Tamiya 35238 - 1/35 German Kubelwagen Type 82 Africa Corps  [35238]

Towards German Kubelwagen Type 82 Africa Corps

In February of 1936, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed a civilian car to be used regarding the German Autobahn. Surprisingly, almost none of the automobiles were made available to personal citizens. The Wehrmacht started secretly appropriating these vehicles for army usage. In January 1938, the Wehrmacht offered Dr. Porsche with the specs for an army version. That November, the model was finished and designated the Pkw. K1 (VW-Kubelwagen). The Kubelwagen Type 82 was equipped with a lightweight monocoque body on a torsion club springtime based four wheel separate suspension system. Its powerplant contains an air-cooled four cylinder 985cc engine, which outputted 23.5hp. Its tremendous performance resulted in its wide use as a communications vehicle by Wehrmacht units. Because of its reliability and simple fix, and since its motor would not require a coolant, the Kubelwagen proved particulary effective in North Africa. During the demand of varied divisions in North Africa for a car suited to the wilderness, a Continental balloon tire prepared version went into manufacturing from 1942. Two kinds of balloon tires, a grooved and an ungrooved variation were utilized. Because the tires were wider than usual tires, a spacer to improve the height of a spare tire attachment ended up being put into the bonnet of automobile. Some of the balloon tire prepared Type 82 had been also utilized in Italy after the combat in North Africa stopped in May of 1943. Including variants, about 51,000 Kubelwagen Type 82 had been made by the finish associated with the war.

Specs & Features

• Plastic pieces mounted on sprues and molded in tan.
• Ready to assemble precision model kit.
• Unassembled, highly detail by detail German soldier included.
• Features realistically reproduced hooks, front hood, and rear panel.
• Includes wide-tread ballon tires that were specially installed to make the automobile more capable in a desert environment.
• Desert survival add-ons consist of a spare tire, a shovel, a folding windshield, and a canopy.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detail by detail pictorial guidelines.