine le.Pz.Sp.Wg armoured cars there are in the world. The internet provides a plethora of lookalikes…
Hiding in Plain Sight Our last piece on the subject covered the range of taps fitted to the Horch V8 3.5 litre engine fitted to…
A key new acquisition for the Sd.Kfz.222 project Following on from our recent piece on the antenna base for the Antennenfuss Nr.1 identified as belonging…
A comparison of the two rubber base types In Part 1 of our article on the Antenna Assembly for our 4 Serie Sd.Kfz.222 we covered…
From the Archive: The polygonal turret is rare in relation to the cast Berliet variety. Our previous entries covering the restoration of our polygonal turret…
The information regarding the taps on the engine and radiator has been extracted from the various manuals: D664/5 Gerätbeschreibung und Bedienungsanweisung (Operating instructions) – Einheitsfahrgestell…
From the Archive: The key component of the Renault FT and TSF suspension examined. This part of the project was only made possible by the…
Holder for Rod Antenna and Loudspeaker The Foundation’s searches for original items for our projects are nowadays only kicked off once we have determined exactly…
It is particularly important for the historical accuracy of each of the Foundations leichter Spähwagen restorations that we identify the exact stowage of items within…
From the Archive : Our new discovery would contribute to an even more accurate rebuild… This piece would have been far more interesting if it…
Mess Tin Holder Our mapping of the interior of the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is ongoing. The parallel “Inside Track” piece this week covers the start of…
The landscape Over many years The Foundation’s Research group has spent many hours gathering any available information regarding the interior of the 4.Serie Sd.Kfz.222. To…
Disappointment to joy! With our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie Fahrgestell now complete we are focussing on the work required to bring the Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie chassis up to…
The time is right! A process which began many years ago has at last been concluded. This involved the search for the incredibly rare Uhr…
From The Archive – Berliet or Renault that is the question. We had cast a number of steering levers once we had managed to borrow…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s Engine bay mid restoration. Photo focus is on the Black Sea StuG III G engine bay. These images were…