Better early than late? Our first Jagdpanther project presented us with a significant challenge when searching for the correct main gun for our Fahrgestellnummer 303086.…
Swimming against the flow! The Weald Foundation research team have debated at length the selection of the colour for our 3.5 liter engine block. A…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s main gun sight Photo focus this week is in response to some of you requesting a return to some…
Crime Call / Crime Watch on the Eastern and Home Front The following paragraph in one of our recent Inside Track articles “A Key discovery…
Out of the fog (for now) Our last piece ended : The ‘1939 light configuration’ to coin a phrase, has little to work from other…
The Brackets We introduced the topic of brackets for the Ölfilter in our previous Inside Track article Part 1. The brackets or fixings are quite…
The discovery of two key rings both bearing the same Fahrgestellnummer (chassis number) was a first for us here at the Weald Foundation. Such key…
Convoy Lamp? Following our earlier decision to complete the Weald Foundation Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie in the same finish as she left the assembly line of M.N.H.,…
Abstands-Rücklicht – Stand-off rear light This iconic rear light is often referred to as the Notek rear light but the correct designation of this device…
A Clear Choice? Our last Inside Track article raised questions about the identities of three 5.Serie 3.8 litre V8 Engine oil filler necks all belonging…
From the inestimable thousands of air filters produced during WW II surprisingly few have survived in used form let alone as NOS (new old stock)…
On further investigation our previous “Inside Track” piece on the oil filler cap was erroneous. In that article we announced we had found the correct…
Now for the difficult part Part 1 of this article was published last week. In this we exposed the identity of the Krümmer using the…
Since our last piece on Kraftstoffpumpe for our le.Pz.Sp.Wg. more information has now come to light. We made the decision to persevere with the earlier,…
Zwischen Berg. u. Luftfilter This German terminology for the carburettor inlet manifold Krümmer (Zwischen Berg. u. Luftfilter) has been the source of much discussion and…
The Foundation was delighted to have reassembled the Aufbau (armoured body) of this exceedingly rare and early le.Pz.Sp.Wg. by Christmas 2019 . The Fahrgestell (chassis)…
Home and dry? Identifying the individual components for the Foundation’s le.Pz.Sp.Wg. projects are always a challenge. You will recall our frustration in attempting the use…
An Historical Perspective From the Panzer Tracts Archives. Given the Foundation is restoring a total of four 4-Rad at it is interesting to review an…
First Glimpse In one of the many searches made within our archive documentation, we chanced upon something quite unique that we believe members will find…
A uniquely German design For experienced specialist this is a fairly routine procedure to fit the cylinder heads. The tightening sequence is provided by the…
The Notek Tarnscheinwerfer – Implementation issues In Part 2 We covered the official Bulletin dated 18 August 1939 that, among other things, indicated that back…