1/72 Trumpeter T-55 with BTU-55 – 07284

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 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.

• Scale: 1/72
• Item Type: Static Kit
• Model Brief:
  • Length: 127mm
  • Width: 46.5mm
  • Height: 36.5mm
• Total Parts: 73pcs
• Total Sprues: 5 sprues plus  lower hull, upper hull, tracks
• Paint Schemes: Markings in standard Russian green
• Released Date: 2009-04
• More Features:
  • The kit consists of 71 parts in light grey plastic, 2 of full length vinyl tracks
  • 2-directional slide-moulded lower hull with suspension