Das Werk | DW16027 | Typ 82 Kübelwagen DAK Version | 1:16

Das Werk | DW16027 | Typ 82 Kübelwagen DAK Version | 1:16

Plastic model kit, glue and paint are not included. What is included:

• Includes details specific to the DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps):
  1. Additional jerrycans in mounts
  2. Balloon tires
  3. Modified dashboard
• 2x figures (driver and Rommel)
• Hatches and doors can be build open or closed
• Front wheels can be built steerable
• PE parts
• Detailed engine replica
• Detailed interior
• 4 decal options

The 4 decal options are:

1. Fsch.Jg.Brig. Ramcke, Mersa Matruh, North Africa, Nov. 1942
2. S.Pz.Abt. 501, Maintenance Unit, Djedeida/Tunisia, 1943
3. Aufkl.Abt. 999, 999th Light Africa Division, Greece 1943
4. Pz.Art.Rgt. 90, 10th Panzer Division, Battle of Kasserine Pass, Feb. 1943

The Volkswagen Typ 82 Kübelwagen was developed by Ferdinand Porsche and entered production in 1940 for the German armed forces. Lightweight, reliable, and easy to maintain, it became one of the most successful military utility vehicles of the war. The DAK version served extensively in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia during the North African campaign from 1941 to 1943. Used by the forces of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Kübelwagen carried officers, communications personnel, reconnaissance teams, and supplies across vast stretches of desert terrain.

Despite lacking four wheel drive, its low weight and innovative design gave it impressive off road capability. More than 50,000 examples were built during the war. Following the conflict, surviving vehicles found service in several European countries.

The combination of the famous Typ 82 design and its connection to the North African campaign makes the DAK version especially attractive to historians and model builders alike.