{"product_id":"icm-1-24-1920s-gangsters-with-tommy-guns-3-figures-icm24054","title":"ICM 1\/24 1920s Gangsters with Tommy Guns (3 Figures) ICM24054","description":"The late 1920s and 1930s in the United States are best known as the era of the Great Depression — a period of deep and prolonged economic crisis. Amid widespread hardship and social upheaval, organised crime flourished, often descending into outright lawlessness. Small, loosely connected gangs were replaced by more structured and audacious criminal groups, while the confrontation between law enforcement and organised crime reached its peak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr id=\"isPasted\"\u003eNewspapers frequently reported on gangsters who became the so-called “kings” of the underworld. Names such as John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Bonnie and Clyde, and Al Capone became known across America. One of the most striking manifestations of their criminal activity was the bold robbery of banks. For many gangsters, these heists were not merely a means of quick enrichment — they were also seen as a challenge to the system and an act of defiance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirearms were central to these crimes, and one of the most popular weapons among criminals was the Thompson submachine gun, widely known as the “Tommy Gun”*. Speed and surprise were the key elements of a successful robbery: gangsters would storm a bank, quickly seize control of the premises, and escape before law enforcement could respond.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, by the late 1930s, as economic conditions gradually improved and law enforcement agencies became more effective, the golden age of gangster bank robberies began to fade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style='box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);' id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(237, 28, 35);\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \" open sans sans-serif normal left none initial rgb font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cul style='box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eThree gangster figures, including two men and a woman, depicted in a dynamic robbery scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eThe set includes Thompson submachine guns (also known as “Tommy guns”) with two different magazine types, along with money bags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eThe kit lets you create an engaging composition depicting a crime scene from the 1920s–1930s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong style='box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(237, 28, 35);\"\u003eModel Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul style='box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eScale: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e1:24\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eNumber of Parts:\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e37 + 14 (51 in total)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eNumber of Figures:\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eIncludes detailed assembly instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eHighly detailed sprues with high accuracy made from quality plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eEAN: \u003cstrong\u003e4823044412143\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eCarton quantity: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; 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