The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a highly effective unit that roved far behind enemy lines in North Africa during WWII. It gathered intelligence, performed reconnaissance and conducted attacks from mid-1940 through to April 1943.Yet the elite unit never exceeded 350 men in strength at any one time. To successfully negotiate the desert sands, the LRDG used vehicles such as the Willys Jeep and other stripped-down trucks. Perhaps the vehicle most readily associated with the LRDG is the two-wheel-drive patrol car. It entered service in March 1942 and it became an LRDG mainstay. The sturdy Canadian-manufactured vehicles carried sand channels, jerry cans, a sun compass, sometimes a wireless, improved radiator cooling system and low-pressure desert tires. They were fitted with weapons such as Lewis guns, Vickers medium machine guns and the Vickers K. Dragon has produced an all-new 1/72 scale plastic model of a typical-looking vehicle operating with the famous LRDG.The model utilizes brand new tooling, with the chassis made as a single piece. Upon this chassis is assembled a slide-moulded front body that has integral fenders and front grill. This single component accurately depicts the well-known front end of this truck type. The rear body is also made as a one-piece component for easy assembly and accurate alignment. The extra-large10.50 x 20 sand tires are crisply detailed, and the appropriate tread pattern is finely replicated. This is an exciting 1/72 model kit from Dragon, and the truck would make a perfect centrepiece of a dynamic diorama set in North Africa.
£17.50 Original price was: £17.50.£15.75Current price is: £15.75.
Dragon LRDG Patrol Car W/Lewis Gun (1/72) 7439
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SKU: D7439
Categories: 1/72 Plastic Kits, 1/72 Plastic Kits, 1/72 Vehicles, 1/72 Vehicles, Kits by Scale, Scale Model Kits, Vehicles
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