1/35 WW.II US Army M3A1 Half Truck 3 in 1 Kit [DR6332]

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Product Description ■
【About the vehicle】
One of the half-tracks that the US Army developed in World War II is the M3 / M3A1 half-track.
Development as a troop transport vehicle based on the M2 half truck that was being developed for towing 105 mm howitzer. The rear military room has been extended to increase the number of people who can be accommodated
A lift door will be provided at the rear, and the ammunition storage case will be abolished to accommodate 10 fully armed soldiers in the room. I was able to do it.
Formulated in 1940, mass production started in 1941.
After 12499 cars were produced, from 1943 the production shifted to M3A1, an improved version equipped with an M49 ring mount machine gun rack at the top of the cockpit. By 1944 2862 cars were produced.
In addition, with the aim of standardizing the M2 and M3 in common with the body, the M3A2 type, which is equipped with mine racks and equipment racks at the rear and side of the body, has also been formalized.
Each series of M3 half track that was made by changing the rear wheel of the track to the track, also drives the front wheel, so it has excellent runnability on rough terrain and was widely used in each front until the end of the war .

【About the model】
The model was reproduced as a 3in1 kit finished with the M3 half truck selected from each type of M3, M3A1 and M3A2 as a troop transport vehicle that is indispensable to the US military's mobility It is a model.
The scale is 1/35, including the rudder frame that has been reproduced in one piece, the engine and transmission, the front and rear axles, and the full detail model that also reproduces the drive system.
The rear crawler belt is easy to assemble with resin parts reproduced in the state of being split into two from the center.
In addition, the mechanism of the rear suspension, the road wheel, etc. is reproduced in detail. Of course, the compartments at the rear of the car are modeled after the details to the inner seat, various racks, communication equipment
and racks attached to the outer side, etc. The differences between M3, M3A1 and M3A2 types You can make it properly.
In addition, around the driver's seat also dashboard and steering wheel, seat, various levers and so on feel full of finish. One driver figure is also set. Etched parts such as front grille armor plate and rear mud flap are also included.
In addition, the marking can be selected from five types, such as vehicles belonging to the 4th American Armored Division in Germany in 1945 and vehicles belonging to the 1st Armored Division in France in 1944.
Content rich kit is one unit that is active in scene production in combination with the figure.

【Main feature】
Merdian truck M3 half track reproduced as M3 M1, M3A1 and M3A2 type from each type and reproduced as 3in1 kit
Including ladder frame reproduced integrally , Engine and transmission, front and rear axles, etc., also reproduces the drive system
Rear's crawler belt is easy to assemble with resin parts reproduced in two split left and right from center
dashboard and handle around driver's seat , Sheets, various levers also full of feeling finished
One driver figure is also included
front grill armor plate and mud flaps of the rear, etc. etching parts are also set
Marking is 1945 German American fourth armor division You can select from 5 types, including belonging vehicles and vehicles belonging to the 1st Armored Division in France in 1944

【Product Details】
Scale: 1/35