This week’s major activity was focussed on the air filter for the 3 armoured cars. The final tricky detail was fitting all three parts –…
In Part 1 of our Inside Track article on Luftfilter for our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie we discussed the evolution of the air filter…
A very visible and vital component of the engine bay of all Ausf.A le.Pz.Sp.Wg. is the Luftfilter (Air filter). However, there are also no known…
The End Of An Era Andre Becker (†96), (see attached image)who passed away recently, was one of the best known and greatest collectors of military…
Significant and ultimately conclusive research into the air filter design for the Luftfilter air filters required for the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3…
Some of you might be wondering why the Foundation is spending so much time on small details such as those that make up the Entstörung…
We are awaiting an alternative gasket material for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie V8 engine. The first examples we used were not satisfactory. The engine is now…
Our recent work on the Ölfilter for earlier 3.5 liter V8 engine of the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie clarified the detail required for…
A new adventure! The Foundation’s careful conservation effort to remove all surface paint from our Sd.Kfz.222 chassis to reveal the original paint underneath was rewarded…
The carburettor air inlet manifold drawing was completed this week and sent off for 3D printing in plastic. We expect this to be back with…
Land At Last As is often the case once one historic query is raised it can trigger much wider investigations. This has happened because of…
Better early than late? Our first Jagdpanther project presented us with a significant challenge when searching for the correct main gun for our Fahrgestellnummer 303086.…
Swimming against the flow! The Weald Foundation research team have debated at length the selection of the colour for our 3.5 liter engine block. A…
Conservation work continues on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The final large Querlenker wishbone is almost complete. 3 hubs and back plates are next on the list.…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s main gun sight Photo focus this week is in response to some of you requesting a return to some…
Crime Call / Crime Watch on the Eastern and Home Front The following paragraph in one of our recent Inside Track articles “A Key discovery…
The mapping of the interior of the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie took a giant leap forward this week leading to a possible leap frogging of the project…
The fans and fan towers for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie have been receiving attention. The fans will require balancing but all…
Out of the fog (for now) Our last piece ended : The ‘1939 light configuration’ to coin a phrase, has little to work from other…
The Brackets We introduced the topic of brackets for the Ölfilter in our previous Inside Track article Part 1. The brackets or fixings are quite…
The discovery of two key rings both bearing the same Fahrgestellnummer (chassis number) was a first for us here at the Weald Foundation. Such key…