ACA13404 - Academy 1/72 German Cargo Truck Early & Late - WWHP113171

ACA13404 - Academy 1/72 German Cargo Truck Early & Late - WWHP113171

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Opel Blitz was the standard three tonne cargo truck of the German Army, chosen after a 1930s competition for a new Wehrmacht vehicle. Nearly 140,000 were built between 1937 and 1944, with Mercedes-Benz producing them under licence from about 1942. Late in the war, steel shortages led to the pressed steel cab being replaced by the Einheitsfahrerhaus, a simplified standardised cab built largely from wood.

Box contents:

• Injection moulded plastic sprues for one truck, moulded in dark yellow
• Clear parts for the glazing
• Optional early pressed steel cab or late wooden cab
• Detailed engine and chassis
• Waterslide decal sheet for two vehicles
• Assembly and painting instructions

Marking options:

• WL 335 521, North Africa, dark yellow
• WL 276 252, European campaign, dark yellow and brown