Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie
The floor for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car is now fully fitted awaiting the various small fittings for the gear lever, handbrake and foot pedals…
April 22, 2022
The floor for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car is now fully fitted awaiting the various small fittings for the gear lever, handbrake and foot pedals…
This week was a race to complete vital research for the floor of the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car – moving from the rear firewall area…
Final flourishes to the instrument panel for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and upgraded Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured cars. The detail regarding the fitting of each individual instrument…
The Schutzschild turret for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is nearly there. The missing right hand grenade net is underway. The flat panels which will be folded…
The Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie turret Schutzschild received the lion share of attention this week. There will be a few more days required next week to complete…
The turret ring for the Schutzschild turret for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie was collected this week. The team lost no time in spot welding the inner…
All hands are on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie targeting the launch date on the Open Day. The focus this week has been the turret assembly. This…
The turret or Schutzschild for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is finally coming together. Crafting in the missing original armour sections to our original turret panels is…
The dashboard for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and the upgraded Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is currently the focus. This is a very complicated structure and each instrument fitted…
The fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie are now complete. All that remains is to rivet them to their supports. This will begin once we get the correct rivets in hand for the task. The painting of the Sockel Pedestal Mount for…
Planning for the next steps for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie such as the Schutzschild turret including the turret floor, turret ring and armoured panels are all…
Fenders are us this week. All of the fenders have now been made this week for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The stowage locker for the right…
The fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie are nearing completion. The basic frames and covers are now in place. The small internal lockers in the front…
The co ax MG 34 mount is now fully reassembled having been blasted, repaired where necessary, primed and painted. This complex device is soon to…
Most of the week was spent on planning and starting the fabrication processing the front fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222. We have not inserted the front…
Intense work on the Sockel gun mount for the Sd.Kfz.222. All of the many original components being restored and recovered are to being prepared for…
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…