Quite aside from the obvious "weaponised" units such as tanks, many of the associated military support vehicles were quite fascinating from an engineering perspective, clearly designed to carry out highly specialised tasks (such as towing vehicles across rough country) that were distinctly different to their civilian counterparts. However, for a company trying to produce toy vehicles for its Dinky range that were new and current and relevant, ignoring the war would probably not have been an option, given that these vehicles were now increasingly visible on Britains's streets. (in the UK) and Märklin (in Germany), both of whom had extensive military product ranges including field guns, and of course, in the case of Britains, toy soldiers. Previously, the company had not obviously been particularly geared up to produce military toys, and had seemed to leave most of this sort of business to Britains Ltd. November 1939 also seemed to mark the appearance and similarly heavy promotion of the new green Meccano Mechanised Army Outfit, for making models of military vehicles. Recommended for ages 5 and up.Mechanised Army Set, showing the full range of Dinky army vehicles available in 1939, Dinky Toys 156, Meccano Magazine November 1939 These are real toys, meant to be set up, knocked over, picked up and played with for years to come. This is likely the most popular and widely copied toy tank of all time.
We're extra pleased with this reissue to reintroduce the classic stars and serial number stickers that were discontinued more than 20 years ago.
Modeled after the M48A2 Patton tank, Tim Mee first produced this toy in 1964 and modified the tooling several times over the decades until the final version seen here. Made from slightly stiff olive green color HDPE plastic with lots of crisp detail and very little flashing. Each tank features a turret that rotates, measures 6.5 inches long and is approximately 1:48 scale. The Tim Mee PATTON PLATOON Tank Division is ready for redeployment! These #729 M48 Patton Tanks are proudly manufactured in the United States and available in this 3 piece set.
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