SOVIET ARMORED TRAIN "A FASCISM FIGHTER" (Base variant)

Description

Armored Train ’Fascism Fighter’ (Base Variant). WWII Soviet armored train consisting of a type OV locomotive, armed tender, 2 biaxial multi-turreted railcars. Kit features armored steam locomotive with faceted plate armor surfaces, raised rivets, rolling wheels, contiguous armor plated tender fit with quad Maxim machine guns on pedestal and ample photo-etch parts (front end plating, tender rear plating, coupling shields, corner flanges, hinges, superstructure plates, AA gun shield, gun sight and coupling details). Double-turreted car has a pair of T-26 infantry tank turrets (45mm gun with coaxial 7.62mm MG); triple-turreted car has T-28 (76.2mm) gun turret and 2 cylindrical 7.62mm MG turrets - each car features 2 additional onboard DT MGs, rolling wheels, sloped armor lower body and superstructure (with engraved plate seams and raised rivets), rotatable turrets and photo-etch parts (machine gun aperture detail, handholds, hatches, lower section armor plate and coupling hardware). Also includes railroad section base of 6 single-piece rails over cross ties, each approximately 4 1/16" long. Decals and painting guide for the Red Army train ’Fascism Fighter’ during 1941. (Scale : 1/72e)