Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie
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…
May 27, 2022
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…
The dashboard for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie and the upgraded Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie is currently the focus. This is a very complicated structure and each instrument fitted…
The fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie are now complete. All that remains is to rivet them to their supports. This will begin once we get the correct rivets in hand for the task. The painting of the Sockel Pedestal Mount for…
Planning for the next steps for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie such as the Schutzschild turret including the turret floor, turret ring and armoured panels are all…
Fenders are us this week. All of the fenders have now been made this week for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The stowage locker for the right…
The fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie are nearing completion. The basic frames and covers are now in place. The small internal lockers in the front…
The co ax MG 34 mount is now fully reassembled having been blasted, repaired where necessary, primed and painted. This complex device is soon to…
Most of the week was spent on planning and starting the fabrication processing the front fenders for the Sd.Kfz.222. We have not inserted the front…
Intense work on the Sockel gun mount for the Sd.Kfz.222. All of the many original components being restored and recovered are to being prepared for…