Sd.Kfz 222 and Sd.Kfz 223 Ausf A – Aufbau Dichtung – Armoured Hull Gasket
A recent discovery during the process of the armoured body plate reassembly has been the existence of gaskets. We had come across these in a…
December 17, 2019
A recent discovery during the process of the armoured body plate reassembly has been the existence of gaskets. We had come across these in a…
As mentioned in our last piece on the Weald Foundation Stoewer the practice was for completed automotive chassis to be completed, tested and accepted before…
One of the more noticeable items fitted to the outside of the armoured hull of the Sd.Kfz.223 are the Abweisleiste deflection strips. These are fitted…
One of the prizes of the Weald Foundation collection is our Leichter Geländegängiger Einheits Personenkraftwagen (le.gl.Einh.PKW) Kfz.1 ( light cross-country Universal Passenger Car). This car…
The U straps are found on all the armoured cars 1 Serie up to 5 Serie. The Weald Foundation is fortunate to have all the…
The door hinges specific to this 3 Serie are called “butt upwards hinges”. These are representative of early and pre-war vehicles. The hinge comes in…
The Weald Foundation is delighted to announce that we have secured two of these rare wheeled carriers. These carrier projects will arrive in the coming…
Comparing the manual detail with actual artefacts offer up disparities. It appears that the listing for Ausf A hull Wanne fittings is for a later…
Having taken the Foundation’s Zündapp KS 750 down to the bare essentials by removing the working parts from the frame, taking the sidecar boat off…
With the armoured hull Wanne well under way we are free to focus on the next phase. The fenders are awaiting further information for the…
When the Weald Foundation decided to restore the Zündapp KS750 for the third time, the feeling was that the previous commercial restorations just hadn’t come…
Our previous “Department of Corrections” piece for the Jagdpanther covered the cable fitted to the inner face of the crew cabin main hatch. We decided…
As members will know from the SITREP on Saturday 12th October currently there is a lot of focus on the Foundation’s “production line” of leichter…
In our last piece we that we were delighted share the identification by production date of our two South African Reconnaissance Car Mk III “Marmon-Herrington”.…
Our last piece covered the excess Jagdpanther guns, which had accumulated during the disrupted Jagdpanther assembly process. We explained how these were used on a…
An article revisited A piece originally written in “Inside Track” back several years ago deserves revisiting as the Foundation’s knowledge on the subject has grown…
Department of Corrections No More Three years ago, we posted an article about cast gun mantlets being fitted to MIAG assembled Sturmgeschütz. This was in…
Battlefield Modification? In the years since our completion of the restoration of the Foundation’s Jagdpanther 411 we have had ample time to reconsider certain aspects…
Contrasts and similarities – A Photo Focus It is worth taking a look at the barrels for the 2cm Flak and the 2cm KwK given…
Ausf.B? One of the most important tasks of the Foundation is to locate period parts so that our restorations meet the criteria of being “original”…
Update: What Next for the Foundation? Last year we showed members our draft restoration plan, now we present the latest edition. Our major World War…