Sd.Kfz.223 and Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Jagdpanther 411
Progress continues on the Sd.Kfz.223 of the TWC. The front bumper, hooks and stays are on. The bumper will be shaped on Monday next week.…
July 31, 2022
Progress continues on the Sd.Kfz.223 of the TWC. The front bumper, hooks and stays are on. The bumper will be shaped on Monday next week.…
Most of this week was spent researching the finer details and differences between the rear Notek and brake light guards between the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and…
Work continues with both Sd.Kfz.223. The guards/cage for the brake light and rear Notek are being fabricated. The research is being conducted to determine the…
Our original Sd.Kfz.222 Ausf.A armoured car which was launched a few weeks back has been the focus, where time has allowed, to adjust certain fittings.…
This past week saw the recovery of the Wheatcroft Collection’s Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie German armoured car body. This Sdkfz 223 armoured car body was very badly…
Monday was a large clean up operation with the food marquee, seating and tables being packed away. The workshops were reequipped with the hastily ‘tidied’…
The launch date for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car beckons. Nearly all of the prepared components for the le.Pz.Sp.Wg. armoured car have been blasted, primed…
The front half of the body for the SdKfz 222 le.Pz.Sp.Wg. German armoured car from WWII, together with its Schutzschild have now been fully blasted…
Blasting and priming all of the original (paint free) components for the exterior of the Sd.Kfz. 222 4.Serie armoured car, such as the grenade mesh…
Focus this week was on the turret fittings for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie both internal and external. The mesh has arrived. This was made to our…
As the launch date nears so does the urgency of all tasks. The problem is some of them such as the two rear Konsol rolling…
The wood for the instrument panel is now all in hand and the planing of the material to the exact thicknesses has begun. Each wooden…
The floor is now fully fitted to the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The additional fittings for the bellows around the gear lever, handbrake and other components will…
The floor for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car is now fully fitted awaiting the various small fittings for the gear lever, handbrake and foot pedals…
This week was a race to complete vital research for the floor of the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie armoured car – moving from the rear firewall area…
Final flourishes to the instrument panel for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and upgraded Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured cars. The detail regarding the fitting of each individual instrument…
The Schutzschild turret for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is nearly there. The missing right hand grenade net is underway. The flat panels which will be folded…
The Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie turret Schutzschild received the lion share of attention this week. There will be a few more days required next week to complete…
The turret ring for the Schutzschild turret for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie was collected this week. The team lost no time in spot welding the inner…
All hands are on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie targeting the launch date on the Open Day. The focus this week has been the turret assembly. This…
The turret or Schutzschild for our Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is finally coming together. Crafting in the missing original armour sections to our original turret panels is…