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.Le Char Sherman M4A2 MONTMIRAIL France Libre 2nd Division Blindee Liberation of Paris 1944
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. Asuka / Tasca
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.1:35
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| Builder: | .Volcano
| | Item Status: | .Built To Order / Pre-Order
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Award winner built and paint Char Sherman M4A2 with realistic heavy weathering. Free French General Philippe Leclerc`s 2nd Armored Division M4A2 famous #20 with cast cheek Liberation of Paris 1944. France Army Green with accurate unit markings. Top building quality with incredible details throughout whole model and very high standard accuracy on every individual part. Rotating turret and gun elevation. Hull and deck detail. Add on T51 Metal track set with road wheels detail. Add on lot`s resin accessories with on-vehicle tools and more.
* Top building quality with great detail overall to achieve the superbly accurate1/35 scale model.
* Add on Free France M4 MONTMIRAIL decal set.
* Add on R-Model T51 metal track set.
* Add on Model L/40 75mm Metal gun barrel set.
* Add on resin boxes with spare wheel and more fancy accessories.
* Great crispier details over all model.
* Artfully capture surface textures of cast turret and welded upper hull panels.
* Driver`s and radio operator`s hatches can be modeled open/close.
* Detailed mantlet with 76mm barrel and machine gun.
* Cast cheek on turret with sharp detail.
* Commander`s hatch can be assembled open or closed with periscope parts.
* Sharp headlight lenses and cupola vision block details.
* Roof M2 with great mount and detail.
* The overall finish is magnified by finely molded parts for engine grilles, numerous tools and much more!
* Engine grille, rear-installed deflector, and tool parts showcase stunning realism.
* Exhaust deflector shows superb detail and can be moved between stowed and extended positions.
* Drive sprockets feature precisely molded holes.
* Updated transmission drive housings.
* Tracks and wheels with great detail.
* Finely rendered headlight and horn guards.
* On-vehicle tools delicately recreated and more add on details.
* Add on metal chain and metal towing cable with lots of accessories and more.
Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Washing to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, hatches, rivets, bolt head and more. Dry brushing to emphasize and highlight texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Add nonglossy paint for better finishing. Great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches, worn and bare metal realistic simulating, flow rust and rain streaks effects, grease with staining appearing, engine smoking and muffler burned representing. Also smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection.
Discontinued high price kit, switch to other version or model to get cost lower, check our store or contact us for detail.
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The history of the 2nd Free French Armored Division is closely related to the history of General Leclerc, its founder. Leclerc, POW after the disastrous campaign of France, managed to escape from his Oflag and joined General of Gaulle in London end of June, 1940. It was then entrusted with the mission to convice the African colonies of France (AEF / AOF) to join the Free France. He rallied Cameroun as on August 27th, then Gabon on November 10th. The rally of the AEF / AOF allowed Leclerc to hold a huge manpower reserve and a place to continue the war on the sides of the Allies.
Quickly, Leclerc launched the troops of the African army in a series of raids through the desert. For the first of them, starting from Chad with 400 men, he crossed 1500 kilometers and seized the Italian oasis of Koufra, in Libya. It is in Koufra that, on March 1st, 1941, Leclerc lent oath "to deposit the weapons only when our colors would float on the cathedral of Strasbourg".
This policy of raids was continued between 1941 and 1942, Leclerc carrying out successfully a series of operations against the Italian oases of the Fezzan region (south-western of Libya). These successes granted him promotion to the rank of brigadier. On January 26rd, 1943, the still modest forces of Leclerc joined Montgomery`s 8th Army to take part to the campaign of Tunisia. The Leclerc column took the name of "Force L", quickly renamed the 2nd Free French Division, as it get strenghtened by the 1st company of tanks and the 1st regiment of Maroccan Spahis. It and in this order of battle that it entered Tunis in May 1943.
Leclerc Column to the 2nd Free French Armored Division
During the summer of 1943, Leclerc received mission from De Gaulle to turn his armored column which counted at that time no more than 4.000 men into the 2nd Free French armored Division, which was to be organized and supplied on the model of American units. On August 24th, 1943, the 2nd DFL officially became the 2nd armoured division (2e DB). In September, the newborn 2nd Free French armored division was gathered in Temara, in Morocco, to take profit from the proximity of the American equipment and training yards. It spent this time to complete its preparation and to complete its manpower until April 1944.
It is in Temara that the 2e DB took the shape of a full value armored unit. Leclerc succeeded in finding 12.000 additional men by integrating not only individual volunteers, but also complete units (obeying until November 1942 to the collaborationist government of Vichy). An interesting aspect was that the division comprised some female soldiers in the 13th medical battalion.
Naturally, De Gaulle wished the division to take part to the invasion of Normandy. Hence, gradually, the men and the equipment started to leave Morocco for England from April 1944. The 2nd Free French armored division was attached to the 3rd US Army of Gen. Patton. After some additional training in Yorkshire, the 2e DB received the long awaited order to land, on August 1st, on Utah Beach.
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