Sink or Schwimmwagen? - Italeri 35th Scale

This video asks, and then answers the big, important questions about the Italeri type 166 Schwimmwagen kit in 35th scale. That being "will it float?" I know it's on everybody's mind when they peruse kits like this. I'm glad I can use my scientific skills to help ease people's minds.
It's also a pretty good model for its age. It's a pretty old tooling.
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Music:
“Floating Home” by Brian Bolger
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0:00 intro
0:36 What's in the box
2:12 Gluing stuff together
3:33 Interior
4:56 Wheels and stuff
6:40 all kinds of other stuff
8:48 propeller
10:39 Will it float
11:17 Completed model

[@andthatt]

she schwimms!!

[@markoplo2008]

Nice wee model even though the tooling was old.. Ok I cheated🤫 to see it float.. 🤭👍

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I am calling the police!

[@trekanbelluvitsh]

I wanted to know if the bicycle is a Schwimmbicycle. You didn't show. Now I am sad. 😥

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I should have built and tested it. Maybe in the future.

[@sinus2220]

Nice little kit. Enjoyed your build very much, as usual. I may be weird but I really prefer this format of your build videos rather than the recorded streams for some reason.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

Streams are certainly a totally different thing. More intended to be interacted with live, than as a video.

[@zbigniewszymanski7089]

As somebody have written this bar at rear is to lower and rise propeller for swimming. This two caps on top front are caps for fuel tanks and this butt empire is probably the worst part of the kit. Schwimmwagen had two seats similar to those in front with quit huge air intake for radiator between them. Nevertheless since I've made one of them I need to say it's fun kit to glue and I'm really happy that it swims

[@markfergerson2145]

Being lazy, I did not pause the video to make a prediction. I did think about it though. Before seeing that the tub was two pieces I figured that it should float depending on whether there were any holes in the tub for the running gear and whatnot, and whether those holes sealed well enough when those parts were added. After seeing that the hull was two pieces, I figured it would come down to how well they fit together plus the skill and attention to detail of the builder. Evidently the hull pieces and running gear did seal well enough in your hands. My mileage might vary. Knowing that it is possible, the model would be suitable for a diorama showing it in water and under power. Getting it to stay immersed while the resin is poured and setting might be a challenge though. There are lots of historical military vehicles intended to be used in water. The DUKW immediately comes to mind along with various tanks equipped with “wading” accessories. The latter weren’t intended to float exactly though a styrene or resin model should at least end up liquid-tight. I can’t recall whether you have posted a video of you building a DUKW. If you haven’t it will be the ideal next kit in this series.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I think even if the two halves of the hull didn't totally seal the surface tension of the water might be enough to keep it out. Only because the model is so light. I've never used the kind of resin for water, but now I also wonder if it would stay put in such a case. A DUKW is something I've not done, but has been on my mental list for a while now. I'm not sure if they're what you mean by tanks with wading accessories, but Sherman DD and Valentine DDs would be good will it float candidates with their canvas float things.

[@user-sy4lc9ry8p]

Looks to be a nice little kit that I need to have in the stash. As for the tool on the rear end, I believe that it was used to raise and lower the propeller when entering and leaving the water. I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's it's job. Great vid and I look forward to the next one, thanks my friend.... Oh, and it'll float .... Or not.... I dunno...

[@HerbertErpaderp]

That would make sense, the tool does look like it'd be good for hooking onto something.

[@davidpowell6098]

You are right, it's a tool to raise and lower the prop.