Trumpeter 1/72 Russian T-55 with KMT-5

The T-54 series tanks first appeared in 1949 as replacements for the T-34 tank of World War II. The first T-54 prototype was completed in 1946 with first production beginning in 1947. The T-54 was continuously improved and modified, and, when sufficient changes had been made, the tank was redesignated T-55. The T-55 was introduced in 1958 and incorporates all the refinements and improvements of the fully developed T-54 series without being radically different in design or appearance. The T-55A appeared in the early 1960s. Production continued in the Soviet Union through 1981 and was also undertaken in China (as the Type 59), Czechoslovakia and Poland.:
Item No : 07283
Item Name : T-55 with KMT-5
Bar Code : 9580208072838
Scale : 1:72
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 122.5mm Width:43.8 mm Height?35.2mm
Total Parts : 82pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : n/a
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 5 sprues pluslower hull, upper hull, tracks
Paint Schemes : Markings in standard Russian green
Released Date : 2009-04
More Features : Summary
The kit consists of80 parts in light grey plastic ,2 of full length vinyl tracks
- 2-directional slide-moulded lower hull with suspensio"
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Description This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit. Trumpeter adds to its growing stable of T-55s with this release of the KMT-5 anti-mine device version. The one-piece flexible belt tracks are nicely detailed on both sides. The rest of the kit is sharply molded in light gray plastic. Markings and guidance provided for two versions.