32565 Komatsu G40 Bulldozer - Japanese Navy - Tamiya 1/48  [32565]

During WWII, Japanese forces developed the Komatsu G40 Bulldozer to help in airfield construction. It was 1st bulldozer manufactured by japan. 100 and forty-eight G40 bulldozers was indeed built throughout the war. The G40 finished up being given to the north and southern fronts, but because of the war some could achieve their assigned airfields. Only one G40 survived the war, and that is seen within Komatsu Techo Center in Shizuka, Japan. The Japan community of Mechanical Engineers respected the car in 2007 as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage item.

Specs & characteristics

• 1/48 scale form of the Komatsu G40 Bulldozer. Length: 75mm.
• Accurately reproduced based on thorough research of the real car.
• Detailed mechanisms just like the hydraulic lines give you the model an authentic atmosphere.
• IJN emblem inside front part grille is realistically depicted by a metal transfer.
• 1 motorist figure included.