Workshop
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.…
Good progress despite adversity Thank you all very much for your continued support over the past year. Despite the year having been quite rocky on…
Investigation methodology In this Inside Track article, we highlight some of the research that established that there were three different models of the Sockellafette, and…
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 HISTORICAL CONTEXT (See also Panzer Tracts No.13-1) The research team at the Foundation have established that there were at least three different and distinct…
As You Were! Last week’s Inside Track piece is currently under review as new evidence has come to light which questions whether the fittings to…
We have been aware for some time of a mechanism that unlocked the engine side hatches open when required in the earlier Serie of other…
Rollenbock Vorderer und Hinterer As explained in Schutzschild Part 1 there is no turret ring required for the Schutzschild of a Sd.Kfz.223. The Schutzschild gains…
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…
When is a turret not a turret? – When it is a Schutzschild! The documentation for the Sd.Kfz.223 is quite explicit in stating that while…
The Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.222 project has reached one of the most exciting phases as we plan in earnest for all that goes with the mounting of…
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…
Our piece last week on the surviving early Schutzglas within the collection is now remarkably interesting within the context of information we have recently extracted…
Panther, Jagdpanther and Tiger. German Army had access to two types of Frostschutzmittel (antifreeze) Glysantin and Akorol, but both were in short supply. Each had…
The following text is the concluding part of a document dated 20 July 1944 for the benefit of Pz.Jg. Lehrgänge Mielau Nachrichten-Offz. F. Possibilities of…
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 Schutzglas (protective glass) insets for the Sehklappe (visors) are a key component needed to fully restore any German wartime light armoured vehicle. These glass…
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…
The following text is the initial part of a document dated 20 July 1944 for the benefit of Pz.Jg. Lehrgänge Mielau Nachrichten-Offz. A. General: The…
As we approach winter most of us will arrange for our vehicles to be prepared for the inevitable cold spells. We thought that Members might…