Trumpeter 1/35 Challenger 1 Mk.3 MBT (British Army)

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The Challenger 1 Mk.3 MBT (British Army) from our 1/35 scale military vehicle model kits range range accurately recreates the real-life modern British main battle tank. This plastic model kit requires paint and glue to complete.

The FV4030/4 Challenger 1 originated from the Shir 2 project, a development by the United Kingdom for the Imperial State of Iran. The tank was intended as a successor to Iran’s fleet of Chieftain tanks and was in advanced development by the late 1970s. Widespread political and social unrest in Iran culminated in the Iranian Revolution of 1978–1979, during which the Shah’s government was overthrown, and the Islamic Republic of Iran was established. Following the revolution, most Western defence contracts were cancelled, leaving the UK with a nearly complete tank design and placed some 10,000 jobs at risk. This design was subsequently adapted to British Army requirements, becoming Challenger 1 in 1983.

Note: When the British Challenger tank entered service in the 1980s, it was simply called Challenger. It began being referred to as “Challenger 1” after Challenger 2 was designed in the late 1980s. Not to be confused with Challenger 3, the upgraded Challenger 2 2030s service life extension.

Features:

• 14 sprues, upper & lower hull
• Individual track links
• Photo-etch parts included
• Choice of 4 marking schemes
• Length: 335.8 mm
• Width: 104 mm
• Total parts: 630+.

Manufacturer: Trumpeter
Model: 09611 
Scale: 1/35

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