MT-LBM (6MB)

Manufacturer: ACE (Kit No. 72144)

Based on ACE's earlier MT-LB kit,this model represents an "urban combat" version of themost ubiquitous MT-LB armored vehicle. The majority of the kit isthe same as the earlier model:

The wheels and tracks are verywell made, and the entire kit is very highly detailed. Thefollowing sprue is unique to this kit, and while severalsinkholes are present, the parts are quite detailed:

A small fret of photoetched brassparts is included:

No decals are included, andpainting diagrams are shown for two vehicles of the Russian Armyin 2002. This is a wicked looking vehicle, and will build into anawesome model.

I have compared this kit to thescale drawings of the MT-LB within the Russian book,Bronekollektsiya #4/2000 - Soviet Armor 1945-1995 , andconfirmed it with Jane's Tanks and Combat VehiclesRecognition Guide , and this kit scales out exactly to1/72nd.