UPC Code: 4950344353521

This is an all new tooled model of the British Valentine Infantry tank in 1/35 scale. British armor doctrine in the 1930s up to the outbreak of WWII called for 2 types of tank - more mobile cruiser tanks and heavy, slow infantry tanks. The Valentine was a prolifically produced example of the latter (7,315 units, more than 30% of British tank production in WWII). It was based upon existing cruiser tank designs and relatively easy to manufacture, a critical point for the British military after it had lost so much material during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. The Valentine would see extensive action in North Africa, particularly the Mk.II and Mk.IV variants (they had different engines) depicted by this kit. Over 4,500 were also handed over to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease agreement, the Red Army using them mainly for recon work.

Specifications

• Scale 1/35
• Length: 12" (305mm)
• Width: 3.58" (91mm)
• Highly detailed plastic pieces molded in tan
• Faithfully depicts cast metal and armor plate surface textures
• Separate parts recreate British Army desert-use side skirts
• Assembly type tracks
• 2 torso figures
• Waterslide decals
• Illustrated instructions

Marking
Options:

One decal sheet with markings for 3 versions:
    1) British Army, Unit unknown, North Africa, 1941-1942
    2) Red Army, Unit unknown, Southern sector of Eastern Front, 1942
    3) Red Army, Unit unknown

Requirements

• Assembly
• Plastic cement
• Paint: (see box illustrations)
• Paint Brushes
• Sprue Cutter
• Modeling Knife
• File or Emery Board
• Scissors
• Adult Supervision