Tamiya 35224 - 1/35 German Schwimmwagen Type 166  [35224]

About the German Schwimmwagen Type 166

The Volkswagen Beetle, that has been called a German nationwide vehicle, had been conceived and developed in 1938 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, the originator of the famous sports vehicle maker, "Porsche". The Beetle's exemplary features were matchless durability and inexpensiveness. Then, the German Army decided to produce a military car based on this tiny, tough and affordable car. Consequently, several forms of military vehicles had been manufactured for trial. The amphibious Schwimmwagen kind 128 ended up being one of these.. After further refinements, the car ended up being formally designated the "Schwimmwagen kind 166" and mass manufacturing began in 1942. Its high-set exhaust pipe on back looked quite humorous but obviously it absolutely was so occur expectation of the vehicle's usage on water. A corner mounted, air-cooled 4 cylinder engine had a displacement of 1,130cm and production of 25 hp, propelling the car around 80km/h on land, while regarding water, to 10km/h. When running on the water, the vehicle used a screw at the rear. It absolutely was raised above the back engine deck, when it ended up being back on dry land. The steering in the water had been done similar to with regards to was on land by modification of directions of front wheels, which served as a rudder. In total 14,276 kind 166's had been created by the conclusion of 1944, and people had been actively employed to fulfil reconnaissance, liaison and differing other duties during World War II.

Specs & Features

• Detailed plastic components molded in tan and attached with sprues.
• Ready to assemble fixed model.
• Driver figure included.
• Detail by detail engine bay.
• Complete outside detailing.
• Mesh netting included.
• Spare tire attached with bonnet, shovel attached to the part, among other accessories.
• Waterslide decals.
• Includes step-by-step and informative pictorial guidelines.