Tamiya 32582 British M10 IIC Tank Destroyer 'Achilles' 1/48 Scale Model Kit

Tamiya ventured into the modeling business in 1948, with a scale wooden ship model kit. Since then, Tamiya has been striving to offer merchandise that can truly be called 'First in Quality Around the World.' Now Tamiya is offering more than 300 different products, both in the fields of precision static models and high performance radio control vehicles. These products are not only sold in Japan but also exported in vast quantities to the United States, Europe, South East Asia, and to many other parts of the world. The standard of excellence achieved by Tamiya is regarded as among the very finest in the world of model hobbies. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. Item is brand new and in its original factory packaging. Listing images are stock pictures provided by the manufacturer or the distributor. The M10C tank destroyer was a British modification of US supplied M10s replacing the original 3 inch main gun with the powerful British 17 pounder most M10Cs were the M10 IIC variant based on late production M10s and identified by an enlarged turret rear counterweight with around 1000 produced from spring 1944 through the end of World War II and Allied forces using them extensively after the Normandy landings where the guns performance allowed it to penetrate Tiger I frontal armor this 1 48 scale plastic model assembly kit measures 152mm long and 64mm wide and accurately captures the M10 IICs imposing shape with a ring shaped counterweight on the long gun barrel and the distinctive turret rear counterweight features an intuitive open top fighting compartment parts layout for a detailed finish with straightforward assembly separate parts for the additional front armor plus spare road wheels and track links realistic link type assembly tracks with one piece straight sections and a marking option depicting a Normandy landings unit M10 IIC