Introduced in 1942 with a welded, waterproof fuselage. He owned a Ford V8-cylinder engine with 85 hp. A number of Varienten were constructed, including mortars and flamethrowers, but most of them carried the typical Bren light machine gun.
The firm Tamiya is specialized in high quality RC-vehicles (cars, trucks and buggies) and one of the leading manufacturer in this genre. This japanese company is based in Shizuoka and produces detailed reproductions of coveted vehicles since 1976. "Tamiya Fighter-Cup" is the name of the annual racing series.
Since 1990 the final of Germany takes place in Sonneberg.