Our research into the SARC MK III Marmon-Herrington continues apace. The Foundation needs to identify all the outstanding challenges well in advance of the commencement…
Establishing the Provenance of the Sidecar Boat Much work has gone into the conservation of our sidecar boat. This is now fitted to the Foundation…
The SdKfz 261 Typ v chassis side rails are now compete save for the fittings required along the inside face of both rails – such…
Mitrailleuse et son masque The image of our completed Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun now includes the authentic ammunition pod fitted beneath the breech. Apologies for…
Rahmenverstärkung – the reality Our last piece on the strengthening required for the Typ v chassis was well received. But many questions were received as…
The chassis for the SdKfz 261 is progressing well. The opposite chassis side rail is slowly taking shape but was delayed when we were asked…
Where archive meets archaeology! The chemical rust stripping of the Typ v Fahrgestell for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.261 Ausf.B to allow the major surgery required to…
The second chassis rail is progressing well. The formed strengthener has been inserted into the existing chassis rail. The small sections of the original rail…
Is everything what it seems? Part of the mission of the Weald Foundation is to add to the knowledge base about the development history of…
Work continued on the Sd.Kfz 261 chassis frame. The side rails are being rebuilt and have had the inner face refitted now that the internal…
Name Please? The same controversy, as with the naming of the Renault FT, exists with the series of Marmon-Herrington armoured cars developed, built and supplied…
Maintenance and repair challenges of 70-year-old heavy armoured vehicles. Previously in Inside Track we covered the resolution of the steering problems cause by incorrect set-up…
Our research team is progressing well on the South African Reconnaissance Car Marmon Herrington MK IIIs. They have now identified the modifications within the MK…
Pannier Detail The original pannier we have located for our Zündapp KS750 motorcycle was originally black painted and then overpainted with Dunkelgelb . This pannier…
It’s all in the name Over the many years since we started our 100-year-old Renault FT project at the Weald Foundation, we have been astounded…
Our research team has made huge progress this week on the South African Reconnaissance Car MK III. Production statistics are taking shape and our understanding…
Blacked Bolts Continued… Our objective of restoring each exhibit in the Foundations collection to the highest standard, with the maximum % of original parts, leads…
Our recent problem with the radiator of our Horch Kfz.21 led to some interesting results. The research in determining what core our Horch Kfz.21 should…
This week saw a huge leap forward in the major work required to bring the SdKfz 261 chassis back to the land of the living.…
Sidecar Provenance – First Take The sidecar boat we have for the Zundapp KS750 is the most original and impressive example we have come across…
Repent at Leisure Tankfest 2017 was not our finest moment. A condenser failed in one of the Jagdpanther’s magnetos which proved impossible to replace on…