Barcode: 0 89195 60592 4
Case Pack: 24 pieces per carton
Box Size: 7.2" x 3.1" x 3.7"
Dragon Armor is issuing its second ever 1/72 scale model of a Churchill infantry
tank, and again it’s the interesting Mk.III variant. This time the Churchill
is finished in the colors and markings of one of six tanks dispatched to Egypt
in North Africa in late 1942. They formed what was known as KingForce, named
after the detachment’s commander, Major Norris King. The Mk.III, weighing in
at 39,626kg, featured a 6-pounder gun in an all-welded turret. The kingForce
vehicles arrived just in time for the Second Battle of El Alamein in October
1942, where they were placed under the command of the 1st Armoured Division.
They acquitted themselves well, and the heavyweight Churchills withstood a good
deal of punishment. For example, one Churchill Mk.III was hit 30 times but suffered
nothing worse than a broken track during the fierce combat!
This new KingForce Churchill Mk.III from Dragon Armor is painted in a distinctive
camouflage scheme consisting of Light Stone No.61 over the base color S.C.C.
No.2 khaki brown. The rendering of the scheme and color tones is professionally
done. This model tank carries the registration number ‘T31954R’, with the ‘R’
indicating the original tank had been reworked. For modelers wishing to own
a somewhat rare Churchill, and one that’s finished in a color other than green,
this majestic miniature is fit for a king!
