Tamiya 1:35 Schwimmwagen Type 166

The kit proposed by Tamiya company includes a plastic model kit of German military car in 1:35 scale.

With the adoption of the Volkswagen Garbus for military purposes, the Wehrmacht began work on the design of new multi-tasking off-road vehicles. One of them was Schwimmwagen. It was an off-road vehicle with similar performance to the Kübelwagen but was designed to overcome water obstacles. Its bottom was sealed, and the body resembled a boat profile. A lowered propeller was added to the rear of the vehicle, and the front wheels had a role to maneuver. The car was primarily responsible for reconnaissance and communications. In the years 1942-1944 over 14 thousand Schwimmwagen Type 166 was produced.

The Tamiya kit allows building the Schwimmwagen type 166 Schwimmwagen off-road car with a driver figurine. In the box, there is a chassis component, 2 frames with plastic parts, a transparent glass, a mesh for the engine cover and a decal.

Plastic parts should be cut out of frames, fit together and glued according to the assembly instruction. You should paint the whole model using modeling paints according to the proposed paint scheme in the instruction. It is important to remember that some plastic parts require painting before gluing. In the end, it is needed to apply decals according to markings or graphics in instruction.

Paints suggested by the manufacturer for the best effect:

Car:

• Tamiya XF-60 or TS-3 spray (body)
• Tamiya XF-64 or spray TS-1 (brown camouflage)
• Tamiya XF-61 or spray TS-2 (green camouflage)
• Tamiya XF-1 (tires)
• Tamiya XF-63 (seat upholstery)
• Tamiya XF-56 (metal sapper tools)
• Tamiya XF-64 (wooden toolboxes)
• Tamiya XF-16 (engine parts)
• Tamiya X-10 (exhaust system components)
• Tamiya X-18 (engine, suspension, cab)

Driver:

• Tamiya XF-65 (uniform, helmet)
• Tamiya XF-53 (shirt)
• Tamiya XF-2 (undershirt)
• TTamiya XF-10 (shoes)
• Tamiya XF-16 (Dog Dog)
• Tamiya XF-57 (reviewers)
• Tamiya XF-15 (skin)

Set contains:

• The assembly instruction.
• Frames with plastic parts.
• Decals.
• Transparent plastic elements.
• Mesh.
• Driver figurine.

Kit does NOT contain paints and glue.

Here are the basic tools and materials you need:

• Pilers for cutting plastic parts.
• Modeling penknife.
• File or sandpaper.
• Cement for plastic models.
• Brush or airbrush.
• Modeling paints.

If you are not sure of any accessories or colors of paints you need for your model kit, please ask us, we will be glad to help you.