1/72 Hobby Master 3808 M8 Light Armored Car First Brazilian Expeditionary Force, Italy, 1944 @ TheToyHq.comDuring the eight months of World War II's Italian campaign, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force - Brazil was the only South American country to send troops to fight in the war - managed to take 20,573 Axis prisoners.
Replicating an M8 6x6 armored car - of which Ford produced more than 8,500 during World War II - employed by the Brazilian Expeditionary Force's 1st Division in 1944 Italy, this 1/72 scale, die cast Hobby Master model features an open-top metal turret with a metal 37mm M6 gun and a coaxially mounted .30-caliber M1919 machine gun; separately applied plastic detail parts such as a ring-mounted, .50-caliber M2 machine gun; realistic wheels with treaded tires; authentic markings, including Brazilian national insignia and "Viva Brasil" and "Vila Jaguara" painted on the side panels; and more. 2¾" long; includes a removable display base with a clear protective cover.
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