Early versions of le.Pz.Sp.Wg. are exceedingly difficult to research given that the only survivor is the Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie of the USA Army Armor and Cavalry…
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…
Introducing an exciting new service for Weald Foundation members. Ten years of “Inside Track” historic research published weekly on our web site, is now available for members…
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 Abdeckgitter (grenade protection mesh) is a very prominent part of all Sd.Kfz.222. You will recall Inside Track articles that we published during our research…
The Haupt Scheinwerfer (Headlamps) installed on all le.Pz.Sp.Wg. variants were manufactured by Fa. Riemann based in Chemnitz. Riemann was a renowned lamp producer who started…
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…
Launching next week! Introducing an exciting new service for Weald Foundation members. Ten years of “Inside Track” historic research published weekly on our web site,…
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…
Our work on the plotting of what is required within the crew cabin relating to the 2cm Sockel (gun pedestal) was based on previous research.…
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…
This remarkably interesting document from the French archives provides a landmark view into the thinking behind the art of camouflage which evolved almost in real…
Part two of Antenna Assembly article covered the Antennenfuss Nr.1 and Nr.2 (Antenna base 1 and 2). The article confirmed we must use Antennenfuss Nr.1,…
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…
One of the longest running research projects for the armoured cars of the Foundation has been that on the Schaltbrett Instrument Panels. Our research is…
The seemingly simple Reserveradbefestigung spare wheel carrier is normally never be seen in period pictures given that the spare wheel is usually in position, or…
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…
Background to the development and use of Carriers in the Antipodes Since the Weald Foundation will in the future restore both an Australian LP1 tracked…
In the Weald Foundation archive, we have a document dated the 11 March 1920 that represents the codification of wartime experiences for the camouflage of…
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…
Square One With the original Sockel now welded to the correct pedestal base for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. We commenced fitting of the smaller parts on…