Roden Opel Blitz W39 German Army Omnibus 1/72 Model Kit
The Roden Opel Blitz W39 Omnibus (726) is a 1/72 scale plastic model kit representing a German Army bus in late Second World War service. Based on the Opel Blitz W39, this model depicts a military omnibus rather than the conventional cargo lorry more commonly associated with the Opel Blitz name.
The W39 provides an interesting subject for modellers concentrating on German military transport. Its bus configuration distinguishes it from the standard trucks, armoured vehicles and other equipment typically found in Second World War vehicle collections.
Opel Blitz W39 Omnibus
The Opel Blitz name is closely associated with German commercial and military vehicles of the Second World War period. The W39 omnibus represents a bus-bodied vehicle within the wider Opel Blitz family.
Unlike a conventional cargo truck, an omnibus is designed around the transport of passengers. This gives the W39 a different appearance and purpose from the familiar load-carrying versions of the Opel Blitz.
Roden’s model focuses specifically on the W39 omnibus in German Army service, providing a military transport subject with a distinctive bus configuration.
Late Second World War German Army Service
This release depicts the Opel Blitz W39 during the later stages of the Second World War, placing the vehicle within the German Army’s wartime transport fleet.
Military transport involved more than the movement of weapons, ammunition and supplies. Passenger-carrying vehicles also formed part of the wider range of motor vehicles associated with army operations.
The W39 omnibus represents this passenger transport category, offering a different perspective on German military vehicles from the period.
Its late-war setting makes it particularly relevant to collections concentrating on German Army equipment and transport during the final years of WWII.
1/72 Scale Military Vehicle Model
Manufactured by Roden, kit 726 represents the Opel Blitz W39 omnibus in 1/72 scale.
The model can be displayed alongside other 1/72 scale military vehicles, particularly German transport vehicles from the Second World War.
Its omnibus body provides a useful contrast with military cargo trucks, allowing a collection to represent different types of vehicles associated with German Army transport.
Kit Details
- Manufacturer: Roden
- Subject: Opel Blitz W39 Omnibus
- Vehicle type: Military bus
- Military operator: German Army
- Country: Germany
- Historical period: Late Second World War
- Scale: 1/72
- Product type: Plastic model kit
- Manufacturer reference: 726
- EAN: 4823017701717
Assembly and Finishing
The Roden Opel Blitz W39 Omnibus is a plastic model kit requiring modelling glue for assembly and paint for finishing.
The completed model represents an Opel Blitz W39 omnibus in late WWII German Army service, providing a passenger transport vehicle subject for a 1/72 scale military collection.
