Airfix Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 (1:35)

Ferret Scout Car Mk.2

Includes:

- Detailed Plastic kit

- Interior detail

- Underframe, suspension and tyre detail

- Body panel and welded detailing

- Turret and armament 

- Waterslide transfers for the following markings

  - (A) Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, West Germany, August 1961

  - (B) Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), Canadian Forces Base Suffield, Alberta, Canada, 1980's. 

  - (C) Ferret Scout Car Mk.2, 5th Parachute Brigade, British Army Overseas, Cyprus, 1974.

- Kit requires glue and paint to complete NOT included

- 1:35 Scale

Vehicle history and information:

After a successful series of light armoured reconnaissance and liaison vehicles, the Ferret Scout Car saw widespread British and Commonwealth military service from the 1950s onwards, with later variants of the Ferret taking part in the Gulf War of 1990. 

A vehicle type which can trace its lineage back to the successful Daimler Dingo scout car of the Second World War, the Ferret was designed with stealth in mind, a light and fast armoured vehicle which could probe enemy positions, reporting any discovered weak points back to commanders, with their own forces moving to exploit what they found.

Weighing in at around 4 tons operational weight, the Ferret was of all welded construction and featured armour protection capable of withstanding most small arms fire, but nothing much heavier, although it was not intended that the vehicle would be operating in direct opposition to heavy enemy armour. 

If it did find itself in a bit of trouble, the 4 wheel drive Ferret was powered by a reliable 6 cylinder Rolls Royce engine which gave it a top speed of 45 mph, a speed it could also achieve in reverse if required, something which could prove extremely useful if the crew found themselves in a tight spot.

UK Delivery:

In stock items are usually despatched within 1-2 working days of ordering.