ACADEMY 13300. U.S.Army M8 Greyhound. 1/35 scale Plastic Kit

Plastic assembly kit. Requires glue, paints and tools to complete   The M8 Light Armoured Car is a 6×6 armoured car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used from 1943 by United States and British forces in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war. In British service, the M8 was known as the “Greyhound”, a nickname seldom if ever used by the US. The British Army found it too lightly armoured, particularly the hull floor, which anti-tank mines could easily penetrate (the crews’ solution was lining the floor of the crew compartment with sandbags). Nevertheless, it was produced in large numbers. The M8 Greyhound’s excellent on-road mobility made it a great supportive element in the advancing American and British armoured columns. It was marginal off-road, especially in mud.   Model Details: – Scale:    1/35 – Number of parts: – Length:   140mm – Width:      72mm – Driver cab detail – Suspension and drive details – Turret internal detail – Various accessories – Illustrated instructions.   Decals for three vehicles   1) 3rd Platoon, C Company, 82nd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armoured Division. US Army, France 1944. 2) 2nd Platoon, 5th Battilion, 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, 5th Armoured Division. Free French Army, Germany 1945. 3) 3rd Platoon, 1st Armoured Company, ROK Army, Seoul, 1950.