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

In regards to the German Kubelwagen Type 82 Africa Corps

In February of 1936, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed a civilian car for use on German Autobahn. Surprisingly, nearly none of those automobiles had been provided to personal residents. The Wehrmacht started secretly appropriating these vehicles for army usage. In January 1938, the Wehrmacht offered Dr. Porsche with the specifications for an armed forces variation. That November, the model was completed and designated the Pkw. K1 (VW-Kubelwagen). The Kubelwagen Type 82 ended up being built with a lightweight monocoque human body on a torsion club spring based four wheel separate suspension. Its powerplant consisted of an air-cooled four cylinder 985cc motor, which outputted 23.5hp. Its tremendous performance led to its wide usage as a communications car by Wehrmacht units. Because of its dependability and simple fix, and since its motor would not require a coolant, the Kubelwagen proved particulary effective in North Africa. During the demand of various divisions in North Africa for a car ideal for the desert, a Continental balloon tire prepared version went into production from 1942. Two forms of balloon tires, a grooved and an ungrooved variation were utilized. As the tires had been wider than usual tires, a spacer to improve the height of a spare tire attachment was added to the bonnet of vehicle. A few of the balloon tire equipped Type 82 were even utilized in Italy following the fighting in North Africa stopped in-may of 1943. Including variants, about 51,000 Kubelwagen Type 82 had been made by the finish of this war.

Specs & Features

• Synthetic pieces attached to sprues and molded in tan.
• prepared to assemble precision model kit.
• Unassembled, highly step-by-step German soldier included.
• Features realistically reproduced hooks, front bonnet, and back panel.
• Comes with wide-tread ballon tires that have been particularly set up to make the vehicle more capable in a desert environment.
• Desert success add-ons consist of an extra tire, a shovel, a foldable windshield, and a canopy.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detailed pictorial guidelines.