{"product_id":"valentine-i-infantry-tank-1-35-scale","title":"Valentine I - Infantry Tank | 1:35 Scale","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tank nobody expected to matter. It mattered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Valentine wasn't glamorous. It wasn't fast. It wasn't heavily armed. What it was, was \u003cstrong\u003ereliable, available, and everywhere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigned by Vickers in 1938, the Valentine was originally a private venture — the War Office hadn't even asked for it. The story goes that Vickers submitted the design on \u003cstrong\u003eValentine's Day 1940\u003c\/strong\u003e, which may or may not be how it got the name (the other theory ties it to the company's internal project naming system — ask three historians, get three answers). Either way, the War Office took one look at a tank that could be built quickly using existing components and said yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThey built \u003cstrong\u003eover 8,200 of them\u003c\/strong\u003e — making the Valentine the most produced British tank design of the entire war. More than the Churchill. More than the Cromwell. More than the Matilda. And they served everywhere: North Africa with the 8th Army, the Eastern Front as Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union (where the Red Army grew genuinely fond of them for their reliability), and the Pacific with Australian and New Zealand forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Mk I was the original — the 2-pounder gun, the AEC A189 gasoline engine, the three-man crew squeezed into a turret designed for two. It was the tank that proved you didn't need to be the biggest or the fastest to be indispensable. You just needed to \u003cstrong\u003eshow up, every time, and work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e469 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:35 traditional model scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe compact Valentine silhouette — low profile, small turret, the practical no-nonsense design that defined British cruiser-weight engineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePad-printed markings — zero stickers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo crew figures included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePairs perfectly alongside your Churchill for a complete British infantry tank display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613422412075,"sku":"VLNTN_I","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/spitfire_9.png?v=1779674726","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/valentine-i-infantry-tank-1-35-scale","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}