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Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B – 5.Serie
2024 Update Due to a delayed shipment of important parts, we are proceeding with the unscheduled restoration of our Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B, 5.Serie. We…
2024 Update Due to a delayed shipment of important parts, we are proceeding with the unscheduled restoration of our Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B, 5.Serie. We…
An exciting part of completing any project, beyond ensuring the restoration details are as close as possible to the original, is to locate and secure…
Part 2 – The Hochantenne (High Antenna) The following is essentially a translation from an Ausbildungsvorschrift (Training document) with additional input from other documents and…
When used by the Wehrmacht the Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Fu) Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A was fitted with a 30-Watt Sender – W.S.30 (transmitter) and a Tornister Empfänger -Torn…
There are so many interesting historical aspects to these early leichter Panzerspähwagen that must be preserved and documented as many detailed technical features were eliminated…
Another look at the highly successful launch event here at the Weald Foundation premises of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured car. This provided us with the…
The experience of all those involved in the completion of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie project and the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie that preceded it is mixture of elation…
New evidence has emerged…. The German account of the Brasparts raid in Brittany on 16 August 1944 can now be expanded by the report from…
In response to those who asked for images of the Members Open Day 2024. For those of you who managed to attend an excellent event…
The Story Behind Our Brittany Sd.Kfz.223. Our 3 Series Sd.Kfz.223 was discovered abandoned behind the La Poste office in Sizun in Brittany, France. This Leichte…
Why was this armoured car abandoned? The most obvious questions here are which unit this armoured car belonged to and what was it doing outside…
Production and performance Part 2 In our Inside Track articles of 26 April 2024 and 3 May 2024 we introduced the famous Hauptmann Kurt Deichen,…
Spanning the divide One detail usually hidden from view in all restoration projects is the dipstick. The description of these fittings is not as helpful…
Production and performance of the leichte Zugkraftwagen 1t – Part 1 In July 2023 we published the Inside Track article leichter Zugkraftwagen (Sd.Kfz.10) that summarised…
As part of the final process prior to firing up the Horch V8 3.5 litre engine we have been gathering all of the required components…
The Zündkerzen required for all these projects provides a significant challenge if an authentic finish is the objective. The period sparkplugs are no longer readily…
Schlagbuchstaben und Schlagzahlen (letter and number punch and die) requirements for the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. are very important in providing an accurate insight into information on the…
We, aware that many of the Foundations modelling members and supporters have made great strides using 3D Printing to create more accurate parts for their…
As we make the final finishing touches before the launch our 1939 Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie we are forced to consider a few minor issues that…
Some months ago, it was necessary to order two newly made Kraftstoffbehälter (fuel tanks) for our rapidly advancing armoured car project – the Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A)…
Our close examination of the two engine blocks we are using for the two armoured cars Sd.Kfz.222 (Ausf.A) 4.Serie and the current Sd.Kfz.223 (Ausf.A) 3.Serie…