Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie – Radio Fittings – Antennenzuleitung (Antenna Feed)
While our research continues with the electrical and radio related fittings for our 2cm Kw.K 38 Sockellafette we moved on to the next area of…
While our research continues with the electrical and radio related fittings for our 2cm Kw.K 38 Sockellafette we moved on to the next area of…
Planning for the next steps for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie such as the Schutzschild turret including the turret floor, turret ring and armoured panels are all…
Starting On Solid Ground Details of the radio frame required for the Sd.Kfz.222 5.Serie are provided in the manual D684 /14 Leichter Panzerspähwagen (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.222)…
Establishing the Book Ends The Sd.Kfz.222 does not have a turret in the conventionally accepted sense. The Schutzschild (gun shield) attached to the gun pedestal,…
Fenders are us this week. All of the fenders have now been made this week for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The stowage locker for the right…
Historical background – Armour or the lack of it! To provide members with a more in depth understanding of the Carrier M.G. (Aust.) No.1 (LP1)…
Our in-depth study of the sole remaining set of fenders on the Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A 4.Serie now at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort…
The fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie are nearing completion. The basic frames and covers are now in place. The small internal lockers in the front…
Historical background – Armour or the lack of it! The Weald Foundation’s Australian machine gun carrier LP1 is an extremely interesting artefact from an historical…
Exciting new Information Apart from numerous technical definitions describing aspects of Sturmgeschütz III (Sd.Kfz.142) Ausf.G (which we will cover in a separate Inside Track articles),…
The co ax MG 34 mount is now fully reassembled having been blasted, repaired where necessary, primed and painted. This complex device is soon to…
Historical background and first test All the projects undertaken by the Foundation are proceeded by lengthy and extensive and research to ensure that we always…
Central Panel Unfolds Many projects could be quickly and simply finished off by making parts fit so that they look right. The problem is this…
Most of the week was spent on planning and starting the fabrication processing the front fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222. We have not inserted the front…
The design of these Kotflügel Vordere (Forward fenders) is as expected complex. The number of compound angles in the design make them difficult to draw…
A Start Previous articles about the Flurplatte examined period images and determined the tread profile of these vital elements of the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The…
Intense work on the Sockel gun mount for the Sd.Kfz.222. All of the many original components being restored and recovered are to being prepared for…
An Anomaly? Collecting exceedingly rare parts is extremely exciting and is key to what we do here at the Weald Foundation. But failure to locate…