Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie
The workshop was remarkably quiet this week with most of the team off on holiday. Research and parts gathering continued however. This activity never stops.…
December 31, 2021
The workshop was remarkably quiet this week with most of the team off on holiday. Research and parts gathering continued however. This activity never stops.…
The Gurtkasten MG belt containers together with their vehicle frame mounts were assembled this week. There are 4 of these per unit and two complete…
The supports for the front fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie leichte Panzer Spähwagen are almost done. Red oxide treatment of the final large support strut…
The Dresockel pedestal mount for the KwK 38 for the Sd.Kfz.222 moved on. The co ax MG mount continues to be the focus with some…
The fenders are currently the focus for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The rear two fender supports for both the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and the Wheatcroft Collection’s…
Recovery of existing and fabrication of new chassis to body brackets for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and the two Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie bodies continues. The rear half…
The visors for both Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie bodies continue to be the focus. Riveting the vision slit panels into the plate visor fronts, riveting the machined…
Work focussed on the visors for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. We made all of the studs for the fittings such as the vision block holders, fabricated…
One part of the team was entirely dedicated to fabricating and trial fitting the Regenrinne rain guards on the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie. Splash guards were also…
Good news this week on the first of the two cross members that were to be made for the Sd.Kfz 261 5.Serie. The first is…
The focus this week was to continue to identify, refurbish and fit all required visor related components to the front left and right side of…
The air filter bodies for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie have now been completed. These will require a top coat of the correct…
The air filters for the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie and Sd.Kfz. 223 4 Serie are slowly nearing their completion. There have…
The air filters for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie continue. The mesh is now in hand for the fabrication of the filter cartridges…
The Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie chassis work has slowed down pending the arrival of other parts. The gearbox is already restored and awaiting fitting. The differential requires…
All of the available parts have been located and fitted where necessary to the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie. Some of the smaller missing parts are in the…
Reassembly of the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie chassis continues. This work is painstaking and the list of parts required with images is included in this week’s edition…
The assembly fitting of parts that make up the Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie continued this week. This is being done with the aid of period parts books,…
In the Final Assembly/ Machining Centre the big news of the week was the maiden run of our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie 3.5 liter Horch V8 engine.…
We hosted the historian James Holland here at the Foundation early in the week. The focus of him and his production crew was on the…
The lubrication lines were fitted to the chassis of the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie replacing the damaged or badly aged examples. The spacers and bolts were fitted…