VW Typ 825 Pick Up 2026-01

[BarleyBop]

Here is why I need to make my own box: I could flatten bowed resin pieces, but making them true rectangles is something else.

At least I can use some basic dimensions for my Evergreen.

 

[PatW]

Yes BarlyBop that's the way to go! I've scratch built various Pick-up beds from plastic sheet, using square section evergreen inside the corners to strengthen the joint!

 

[BarleyBop]

Bed is coming along... There are a few body gaps that will need filling, and still the rear gate to build - it will be open.

As a runabout in some rear position like an airfield, I'm thinking about loading it with crates and German food containers from the tickle trunk.

 

[Edbert]

a 1/35 VW military Beetle

Other than a Kubelvagen?

 

[BarleyBop]

Yup @Edbert , there were many variants. The People's car even had a 4 wheel drive version...Type 87 "Kommandeurswagen" Wikipedia entry.

I also acquired a few books about VW in WW2, and was surprised at the number of model types they produced!

 

[PatW]

Now that's coming along!

 

[Jakko]

Here is why I need to make my own box: I could flatten bowed resin pieces, but making them true rectangles is something else.

Yeah … those are pretty much beyond saving. Somebody didn't take shrinkage into account, let alone uneven shrinkage. Making your own is the only way to go there. Luckily these are simple shapes, just some plastic card and strip like you used and it'll be less work than trying to straighten the resin bits.

 

[BarleyBop]

A gate and hinges, ready for paint. Probably will be the last thing to go on the truck.

 

[BarleyBop]

... Some Tamiya putty work to join the running boards to the rear fenders.

"A little dab'll do ya!"

After a shave and a haircut.

Needs a bit more filling and sanding, but getting there!

 

[PatW]

Superb finishing!

 

[BarleyBop]

Superb finishing!

Thanks Pat, don't wanna disappoint you 'Bug' aficionados!

 

[BarleyBop]

Trying out some provision type items that might be mostly kitchen bound...

 

[Ron2]

If you want to think so... apparently even underwear qualifies as 'armour' these days!

"Under armor"!

 

[Ron2]

Trying out some provision type items that might be mostly kitchen bound...
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It's really looking good, certainly interesting! My dad had a couple beetles, I think two of them caught fire- one at a gas station! There used to be an auto parts supplier in Chicago that put out a catalog and there were so many selections for the VW. I believe it was a simple vehicle to work on which would contradict the current German engineering!

 

[Jakko]

By modern standards, any car from 30+ years old is simple to work on, of course …

 

[PatW]

BarleyBop have you put a 2.5 litre engine to carry that load?

 

[BarleyBop]

2.5 litre engine to carry

Haha... Jury still out on whether the fuel drum remains... Then again, the rest could be relatively light.
I know that the Italians ate very well compared to the British hard tack, bully beef and tea, and Mr. Googles characterized typical German fare (not field rations) thus:

German cooks on North African airbases typically served hot stews, macaroni, or rice dishes, heavily relying on canned goods due to supply issues. Due to the climate, fresh meat was rare, replaced by Italian canned beef or pork, dried beans, olive oil, and sometimes fresh eggs, supplemented by Erbswurst (pea sausage) and coffee substitutes.

Of course these AI pronouncements need to be taken 'with a grain of salt'...
It also goes on to assert its rated capacity as

The Type 825 was built on the Type 82 Kübelwagen chassis, which had a rated payload of roughly 990 lbs (450 kg).

A full drum might be close to half that weight?... So not out of the question.
I wouldn't want to be hauling that up or down any significant slope in a hurry, but on an airfield that may not be an issue.

Its response also seems to align with info in one of my reference books (regarding 82 series vehicles), which I used Google translate to interpret:

Increased displacement and power: 1131 cc, 24.5 hp (previously: 985 cc, 23.5 hp)
32 624 Vortex air filter (previously: oil bath air filter)

So thanks for the comment, got me digging into German text!

 

[Ron2]

Haha... Jury still out on whether the fuel drum remains... Then again, the rest could be relatively light.
I know that the Italians ate very well compared to the British hard tack, bully beef and tea, and Mr. Googles characterized typical German fare (not field rations) thus:

Of course these AI pronouncements need to be taken 'with a grain of salt'...
It also goes on to assert its rated capacity as

A full drum might be close to half that weight?... So not out of the question.
I wouldn't want to be hauling that up or down any significant slope in a hurry, but on an airfield that may not be an issue.

Its response also seems to align with info in one of my reference books (regarding 82 series vehicles), which I used Google translate to interpret:

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So thanks for the comment, got me digging into German text!

A payload under 1000# seems pointless ina. Military application.

 

[BarleyBop]

... unless you're just transporting wafers.
They had a whole division just for that : 'die WAFFEL-SS!'

 

[Ron2]

... unless you're just transporting wafers.
They had a whole division just for that : 'die WAFFEL-SS!'

 

[BarleyBop]

Found some brass to replace the tail pipe. Added a styrene astragal over the engine access panel doors.

And tried out the Loctite gel dispenser: "I like it, I really like it!"

 

[BarleyBop]

Okay, lost the fuel drum and cans.

Gained another bulk food container, a large crate, a bag of rice and some Italian canned goods.
Yum.

 

[BarleyBop]

Other than a Kubelvagen?

Or maybe this one?

...from the book above; can't read the text, but the photos are worth the price of admission!

 

[Jakko]

A full drum might be close to half that weight?

They're 200-litre drums that typically weigh in the order of 10 kg or so, and petrol (gasoline) has a specific gravity of about 0.75, so a full drum would weigh around 160 kg. That would rise to 210 kg if it's full of water, but I'm not sure why it would be, given that you wouldn't want to use a container that used to hold petroleum products for water.

 

[Jakko]

can't read the text,

The text above the photo says:—

VW/Porsche Type 155, snow tracks, version IV, with trailer hitch, 1942.

Any smartphone or tablet with a camera can have translator apps installed (or comes with them) which will make reading text trivial. On an iPhone or iPad, you can even use the regular camera app: if you point the camera at text, yellow corners will appear around it (if they don't, you may need to move the device closer to the text, further away, move it sideways a bit, etc.) and a "translate" button will appear on the screen. Tap that button and it will translate the text it's found.

 

[BarleyBop]

Any smartphone

which I used Google translate to interpret:

Yup, handy feature... I just haven't used it to translate the whole book!

 

[Ron2]

Or maybe this one?
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...from the book above; can't read the text, but the photos are worth the price of admission!

German Rednecks!

 

[GCB]

Okay, lost the fuel drum and cans.

Gained another bulk food container, a large crate, a bag of rice and some Italian canned goods.
Yum.

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Where is the barbecue?

 

[BarleyBop]

So the engine compartment is quite open to the rear wheel wells, basically you can see right through as there is no engine provided.
... So I decided to block it up...

Circle template to cut basic shape, then careful filing and sanding until the styrene half moon fits.

A bead of glue and some paint will fill tiny gaps.

 

[BarleyBop]

Looking more like a bug!