Pkw.K1 Kübelwagen Type 155 Half-Track

The Kübelwagen (Volkswagen Type 82) is a German light off-road vehicle from the Second World War. The first prototypes were built between 1938 and 1939, and series production began between 1940 and 1945. A total of approximately 53,000 of these vehicles were produced. The Kübelwagen was about 3.74 meters long, 1.6 meters wide, and had a total height of 1.65 meters. Its curb weight was 725 kilograms. Power came from a single 4-cylinder engine with an output of either 23 hp or 25 hp and a displacement of either 1 liter or 1.1 liters. Its top speed was 80 km/h.
The Kübelwagen was developed to meet the needs of the German Wehrmacht as a new, light off-road vehicle suitable for transporting at least three soldiers, a light machine gun, and ammunition. To minimize production costs and accelerate research and development, the design of the vehicle was based on the civilian VW Type 1, the later popular "Beetle." Interestingly, the initial decision was to retain the chassis and rear-wheel drive (4x2) almost unchanged. After field trials, experimental combat deployment during the fighting in Poland in 1939, and numerous minor and major modernizations, production of the Kübelwagen began in 1940 at the VW plants. As a curiosity, the first batch was produced in Stuttgart, but production was very quickly moved to Wolfsburg. The Kübelwagen proved to be an extremely successful vehicle, used by the German army on almost all fronts until the end of World War II – from North Africa to the Eastern Front. The amphibious vehicle Schwimmwagen was developed based on this design.

Plastic model kit

• with 3D-printed skis for the front tires
• track drive for the rear tires
• and a 3D-printed machine gun
• Length (assembled): 110 mm, Width: 57 mm
• Scale: 1:35

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included