Trumpeter 1/35 Type 59B Chinese Medium Tank with 105mm Gun (00314)

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[stevej60]

Very nice indeed,very rare to see Chinese aircraft or armour posted.nice one! and welcome to the forum.

Edited September 23, 2014 by stevej60

[fredben]

Welcome and you have done a good job on a piece of armour you don't see much of.

[Hamden]

Welcome and what a great looking Type 59

Roger

[Lethal]

Never seen a Type 59 in plastic before. Nice work.

[Harquebus]

On 9/23/2014 at 5:18 PM, Lethal said:

Never seen a Type 59 in plastic before. Nice work.

 

Trumpeter is your only bet in that regard.

 

These early Trumpeter T-54 variants can still be found and they represent a good value for the money as they are priced much lower than a typical mainstream 1/35 MBT. Only problem is the dark green plastic is resistant to traditional model cements because it isn't exactly styrene.

I'm trying to finish one I bought on a whim, the Trumpeter Type 59-D with ERA and I was successful getting 2/3rds complete using Plastruct Bondene as it works on a variety of plastics.

 

Here's a good article and a run-down on all the Type 59 variants:

 

http://missing-lynx.com/reviews/modern/trumpt55.htm