Trumpeter 1/35 BTR-60PA

The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961
An order to enter the BTR-60P into Soviet Army service was issued on 13 December 1959. However production started in 1960. First BTR-60Ps were delivered in 1960. It first entered service with the Soviet Army and later the Soviet naval infantry. In early 1960s it replaced the BTR-152 in the role of the basic APC. BTR-60P was first seen by the West in 1961. BTR-60PA entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963 , BTR-60PB did in 1966. As the newer models of BTR-60 appeared the older ones were gradually withdrawn from front-line service. A number of old BTR-60Ps were converted into repair vehicles
Item No : 01543
Item Name : BTR-60PA
Bar Code : 9580208015439
Scale : 1:35
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 206mm : Width: 81mm
Total Parts : 470+
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : 1
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 19 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and tires
Released Date : 2013-12
More Features The kit consists of over 470 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull , upper hull:
>The main tires are hollow rubber with very good tread pattern:
>The photo-etched fret included"
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Description This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit. 1/35 scale Russian BTR-60PA from Trumpeter.  Features rubber tires and a photo-etched sheet. Decals for an instrument panel and vehicle numbers are included.