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Lovely electrified Structo Army Tank (I think No. 103). Pressed steel with 10 wooden wheels and a really neat machine gun sound when the turret crank is turned.
I didn't think I could just slip a D battery into the battery pack, but to my surprise it fit! Had to sand the contacts a little, but that ancient wiring held out.
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