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

With regards to the German Kubelwagen Type 82 Africa Corps

In February of 1936, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed a civilian automobile to be used on German Autobahn. Surprisingly, almost none of those cars was indeed provided to individual residents. The Wehrmacht started secretly appropriating these cars for army usage. In January 1938, the Wehrmacht offered Dr. Porsche using the requirements for an armed forces variation. That November, the model ended up being completed and designated the Pkw. K1 (VW-Kubelwagen). The Kubelwagen Type 82 finished up being designed with a lightweight monocoque human anatomy on a torsion club springtime based four wheel split suspension. Its powerplant contained an air-cooled four cylinder 985cc engine, which outputted 23.5hp. Its tremendous performance led to its wide usage as a communications automobile by Wehrmacht devices. Due to the reliability and simple fix, and since its engine will never need a coolant, the Kubelwagen proved particulary effective in North Africa. Through the need of varied divisions in North Africa for a vehicle perfect for the desert, a Continental balloon tire prepared variation went into manufacturing from 1942. Two forms of balloon tires, a grooved and an ungrooved variation had been utilized. Once the tires was wider than usual tires, a spacer to boost the height of an extra tire attachment ended up being put into the bonnet of vehicle. A few of the balloon tire prepared Type 82 had been even employed in Italy following the combat in North Africa stopped in-may of 1943. Including variants, about 51,000 Kubelwagen Type 82 have been produced by the final of the war.

Specs & Features

• Synthetic pieces attached with sprues and molded in tan.
• ready to assemble precision model kit.
• Unassembled, very step-by-step German soldier included.
• Features realistically reproduced hooks, front bonnet, and right back panel.
• Comes with wide-tread ballon tires that have been particularly put up to help 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 instructions.