Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie – Panzeraufbau Mesh – Part 2
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…
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…
Schutzschild was the generic term used by the Germans for all forms of protective gun shields. In this Inside Track article the Schutzschild is not…
Background Starting in 1932 a series of Wa Prüf 6 requests lead to the concept of the “Liliput” Kleinster gelandegängiger Kettenschlepper (smallest cross-country tracked towing…
One of the most iconic historic vehicles of World War II is Truck ¼ ton 4×4 better known by its nickname “Jeep”. The Foundation is…
A previous Inside Track article covered the plaques required for the 3.Serie and 4.Serie le.Pz.Sp.Wg. The 5.Serie requirements will follow closer to when we are…
It was a day to remember at the Weald Foundation as we hosted our biggest event to date, Jagdpanther Day 2023. The air buzzed with…
A recollection from one of our members I was raised on ‘The War’. Born in 1963 to Londoners moved to the western ‘burbs, my grandparents…