Cromwell MkIV Cruiser Tank, Normandy 1944 & Display Case - 1/72 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Atlas

$ 34.99

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1:72 Scale  Diecast Model – 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, 1944 (The Tank Museum, Bovington, England) - Length: 3.75",  Width: 1.75”

 

This tank model is made of a combination of metal and plastic parts. The turret can rotate all 360 degrees. The tracks are fitted, however they do not move. The coloring and markings are accurate and realistic.

 

The maker of the model really did a good job with the model, the panel lines and details are very clear and crisp. These models have different details engraved such as doors, hatches, panels, lights, ports, antennas, machine guns, ropes, shovels, etc; all of these done with high accuracy and proportion. When they are painted in different color, say for example, shovels and ropes, they are indeed painted accurately. The weathering effect that these tanks have, such as smoke and oil staining makes them look very realistic. Depending on the particular type of tank, some will have machine guns and antennas that look very accurate

 

These models come attached to a base by two screws, an acrylic plastic cover that serves as a display case is included. The base of the display case measures 7 inches by 3 inches. The acrylic cover measures 7 inches by 3 inches by 2.75 inches high.


This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up.


The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War.[b] Named after the English Civil War-era military leader Oliver Cromwell, the Cromwell was the first tank put into service by the British to combine high speed from a powerful, reliable engine (the Rolls-Royce Meteor) and reasonable armour. The intended dual-purpose high velocity gun could not be fitted in the turret, so a medium velocity dual purpose gun was fitted instead. Further development of the Cromwell combined with a high velocity gun led to the Comet tank.