Trumpeter 1/72 Chinese Type 59 Main Battle Tank

The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese licensed production version of the Soviet T-54A. The Soviet Union and Chinese governments agreed on the transfer of T-54A technology in 1956. At the same time, the first tank manufacturing facility (617 Factory) was built up in Baotou, Inner Mongolia under the help of Soviet engineers. In 1958, the first Chinese-made T-54A using Soviet components rolled out from the assembly line.
Item No : 07285
Item Name : Chinese Type 59 :Main Battle Tank
Bar Code : 9580208072852
Scale : 1:72
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 161.2mm Width:51.4 mm Height?41.4mm
Total Parts : 65pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : n/a
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 5 sprues , lower hull, upper hull.
Paint Schemes : PLA
Released Date : 2009-06
More Features : Summary
The kit consists of :63 parts in light grey plastic ,2 of full length vinyl tracks
- 2-directional slide-moulded lower hull with suspension"
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Description This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit. Trumpeter's nice kit of the Chinese Type 59, China's licensed production version of the Soviet T-55. The kit is molded in gray styrene with nicely detailed flexible belt-style tracks and markings for two vehicles.