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COBI VW Typ 166 Schwimmwagen Set 2403
COBI's VW Typ 166 Schwimmwagen is built from 200 blocks, 15 cm long, with a figure of a German Luftwaffe soldier. All markings are printed.
The propeller swings down from the back
Look at the rear of the vehicle. There is a propeller on a hinged arm, and it is the whole point of the machine.
On land the arm folds up out of the way and the Schwimmwagen is a light four-wheel-drive car. Approaching water, the driver swings the arm down until a dog clutch engages a shaft driven directly from the rear of the engine β no gearbox, no reverse. The propeller turns whenever the engine runs.
Steering in the water is done with the front wheels. They act as rudders, which works because the vehicle floats high and moves slowly, and it means the driver does not have to learn anything new.
There is no reverse in the water at all. If you need to go backwards, someone uses the paddle that was issued with the vehicle.
The most-produced amphibious car in history
Over 14,000 were built between 1942 and 1944, which is more than any other amphibious car before or since. It shares its engine and much of its running gear with the KΓΌbelwagen and therefore with the Volkswagen Beetle, and the hull is a welded steel tub β the body is the boat, with no separate frame.
Surviving examples are among the most valuable Volkswagens in existence.
In the COBI range
Sets 2802 and 2803 are the KΓΌbelwagen at 1:12 β the same mechanical family, without the propeller.
Specifications
Pieces: 200 Β· Figures: 1 Β· Scale: 1:35
Model dimensions: 15 Γ 5.5 cm (5.9 Γ 2.2 in)
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