1/35 JS3 Stalin Russian Heavy Tank - Tamiya 35211  [35211]

Towards Russian Heavy Tank JS III

On September 7th 1945, the allied nations was staggered by Russia's disclosure among these JS-3 hefty tank at a triumph parade in Berlin. Although coded a "JS" (Josef Stalin) tank, it had an entirely different appearance from preceding models. The one-piece cast turret had an easy flattened hemispherical shape. The most amount of this turret armor reached 250mm. Leading hull finished up being built by welding three 120mm dense armor dishes, developing a shape like a ship's bow. The main armament used a similar L/43 122mm weapon as the JS-2. The 520 horsepower diesel motor offered 40km/h of maximum cost. Utilising the concerted work with this skilled Russian tank engineers like N.L. Jukhov and Z.A. Kotin, the model ended up being completed in October 1944 this means mass production was indeed limited to purchase in these year. There have been countless debate concerning set up JS-3 saw any fighting through the Berlin campaign. No less than one regiment ended up being packed with the JS-3 in addition to that, but it really's nevertheless uncertain each time they happen committed towards real combat. Other sources declare it had been first implemented in combat despite japan in Manchuria in August 1945. Integrating some customizations, its production ended up being proceeded until 1951 and about 1,800 JS-3's were produced. Its easy and quick effective turret and hull setup profoundly affected not only the next Russian tanks, as well as fighting automobiles regarding western nations.

Specs & Features

• Step by step construction and artwork guidelines included.
• Highly detail by detail 1/35th scale synthetic kit for fixed display.
• Post WWII Russian hefty tank with 122mm main weapon.
• Over 210 components in dark green synthetic with single piece rubber songs.
• 1 tank commander figure.
• Split suspension system hands with arranged jig for effortless alignment.
• External details: fuel tanks, weapon barrel lock, towing cables, unit gun.
• Optional location turret hatches and minimal inside turret detail.
• Songs are solitary piece versatile synthetic for effortless installation.