Scammell Pioneer R 100 Artillery Tractor

Version of the Scammell Pioneer 6×4 tractor for towing medium and heavy artillery. Equipped with a Gardner 6-cylinder diesel engine of 102 hp, rear-wheel drive and a motorized winch, it was developed in 1935 with a total of 980 units manufactured. Many of these vehicles were lost during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Corps on the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940, destroyed by retreating troops or captured by the Germans who put them back into use.

IBG 1/72 scale model kit, in hard plastic, 8,2 cm approx. long to assemble, photo-etched parts, glue not included. Decals for France 1940 (52nd Bedfordshire Yeomanry Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery BEF), Italy 1943 (56th Heavy Regiment, 2nd Army Group Royal Artillery) and France 1944 (52nd Bedfordshire Yeomanry Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery 2nd Army). Not suitable for children under 14 years old.