The Modeling News: Colorful Cargo

3t Truck, 3,6-36S early production. PmQ-Type

From MiniArt

1/35th scale

Kit No#35445

Six marking choices included in the box.

The Subject: Opel Blitz 3.6-36s

From 1939, the Blitz 3.6 three-tonne version was used in large numbers by the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) throughout World War II. The Blitz was also available in an extended version, and a four-wheel drive Blitz. A half-tracked Sd.Kfz Maultier (mule) was developed to cope with bad road conditions on the Eastern Front and rasputitsa seasons. The British Universal Carrier was used to build the tracks and suspension for a version 3. These were also used to service the military transport aircraft Messerschmitt Me 323. The Opelwerk in Brandenburg, destroyed by a RAF raid on 6 August 1944. Until the end of the war, about 2,500 Blitz 3.6 trucks were built by order of Minister of Armaments Albert Speer at the Mannheim plant of the rival Daimler-Benz company, while production of its own Mercedes-Benz L3000 model had to be discontinued.

One of the choices of the box art is this Opel

After the war, the facilities in Brandenburg were completely dismantled at the behest of the Soviet Military Administration, while Daimler-Benz in Mannheim resumed building the Blitz 3.6 under the designation L 701 until 1949. The last 467 medium trucks were again assembled by Opel in Russelsheim until production finally discontinued in 1954 without a successor.

Another one of the schemes that will be represented in this kit…

The Kit:

We have some nice CADs of this kit providing some details of the makeup of the model. The 3t Cargo truck, 3,6-36S early production. The PmQ kit.

The major differences in this kit is the stringers along which the canvas hood extends. As a kit, you can choose to have slight variations on the front side of the cab. The fuel tank, the thick tyres and radiator look fantastic. Here is the naked tray, complete with spare Jerry can and spare Jerry wheel. This will be for the fist of MANY trays attached to this truck we are sure of it.

The wooden tray with metal carriage work looks like you can use the plastic or photo-etch tie-ons…

Some tie on latches are replaced by etch (as an option shown here), along with some other last minute addition details. I was surprised at the use of photo-etch in this model. The thinnest pieces of the model will need to have etch.

The open tray can be used to place troops, if the modeler so desires.

The tyres that are sandwiched together allow you to keep their tread without having to sand. You can use glue sparingly. The kit comes with clear parts for the windows and lights. ).

What’s in the box?

Plastic, decals & Photo etch inside the kit:

Clear parts for the windows and the lights are provided of course…

There is a small photo etch sheet for the brackets, reflector jerry can inserts and some straps that cannot be rectified so easily in plastic…

Miniart have a decl sheet covering six markings from Luftwaffe & Wehrmacht service

There are six marking choices in this boxing, from the start of the war until 1944 from Luftwaffe, to the Netherlands to the eastern front amongst the vehicles on offer in the box. This kit will be released soon by MiniArt. Until then keep your eye out for the

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