Italeri 1/35 German Opel Blitz 3t Type S Truck Kit (216)
Registered by the Wehrmacht under the designation LKW 3.6-36 S 3t Blitz, this truck was the typical example of that practice of unification adopted in 1938 for the construction of civil transport means convertible into military vehicles. Actually this truck, OPEL without BLITZ was manufactured for commercial use featuring more or less the same characteristics.
Model length 17.2cm
Requires paints and glue to complete this model.
It was rightly called the workhorse of the German Army, the indefatigable witness of the feats and defeats encountered by the Wehrmacht in battles fought from the North Sea to the African desert. It was produced by thousands and delivered to the Army, Navy, Air Force and cc SS,& units. The photographic reicords of World War II show the Opel Blitz serving in every war theatre and bearing markings of virtually any kind of fighting and non fighting forces. The Opel Blitz was to proliferate into a number of variants, such as ambulance, tank-truck, command vehiclie, repair wagon, thus modellers can give free play to their fancy.
TECHNICAL DATA. rear drive, dry slingile.4plate clutch, five forward speeds and reverse, max. speed 85 km./h., length 6 m, width 2.27m., height 2.13 m, wheel base 3.60 m | |