Volkswagen Beetle Type 1 "Kafer" - 1:56 scale (28mm) Wargame Plastic Kit

Rubicon 28mm wargame models.

German WWII Volkswagen Beetle Type 1 "Kafer".

Plastic kit with build options. Requires assembly and painting.

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German WWII Volkswagen Beetle Type 1 "Kafer".
The People’s Car

The Volkswagen Beetle (officially the Volkswagen Type 1) informally in German the Käfer (meaning “beetle”) is a two-door, rear-engine economy car intended for five occupants. It was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003.

On June 22, 1934, Ferdinand Porsche received a development contract from the Reich Association of the German Automobile Industry for the prototype of an economical and affordable car. The official name “Volkswagen” was replaced by KdF car (“power by joy”). At the end of 1938, a number of pre-production cars were produced, which were used as demonstration cars and displayed at exhibitions, but none were delivered to customers.

Although the Beetle was designed in the 1930s, civilian Beetles only began to be produced in significant numbers by the end of the 1940s due to World War II. The car was then internally designated the Volkswagen Type 1 and marketed simply as the Volkswagen. Over time, many different models were introduced. With 21,529,464 produced, the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ever made.

Product Highlight:

Choice of civilian and military version
Two different headlights options
Comes with driver in German Heer uniform
Civilian driver available separately
Number of Parts: 31 pieces / 1 sprue + 1 cab body
Assembly and painting required
No glue or paints included
Decals included

About Rubicon Plastic Kits: Rubicon's military models and figures are a firm favourite with modellers and wargamers alike thanks to their highly detailed appearance and easy assembly. The kits are also popular thanks to their versatile build options that ensure you can construct your model to a specification of your choosing, thus, creating a varied and unique scene. Whether you're modelling a wartime diorama or playing a WWII wargame, Rubicon has kits covering everything war-themed, including tanks, tracked vehicles, transport vehicles, utility vehicles, staff cars and un-tracked transport vehicles as well as crew, ground troops/soldiers, command figures, diorama upgrade kits and barricades. And all of this is available to model not only the Allied forces, but the Russian, Italian and German military too!