Renault FT and TSF – ‘Notice’ on Interior of Driver’s Door Panels – An Original!!
The years of research undertaken to establish the correct text and font for the Notice fitted to the underside of the driver’s door hatches resulted…
The years of research undertaken to establish the correct text and font for the Notice fitted to the underside of the driver’s door hatches resulted…
The dressing of the Swiss Panzerjäger G13 to appear like its partial predecessor, the Jagdpanzer 38 can only be described as the “pyrite” (fool’s gold)…
Our journey thus far has been to determine the finish of the Schaltbrett since we had already determined that this version was made of a…
Falling Between Two Stools The last article we posted on Funkgerät (Radio Equipment) for the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie in Inside Track was back in 2020.…
At the Weald Foundation our projects are never considered finished until each and every small component has been found and added. For most of our…
Who was to know that the Foundation would face major challenges restoring three original seats for our armoured cars. Realisation that we had this challenge…
On Site Archaeology Progress on the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie project has picked up in recent months. The experience the team gained in restoring our…
The nexus of the restoration projects that the Weald Foundation acquire could be viewed by many as ‘madness’ or scrapheap candidates. The decision to acquire…
A difficulty we have encountered since our ‘Peeling Back The Onion Layers’ article that we published last week is determining the layers that would constitute…
Part 1. Stridsvagen m/41 based fakes A recent video on social media highlighted a fake that was claimed to be a Pz.Kpfw.38(t). This is far…
Part 1 – Peeling Back the Layers of the Onion For our Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie the Foundation has the unique restoration objective to return this…
The investigation into the fittings required for the Schalbrett (Dashboard – instrument panel) has led us to several interesting new discoveries. The evolution of the…
As Weald Foundation members who keep up to date with the Inside Track articles will realise there was a change from steel Schaltbrett to control…
One of the quirkier parts we have had to research is the Abstossleiste or kick strip which is positioned on the floor just in front…
The research team at the Weald Foundation, like many vehicle restorers and model makers, is always excited to acquire copies of original manuals. But it…
One of the more iconic details to see on the recently assembled Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie examples are the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie – Bremschlussleuchteschutz (brake light protectors).…
The work on this exciting Australian Carrier M.G. (Aust) No. 1 (LP1) is progressing. But at this stage we are currently in an important research period…
The vagaries of fitting the Drehsockel Pedestal Mount for the Leichter Panzerspähwagen (light armoured cars) are well known to the Foundation given our experiences with…
We are pleased to announce further improvements to our Membership program, aimed at providing a clear, user-friendly structure, where each membership level offers its own unique set of benefits.
In furthering the aim of the Weald Foundation to assemble collections of associated historical vehicles we are proud to announce that our World War I…
Much of the Foundations activities now revolve around researching the correct detail for smaller components which make up the instantly recognisable larger items. One such…