Scammell Pioneer TRMU30 with Goose Neck TRCU30 4820113080456

Scammell Pioneer TRMU30 with Goose Neck TRCU30 4820113080456The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6x4 tractor used in the Second World War as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter. Pioneers purchased by the British Army were equipped with a 102 bhp Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine. The productionof the tank transporter begun in 1937, although the prototype had been built already in 1932. The production variant was equipped with a longer chassis and extended cab to accommodate the tank crew

Of the five major variants

Now available in 1:72 scale and with 2 livery schemes and sprues and decals

One of the most impressive features associated with the enduring legacy of the Spitfire is how its basic design was able to be adapted and upgraded so effectively throughout the Second World War and how the final variants of this magnificent aircraft were far more capable that the ones which first arrived at RAF Duxford during the summer of 1938

The Willys Jeep

that is exactly what the Land Rover series managed to do

with the FGA

The most powerful battleship in the world in 1941 when she sailed to raid Allied shipping in the North Atlantic with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen

The Zero also quickly earned a reputation as a dogfighter and Allied pilots quickly learned to avoid a slow

1A Jaguars flew successfully in the 1990 Gulf War

Perhaps her most famous action came at the beginning of the Second World War when she led an engagement against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the South Atlantic

which could be used to transport anything from farm machinery to livestock over all kinds of terrain

The P-51B/C versions of the Mustang entered service in the European Theatre of Operations towards the end of 1943