1:35 VW Kubelwagen road wheels with caps (weighted) type 2

The second wheel tread for the Kübelwagen in 1:35

Replacement wheels with hubcaps for kits of the German cross-country car VW Kübelwagen, this time in the type 2 variant. The word weighted points to the flattened footprint at the point of contact with the ground, which cannot otherwise appear on a model.

From the desert to the Russian winter

Few vehicles served in such contradictory conditions. In North Africa the Kübelwagen won its reputation because its low weight kept it from sinking into sand where heavier vehicles got stuck, and its air-cooled engine needed no coolant that it might have lost in the heat. On the Eastern Front, by contrast, it turned out that an engine without a water circuit does not freeze, but that narrow wheels sank into the deep mud of the spring thaw. Crews therefore changed tires according to the season and the battlefield: coarser patterns for rough ground, finer ones for the road, and in winter often supplemented by snow chains. It is precisely the differences between these treads that led makers of accessories to offer several variants.

What the set is for

• It swaps plastic wheels for parts with a clearly drawn tread pattern.
• The hubcaps are retained, which matches vehicles in good condition.
• The flattened footprint plants the model on the ground and removes the impression of floating.
• The vehicle itself has to come from another package.

Who the set is useful for

Modelers who build German light equipment and are looking for the difference between a vehicle out of the box and a vehicle that stood somewhere and drove somewhere. Add dust to the tires matching the battlefield you have chosen, whether that is yellowish sand or dark European soil.