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