Workshop
Sd.Kfz. 222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz. 223 3.Serie
The front armoured section bugpanzer of the Sd.Kfz. 222 has been completed. This is a phenomenal development given the complexity of stitch work required to…
December 20, 2019
The front armoured section bugpanzer of the Sd.Kfz. 222 has been completed. This is a phenomenal development given the complexity of stitch work required to…
A recent discovery during the process of the armoured body plate reassembly has been the existence of gaskets. We had come across these in a…
As mentioned in our last piece on the Weald Foundation Stoewer the practice was for completed automotive chassis to be completed, tested and accepted before…
Hours are lost in repairing the rear engine deck hatch for the Ausf A Sd.Kfz 223. This has had serious exposure to conflict and has…
One of the more noticeable items fitted to the outside of the armoured hull of the Sd.Kfz.223 are the Abweisleiste deflection strips. These are fitted…
One of the prizes of the Weald Foundation collection is our Leichter Geländegängiger Einheits Personenkraftwagen (le.gl.Einh.PKW) Kfz.1 ( light cross-country Universal Passenger Car). This car…
Work continues on the Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie. The doors have been identified. We are still awaiting the hinges for the doors and rear engine…
The U straps are found on all the armoured cars 1 Serie up to 5 Serie. The Weald Foundation is fortunate to have all the…
Our work on the Sd.Kfz 223 Ausf.A armoured hull is progressing well. The armoured panels have now all been reassembled and the smaller detail is…
The door hinges specific to this 3 Serie are called “butt upwards hinges”. These are representative of early and pre-war vehicles. The hinge comes in…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce that we have secured two of these rare wheeled carriers. These carrier projects will arrive in the coming…
The work on the armoured hull on the Sd.Kfz 223 has progressed well this week. The forward section of the armoured hull is now fully…
Having taken the Foundation’s Zündapp KS 750 down to the bare essentials by removing the working parts from the frame, taking the sidecar boat off…
Comparing the manual detail with actual artefacts offer up disparities. It appears that the listing for Ausf A hull Wanne fittings is for a later…
Focus returned to the Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie of Brittany heritage. Research into the fittings for the chassis beginning with the brackets for fixing the…
With the armoured hull Wanne well under way we are free to focus on the next phase. The fenders are awaiting further information for the…
Most of our attention this week was focussed on the Sd.Kfz 223 Ausf.A funkwagen. The armour panels had to be cleaned up and cut where…
When the Weald Foundation decided to restore the Zündapp KS750 for the third time, the feeling was that the previous commercial restorations just hadn’t come…
Real progress on the paint treatment for the Sd.Kfz 223, Sd.Kfz 222 and the two MKIII South African Reconnaissance Cars. We have the analysis for…
Our previous “Department of Corrections” piece for the Jagdpanther covered the cable fitted to the inner face of the crew cabin main hatch. We decided…
As members will know from the SITREP on Saturday 12th October currently there is a lot of focus on the Foundation’s “production line” of leichter…