June 19, 2026

Preview: 1/35th scale German 4x4 Cargo Truck, 3.6-6700A Early Prod. from MiniArt

We have CADs, info & art of MiniArt's latest "Blitz" – the early production 4x4 cargo truck, 3.6-6700A, in 1/35th scale – in our preview...

Preview: 1/35th scale German 4x4 Cargo Truck, 3.6-6700A Early Prod. from MiniArt.

German 4x4 Cargo Truck, 3.6-6700A Early Prod.
From MiniArt
1/35th scale
Kit No#35199
Plastic & Photo-etched kit
Four marking choices are included in the box.
The Subject: Opel Blitz 3.6-36s
From 1939, the Blitz 3.6, the 4x4 version, was used in large numbers by the German armed forces 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.

There are four marking choices in this kit, and the photos here (echoed in the box art cover) show them in real life.
The Opel Blitz 3.6-6700A was a 4x4 all-wheel-drive cargo truck that served as a primary logistics workhorse for the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Introduced in 1940 to improve cross-country performance over the standard 4x2 rear-wheel drive "S" models, the "A" (for Allrad, or all-wheel drive) variant featured a shortened wheelbase and higher ground clearance to handle the rugged terrains of various battlefronts. Approximately 25,000 of these 3-tonne-capacity trucks were produced between 1940 and 1944 at the Opel factory in Brandenburg.

Another blitz captured in the markings, the proud driver sitting on the bonnet of this Wermacht truck.
Powering this durable vehicle was a 3.6-litre, 6-cylinder overhead valve petrol engine that produced roughly 68 to 75 horsepower. This engine allowed the truck to reach a maximum speed of approximately 80 km/h and maintain an operational range of about 300 to 400 kilometres. Beyond standard cargo and troop transport, the 3.6-6700A chassis supported numerous specialized roles, including mobile workshops (Werkstattwagen), ambulances, fuel tankers, and field kitchens. Its reliable design was so widely recognised that even Mercedes-Benz was commissioned to produce the vehicle under licence later in the war.
After the war, the facilities in Brandenburg were completely dismantled at the behest of the Soviet military administration, while Daimler-Benz in Mannheim resumed building the Blitz 3.6 under the designation L 701 until 1949. The last 467 medium trucks were again assembled by Opel in Rüsselsheim until production finally discontinued in 1954 without a successor.

A restored version in the current day looking brilliant

The Kit:
We have some nice CADs of this kit providing some details of the makeup of the model. A walk around of the whole German 4x4 Cargo Truck, 3.6-6700A (early production) kit.
Both stringers and a flat, wooden cargo bed are options or choices you could adopt here, that is if you WANT walls on your truck's bed!
Two more views of the truck bed with the cargo layout (no seat benches) in this kit.
Seen from a lower angle, you can see a little of the complexly detailed running gear. The gold shaded parts are the photo-etch included in this kit.
Here is a view of the truck without the wooden truck bed on top of it, showing you more of the chassis from above.
Just the chassis and running gear, with spare wheel, fuel tank, and full engine and driver controls all on show here.

What's in the box?
Plastic, decals & photo-etch are inside the kit, along with four decal choices (three you can see in this article). We will see more of these, we hope, next week.


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