Tamiya 35376 US M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer 1/35 Scale Plastic 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 1/35 scale model assembly kit depicts the M18 Hellcat. The M18 Hellcat was an American tank destroyer used during World War II, and also deployed in the Korean war. The tank featured a compact torsion bar suspension equipped with the 76. 2mm tank gun. About 2,500 units were produced and the M18 proved a fearsome opponent for the German Army until the end of the war from the start of its service at the Italian Front in early 1944. Details include: the inspection hatch on the left front of the side hull and front-curved armor plate based on extensive research of actual vehicle; features a realistic depiction of turret interior such as the main gun breech attached slantingly, shell rack, transceiver, and turning gears; the gun shield canvas cover surface texture is faithfully depicted; the complex suspension is captured with ergonomic parts breakdown; clear parts are used to recreate the headlight lens; assembly type single pin tracks have one-piece straight sections; one figure is included to depict a standing tank soldier; and comes with two marking options to recreate Italian Front vehicles. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.