{"product_id":"1-35-scale-military-miniature-series-no-363-white-motor-company-m3a1-scout-car-懷特汽車公司-m3偵察車","title":"1\/35 Scale Military Miniature Series: No. 363 White Motor Company M3A1 Scout Car [懷特汽車公司 - M3偵察車]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[An armored reconnaissance vehicle that raced across numerous battlefronts]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe M3A1 was an improved version of the M3 Scout Car, which was developed as a reconnaissance vehicle for the US Army Cavalry, and production began in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with an 87-horsepower six-cylinder gasoline engine, and had a top speed of 80 km\/h on roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was equipped with one 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and one to two 7.62 mm machine guns mounted on rails on the inside of the upper part of the hull, and had a crew of up to eight people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther external features included trench-crossing rollers on the front of the hull, armored louvers to protect the radiator, and folding armored covers on the front and sides of the driver's compartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1944, a total of approximately 21,000 units had been produced, and the US military deployed them in the Philippines, Tunisia, and the Sicilian front, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, approximately 3,000 units were provided to the Soviet army under the Lend-Lease program, where they proved their worth in mechanized and tank units for reconnaissance, frontline command, and artillery towing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly regarded by Soviet soldiers, the M3A1 remained in use until 1947, after the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Model Specifications]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● This is a plastic model assembly kit of the M3A1 Scout Car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● 1\/35 scale, 161mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● The powerful form of the vehicle, equipped with a machine gun on a flat-paneled body, is realistically modeled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● The trench-crossing rollers at the front of the vehicle, the open-top fighting compartment, and the undercarriage, including the leaf spring suspension and drive shaft, are all sharply finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● The 12.7mm heavy machine gun and 7.62mm machine gun are also rendered with great detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● Includes five Soviet soldier figures. Four soldiers wearing winter clothing and holding machine guns or pistols to keep watch over their surroundings, and one driver seated inside the vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● Includes decals for two Soviet army types and one American army type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56856897618223,"sku":"35363","price":210.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5486\/8527\/files\/35363a.jpg?v=1776418538","url":"https:\/\/hobbycrafthk.com\/products\/1-35-scale-military-miniature-series-no-363-white-motor-company-m3a1-scout-car-%e6%87%b7%e7%89%b9%e6%b1%bd%e8%bb%8a%e5%85%ac%e5%8f%b8-m3%e5%81%b5%e5%af%9f%e8%bb%8a","provider":"Hobby Craft HK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}