5.Serie suppressed ignition coils The kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B (5.Serie) (small armoured radio car) is based on the improved chassis – Horch Typ 901 with…
From the Archive – Original canvas weather cover found We are repeatedly asked by our members and collector friends for details of the Foundation’s original…
4.Serie suppressed ignition coils As radio communication between vehicles replaced the signal flag communication the need for improved suppressions systems grew. Starting in 1941 a…
Original Instructions Little is known about the Jagdpanther / Panther crew heater which was only introduced starting in October 1944. The ex Aberdeen Proving Ground…
The Potsdam Discoveries Most members will be familiar with the first assembler of Jagdpanther – MIAG who were also assembler for both Foundations’ Sturmgeschütze .…
Panzerwanne Production As COVID restrictions begin to lift some work is restarting on the Weald Foundation second Jagdpanther . So, it might be interesting to…
One of the fundamental improvements in the Fourth Generation of German Panzer – Panther & Tiger was the development of the Feuerlöschanlage (automated fire extinguisher…
DRGM and DRP The practice of close examination by Weald Foundation of all components secured for current and future projects, beside being essential to ensure…
Original Wartime Instructions We continue our series of articles on the Löschmittelbehälter ( semi-automatic fire extinguisher system) for our Jagdpanther engine bay. The operation of…
Uncomfortable Truths Our research into the Luftfilter needed for our kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B -5.Serie led us to a new manufacturer name in our recent…
Dir Feuerwehr – Your Fire Department Jagdpanther – Löschmittelbehälter Fire Extinguisher System – Part 1 Our promised series of research articles on the Löschmittelbehälter (…
A potted history Researching the air filters required for the Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie Ausf.A and Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie Ausf.A took us through a wide range of…
The Brackets – The Last Word Our last Inside Track piece covering the brackets for the 3.5 liter Horch V8 revealed that without our knowledge…
The Rise of the Replica – Part 1 In a series of forthcoming articles, we wish to open discussions on the “Rise of the Replica”…
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…
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…
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…
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…