TheWZ501InfantryFightingVehicle (IFV) is a Chinesecopyof the Soviet/Russian BMP-1. China first obtainedafew examples of the BMP-1 via Egypt in the late 1970s. Reverse-engineering of the vehicle succeeded in 1986 and small batch production began in 1987.TheWZ501 was originally developed for the export market, but was later adopted by the PLAwhich desperately needed a dedicated IFV for its armoured troops. The WZ501 entered thePLAservice in 1992 as the ZBD 86.
ZBD 86B is the latest improved variant fitted with a30mmcannon turret and anHJ-73 ATGM launcher.
| Item No | :05558 |
| Item Name | :PLA ZBD-86B:IFV |
| Bar Code | :9580208055589 |
| Scale | :1:35 |
| Item Type | :Static Kit |
| Model Brief | :Length: 191mm:Width: 85mm: |
| Total Parts | :470+ |
| Metal Parts | :n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | :1 pc |
| Film Parts | :n/a |
| Resin Parts | :n/a |
| Total Sprues | :11 sprues , lower hull , upper hull and track links |
| Released Date | :2015-03 |
| More Features |
:The kit consists of over 470 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull , upper hull >180 individual tracks links >Photo Etched Parts included |
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