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Andrea Morris (Manic Dragon)
GB

Kübelwagen Type 82
Tamiya

Subject:
Kübelwagen Type 82
3R Wehrmacht Heer (German Army 1935-1945)
999 Leichte Afrika Div. (Afrikakorps) WH-1381622
1943 World War 2»Italian Campaign IT
RAL7028 Dunkelgelb
Scale:
1:35
Status:
Ideas

The Volkswagen Kübelwagen (translates as, "Tub" car), previously mostly used for rail, industrial or agricultural hopper cars, was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS). Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82.

Kübelwagen is an abbreviation of Kübelsitzwagen, meaning "bucket-seat car" because all German light military vehicles that had no doors were fitted with bucket seats to prevent passengers from falling out! The first VW test vehicles had no doors and were therefore fitted with bucket seats, so acquiring the name VW Kübelsitzwagen that was later shortened to Kübelwagen. Mercedes, Opel and Tatra also built Kübel (sitz) wagens.

With its rolling chassis and mechanics built at Stadt des KdF-Wagens (renamed Wolfsburg after 1945), and its body built by US-owned firm Ambi Budd Presswerke in Berlin, the Kübelwagen was for the Germans what the Jeep and GAZ-67 were for the Allies.

Project inventory

Full kits
35213
German
Kübelwagen Type 82
Tamiya 1:35
35213 1997 New tool
Detail and Conversion sets
FoG5001
Ruined Building
Fields of Glory 1:35
FoG5001
Figures
35220
German
Kübelwagen Engine Maintenance Set Tamiya
Tamiya 1:35
35220 (MM-220) 1997 New tool
Display bases
FoG5031
European Cobbled Block Road-way
Fields of Glory 1:35
FoG5031
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Part of my Collection

German Armour
Ideas 25×Completed 14×On hold 6×

Comments

12 December 2017, 14:04
Andrea Morris
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12 December 2017, 14:05

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