Tamiya 1/48 Russian T-55 Medium Tank Scaled Plastic Model Kit
Tamiya 1/48 Russian T-55 Medium Tank Scaled Plastic Model Kit
1/48 scale Tamiya T-55 medium tank kit with weld-line detail, commander figure, and single marking option.
- 1/48 scale T-55 medium tank — a fan-favourite subject brought to a smaller scale
- Authentic recreations of weld lines and cast turret surfaces
- 100mm main gun and anti-aircraft machine gun for added realism
- Assembly-type tracks with single-piece straight sections
- Includes commander torso figure and decals for a single marking option
Tamiya's 1/48 T-55 model kit is regarded as a staple model kit among model contest aficionados. Tamiya brings this fan favourite subject to a smaller scale with this 1/48 rendition. The T-55 medium tank not only provided a base for later T-62, T-72 and T-80 designs still in use today, it spurred Western rivals on and contributed to the great East-West arms race of the Cold War. Its 100mm gun compared favourably with the West's 90mm counterpart, and with HEAT rounds could defeat up to 390mm of armor. The T-55 was produced in the USSR, and under license in Czechoslovakia and Poland, and supplied to Soviet countries and clients worldwide — it even faced off against U.S.-designed M48s and M60A1s in the Middle East.
- 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 190mm, width: 69mm.
- Features authentic recreations of weld lines and cast turret surfaces.
- 100mm main gun and anti-aircraft machine gun provide added realism.
- Assembly type tracks have single piece straight sections.
- Comes with a commander torso figure surveying the battle in front, and decals to create a single marking option.
Paints recommended by Tamiya:
- TS-28 Olive Drab 2
- X-1 Gloss Black
- X-2 Gloss White
- X-10 Gloss Gun Metal
- XF-1 Flat Black
- XF-15 Flat Flesh
- XF-49 Flat Khaki
- XF-52 Flat Earth
- XF-56 Flat Metallic Grey
- XF-84 Flat Dark Iron
- XF-85 Flat Rubber Black
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Scale
- 1/48
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Length
- 190mm
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Width
- 69mm
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Scale
- 1/48
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Military Land Type
- Tank