[About actual car]
- The M274 Mechanical Mule is a small vehicle developed by the United States after World War II.
- The M274 was a vehicle developed by the United States after World War II due to the need for a vehicle that was smaller and more maneuverable than ordinary trucks, and was also capable of dropping parachutes. Developed by Willys Overland, makers of jeeps. It was officially adopted in 1957.
- Equipped with four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering mechanism. The engine was equipped with an air-cooled horizontally opposed 4-cylinder gasoline engine at the rear.
-Introduced in large numbers in the Vietnam War, it is called a mule or a mechanical mule.
- Mule means donkey, and as the name suggests, it became a vehicle trusted by soldiers as an unsung hero in the transportation of goods.
- Due to its ease of use, some modified variants such as self-propelled guns equipped with recoilless guns have also appeared.
[About the model]
- 1/15 scale reproduction of the M274 Mule that was active in the Vietnam War.
- We model the type equipped with M40 106mm recoilless gun on the car body.
- This kit is a re-release of a vintage kit developed by a manufacturer called ITC.
-The total length of the finished product is about 16cm, and the simple body and powerful 106mm recoilless gun are reproduced.
- The car body reproduces the shape of a fully flat platform with plenty of atmosphere.
-A horizontally opposed engine is also modeled and attached to the rear with separate parts.
- Balloon type tires are split left and right. Seats and handle pedals are also modeled on the front part of the platform.
-In addition, the 106mm recoilless gun mounted on the vehicle body is long enough to protrude from the vehicle body and has a presence.
-In addition, the kit package prints a valuable documentary photo of the actual car on the back. It will be useful for production materials.
[Major features]
- 1/15 scale reproduction of the M274 Mule that was active in the Vietnam War
- Finished total length is about 16cm
- Modeled the type equipped with M40 106mm recoilless gun on the car body
- Seats and handle pedals are also modeled on the top of the platform
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )