In Box Review of CMK 1/35th Scale VW Beetle Engine Set
Kit no. 3009
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2004
MSRP: back then- $13.00
Available at Squadron for $15.19 or at Kit Linx for $26.49 or at 1001 Hobbies for $24.99 and at Super Model for $17.29 or at 4 locations, overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2004
MSRP: back then- $13.00
Available at Squadron for $15.19 or at Kit Linx for $26.49 or at 1001 Hobbies for $24.99 and at Super Model for $17.29 or at 4 locations, overseas on the web.
HISTORY:
Wartime production:
A handful of KdF-Wagen were produced, primarily for the Nazi elite, from 1941 to 1944, as the Typ 60. During World War II, the factory primarily built the Kübelwagen (Typ 82), the Schwimmwagen (Typ 166), and a handful of other light wheeled vehicles, all mechanically derived from the Typ 1, for the Wehrmacht.
These included several hundred Kommandeurswagen (Typ 87), with a Typ 1 Beetle body mounted on the rugged chassis of the four-wheel drive Typ 86 Kübelwagen prototype, and fitted with portal axle and a Schwimmwagen drive train, with wider fenders., to accommodate oversize Kronprinz all-terrain tires (reminiscent of the later Baja Bugs).
Kommandeurswagen were produced up to 1944, when all production was halted because of heavy damage to the factory from Allied air raids. Much of the essential equipment had already been moved to underground bunkers for protection, which let production resume quickly after hostilities ended.
Due to gasoline shortages late in the war, a few "Holzbrenner" Beetles were built, which were fueled with logs of wood. The logs were converted into combustible gases using pyrolysis gas producers located under the front hood, so the car could retain its carbureted Otto engine.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Production: 1938–2003: 21,529,464
Assembly: Germany,Emden;Hanover; Ingolstadt; Osnabrück; Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant), Australia: Melbourne (Volkswagen Australia), Belgium: Brussels (Audi Brussels), Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo (Volkswagen do Brasil), Chile: Arica, Finland: Heinola, Indonesia: Jakarta (VW Indosentosa Trada), Ireland: Dublin, Malaysia: Shah Alam, Mexico: Puebla (Volkswagen de México), New Zealand: Auckland, Nigeria: Lagos, Philippines: Manila, South Africa: Uitenhage, Thailand: Bangkok (Yontrakit Motors), Venezuela: Valencia, Yugoslavia: Sarajevo.
Designer: Ferdinand Porsche
Class: Compact car, economy car
Body styles: 2-door saloon, 2-door convertible
Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain: Engine
Petrol: 1100 cc H4, 1200 cc H4, 1300 cc H4, 1500 cc H4, 1600 cc H4 (flex-fuel)
Transmission: 4-speed manual transaxle, 4-speed Saxomat semi-automatic, 3-speed Autostick semi-automatic
Dimensions:
Wheelbase: 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length: 4,079 mm (160.6 in)
Width: 1,539 mm (60.6 in)
Curb weight: 800–840 kg (1,760–1,850 lb)
Chronology:
Successor: Volkswagen Golf Mk1, Volkswagen Gol (G1), Volkswagen New Beetle
Wartime production:
A handful of KdF-Wagen were produced, primarily for the Nazi elite, from 1941 to 1944, as the Typ 60. During World War II, the factory primarily built the Kübelwagen (Typ 82), the Schwimmwagen (Typ 166), and a handful of other light wheeled vehicles, all mechanically derived from the Typ 1, for the Wehrmacht.
These included several hundred Kommandeurswagen (Typ 87), with a Typ 1 Beetle body mounted on the rugged chassis of the four-wheel drive Typ 86 Kübelwagen prototype, and fitted with portal axle and a Schwimmwagen drive train, with wider fenders., to accommodate oversize Kronprinz all-terrain tires (reminiscent of the later Baja Bugs).
Kommandeurswagen were produced up to 1944, when all production was halted because of heavy damage to the factory from Allied air raids. Much of the essential equipment had already been moved to underground bunkers for protection, which let production resume quickly after hostilities ended.
Due to gasoline shortages late in the war, a few "Holzbrenner" Beetles were built, which were fueled with logs of wood. The logs were converted into combustible gases using pyrolysis gas producers located under the front hood, so the car could retain its carbureted Otto engine.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Production: 1938–2003: 21,529,464
Assembly: Germany,Emden;Hanover; Ingolstadt; Osnabrück; Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant), Australia: Melbourne (Volkswagen Australia), Belgium: Brussels (Audi Brussels), Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo (Volkswagen do Brasil), Chile: Arica, Finland: Heinola, Indonesia: Jakarta (VW Indosentosa Trada), Ireland: Dublin, Malaysia: Shah Alam, Mexico: Puebla (Volkswagen de México), New Zealand: Auckland, Nigeria: Lagos, Philippines: Manila, South Africa: Uitenhage, Thailand: Bangkok (Yontrakit Motors), Venezuela: Valencia, Yugoslavia: Sarajevo.
Designer: Ferdinand Porsche
Class: Compact car, economy car
Body styles: 2-door saloon, 2-door convertible
Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain: Engine
Petrol: 1100 cc H4, 1200 cc H4, 1300 cc H4, 1500 cc H4, 1600 cc H4 (flex-fuel)
Transmission: 4-speed manual transaxle, 4-speed Saxomat semi-automatic, 3-speed Autostick semi-automatic
Dimensions:
Wheelbase: 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length: 4,079 mm (160.6 in)
Width: 1,539 mm (60.6 in)
Curb weight: 800–840 kg (1,760–1,850 lb)
Chronology:
Successor: Volkswagen Golf Mk1, Volkswagen Gol (G1), Volkswagen New Beetle
THE KIT:
CMK is based in Praha, Czech Republic.
This kit came in a blousy, yellow, end-opening type box.The box is 2 ½” too long and 1” too wide.
The box art shows a color photo of the engine and its trunk assembled. The Beetle is painted in a base of earth-yellow with a dark-green wave pattern camouflage.
CMK is based in Praha, Czech Republic.
This kit came in a blousy, yellow, end-opening type box.The box is 2 ½” too long and 1” too wide.
The box art shows a color photo of the engine and its trunk assembled. The Beetle is painted in a base of earth-yellow with a dark-green wave pattern camouflage.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 14 tan resin parts: the engine compartment walls, one attached to the rear seat and engine parts. A steel PE fret of 7 parts in a sealed cello bag with a stiff card to keep it from bending.
All parts are in a zip-locked clear cello bag.
This kit contains 14 tan resin parts: the engine compartment walls, one attached to the rear seat and engine parts. A steel PE fret of 7 parts in a sealed cello bag with a stiff card to keep it from bending.
All parts are in a zip-locked clear cello bag.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, printed on both sides in 4” x 5 ½” format. The face side is a color guide and PE fret illustration. The reverse side is a 1 step assembly shown.
This kit will really dress up a Beetle.
Recommended.
Recommended.