Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series HG5502
M48A3 Patton Diecast Model
US Army 11th Armored Cav, "Wild One 3", Vietnam

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
M48A3 Patton		3.5"		2"

The 919th Engineer Company (Armor) the “Red Devils” belonged to the 11th Armored Cavalry and arrived in Vietnam in October 1966 tasked with building timber trestle bridges, constructing river crossings, clearing landing zones and searching booby-trapped Viet Cong tunnels. The unit used some M48 Pattons as fire power to help defend them as they went about their work. On one occasion the M48A3 “Wild One 3” was captured by the NVA and in 1970 was transferred to the Soviet Union for display at the Kubinka Tank Museum.

M48A3 Patton

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Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series

The Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles.

Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature:

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull.
• Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Clear acrylic display case to protect model.