Made by Boutique Tintin (Brussels, Belgium)

The Armoured Car (Sumida Tank) from The Blue Lotus. Only Tintin would think of stealing an armoured car. With Mr Wang’s help Tintin escapes prison then uses the armoured car to escape the city. The city has been put in lockdown once the Major, the General and Mister Mitsuhirato discover he has eluded them again. So, this little beauty has Mr Wang, Tintin and a tearful Snowy inside it, how wonderful.

Hand painted metal model car with resin and plastic presented in a perspex case.

Dimensions: W26 x D12 x H12 cm

Relive Tintin’s daring escape with the Armoured Car (Sumida Tank) from “The Blue Lotus.” This 1/24 scale diecast model, twice the size of the 2008 1/43 scale models, captures the iconic moment when Tintin, Mr. Wang, and a tearful Snowy make their getaway. Shining brilliantly and crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this collector’s item is presented in a Perspex case with an adventurous design, accompanied by a bilingual brochure in French and English, offering a tangible connection to Hergé’s masterful pen strokes.

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The Adventures of Tintin is a series of 24 bande dessinée albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé.

The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a century after Hergé’s birth in 1907, Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre and film.

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Name: Tintin The Armoured Car
Brand: Tintin
SKU: 25681
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Boutique Tintin

The story of Boutique Tintin begins more than 20 years ago, in June 1989, when the shop was opened in the centre of Brussels, a stone’s throw from the Grand Place.

The shop was an instant success and continues today to be a popular destination for Tintin fans from all over the world, who come to admire the displays, ask all kinds of questions and purchase Tintin products.

The product ranges have developed over the years and despite all kinds of changes, we have always prided ourselves in the top quality presentation of our products in our window displays, and in our customer service.

Boutique Tintin has become a location where people like to meet, a landmark in Francophone culture, almost a public place… One thing is for sure: for any tourist visiting Brussels it is a treat not to be missed!

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