Trumpeter 05556 1/35 Russian BMP-1P IFV

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty , meaning “fighting vehicle of infantry” . The BMP-1 was the world’s first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
It was a revolutionary design combining the properties of an armored personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank. The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, where unprotected infantry would soon be either killed or incapacitated by radiation or chemical and biological agents. A vehicle like the BMP would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armored, radiation shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas. It would increase infantry squad mobility, provide fire support to them, and also be able to fight alongside main battle tanks.
Completed size : Length: 191mm Width: 85mm
More features :
The kit consists of over 540 parts
– the kit w/refined detail
– multi-slide moulded lower hull , upper hull
– 180 individual tracks links
– Photo Etched Parts & Metal gun barrel included