August 25, 2025

Preview: 35th scale German 3t Fuel Truck, 3,6-36S Mid Prod. PmQ-Type from MiniArt.

Need refuelling? We have the parts, decals, etch & three marking choices of MiniArt's new "Blitz" PmQ-type loaded with fuel & two "petrol attendants" in 1/35th scale in our preview...


1/35th scale German 3t Fuel Truck, 3,6-36S Mid Prod. PmQ-Type from MiniArt.

German 3t Fuel Truck, 3,6-36S Mid Prod. PmQ-Type
From MiniArt
1/35th scale
Kit No#53031
Plastic & Photo-etched kit
Three marking choices are included in the box.
The Subject: Opel Blitz 3.6-36s Fuel Truck.
From 1939, the Blitz 3.6 three-tonne version was used in large numbers by the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) throughout World War II. Variants included an elongated version and the four-wheel drive Blitz A. To cope with the bad road conditions and the rasputitsa mud seasons on the Eastern Front, a half-tracked Maultier ("mule") Sd.Kfz. 3 version was built using tracks and suspension based on the British Universal Carrier. Among others, these were used as service vehicles for the Messerschmitt Me 323 military transport aircraft.

With a prominent "Rauchen verboten! B u. G." meaning "No smoking, Fuel and equipment." B „Fuel: This truck is one of the three in this boxing.
Most of the German fuel transport vehicles were marked either with a large painted “B” or a “B u. G” (Betriebstoff und Gerät for fuel and equipment). These letters could be either on the doors, on the side of the cargo bed or on the back of the vehicle. After the outbreak of the war, most letters were made considerably smaller or completely removed. Instead, signs with flammable content warnings were put up.

The Kit:
We have some nice CADs of this kit providing some details of the makeup of the model. A walk around the whole 3t Cargo Truck, 3.6-36S Mid Prod. PMQ-Type kit.

What's in the box?
Plastic, decals & photo-etch inside the kit:First, the wheels and tyres of the kit.
The radiator and the suspension and running gear is included on these sprues.
The wooden sides of the truck are included for you to include or leave off depending on your configuration.
The smaller parts of the engine and the truck's controls are on this sprue.
Working tools for the truck are included also
The main body parts and outside structure of the truck are on these sprues.
A variety of smaller and larger fuel drums to suit any scenario you could think of is included in this set.
The two figures are seen standing pumping the augur and filling the jerrycans. We believe this is from an earlier MiniArt set.
Clear parts for the windows and the lights are provided, of course. There is also a small photo etch sheet for the brackets, reflector jerry can inserts and some straps that cannot be rectified so easily in plastic...
Decals:
MiniArt has a decal sheet covering three fuel tender trucks in service during WWII. There are lots of warning symbols and number plates, as well as the instrument cluster for the dash included. 

Three marking choices
There are three marking choices in this boxing, from the start of the war until 1944, from the France & DAK to the Eastern Front, amongst the vehicles on offer in the box.

This kit from MiniArt will soon be available—until then, keep an eye on the MiniArt website or just look in here for more info on MiniArt’s new stuff.