Lead Warrior 1/35 VW Kubelwagen Type 239 Holzgas-Lkw (Cargo) Conversion LW35205

Description: Lead Warrior 1/35 Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 239 Holzgas Lastkraftwagen (Lkw) (Wood Gas Generator mounted on the nose - Cargo Version) Conversion Set for VW Kübelwagen Type 82 German Light Military Vehicle WWII (for Tamiya kit) LW35205 Brand new! This is a pure resin vehicle conversion kit from Lead Warrior. VW Kübelwagen and Zundapp Generator (Lead Warrior kit LW35209) are not included, this is a conversion set only. Kit consists of unassembled and unpainted resin parts, parts are shown in twelveth picture. Built and painted one's pictures are for reference only and put for you to enjoy fine detailing of this kit. During WWII, Germany was in a fuel shortage. Oil imports were largely blocked, and what oil was available was used for aviation and tank fuel. Germany had a lot of coal, but no oil deposits, so German ingenuity turned to gasification of coal to make synthetic fuel. To run cars without using their precious oil, the German military and many civilians tried a method of running a car by burning wood. Porsche had introduced such a fuel systems as the conversion sets for VolksWagen cars, designated as Types 230, 239 and 283. While there is some uncertainty in the references, it is believed that the Type 230 was to be used for the Type 87 KDF-body cars, while the Types 239 and 283 were for the Type 82 Kubelwagens. These conversion sets included gas generator, gas reservoir, carburetor modification and additional plumbing to convey, filter, and meter the gas.The gas generator was an airtight vessel into which was introduced a charge of wood or coal. Heat was applied to the fuel tank externally to initiate a self-sustaining gasification of the fuel in an oxygen deprived environment. The resulting wood-gas (Holzgas) was piped to the reservoir, and then to the engine carburetor. Wood-gas modified vehicles were therefore a "dual fuel" vehicle in that a self-sustaining gassification of the wood or coal required another fuel to start the process. This kit presents gas-burning (Holzbrenners) VW Kubelwagen Type 239 (or 283, according to other sources). Also, it includes the LKW conversion of the vehicle body, which provided the flatbed cargo platform in place of the rear seats. Important! This item is unassembled and unpainted. All extra model kit(s) and figure(s) in the pictures are for illustrative purposes only, and they are not included. About Lead Warrior: Lead Warrior is a Russian company famous for their high-quality armor conversions and full kits in 1/35th scale. Established in 2001, Lead Warrior specializes in German AFVs and Soft-skinned Vehicles of WWII and pre-WWII era, especially the rare, unusual and experimental ones. An extensive research is always performed during designing of the kit. Lead Warrior see their mission as developing the most accurate, historically and technically correct model kits, which will allow an experienced modeler to build a museum-quality scale replica of a unique vehicle. Lead Warrior uses their own technology of pressurized resin casting, resulting in the outstanding quality of their kits, which is well known among the modelers.

Price: 51.95 USD

Location: Sterling, Virginia

End Time: 2023-10-05T12:54:05.000Z

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