Takom 1/16 Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1 3in1 Sd.Kfz.265 Kit

The Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I (PzBefw I) was a small armored command vehicle, based on the Panzer I light tank. That tank carried a radio receiver but no transmitter and nor did it have enough space for a radio operator. 

On the PzBefw I extra space was created by removing the turret and extending the superstructure upwards, increasing the overall height of the vehicle by 25cm. The extra space was used to house a FuG6 radio transmitter and a third crew member to operate it. One machine gun was carried in the extended superstructure. The PzBefw also featured a longer chassis and used a more powerful Maybach NL38TR engine, replacing the 60hp engine used on the Panzer I Ausf I.

The kit is an adaptation of Takom's earlier Panzer I Ausf B kit with the turret deleted and the commander's position armor put in place with the radio antenna on the top of the tank. The tank has only one machine gun for defense.