British Army Chieftain Mk.5: 3D Model with Working Hatches & Detachable Skirts

If you like tank models, wouldn't you have heard the name of the British Army's main battle tank “Chieftain” at least once? Chieftain, whose mass production began in 1963, is a tank representing the UK that was evaluated even as the world's strongest at the time of appearance. What allows you to enjoy that powerful figure as a plastic model is “British Chieftain Mk.5 Tank” introduced this time. The point is modeling the final production type Mk.5 appearing in 1970 out of Chieftains where numerous improved types were born. It has become a kit where you can thoroughly taste charms held by the actual vehicle, such as the imposing vehicle body unique to British tanks and the unique turret shape. Not only gazing at completed products, but being able to know tank structures while assembling parts one by one is also the fun unique to plastic models, isn't it?

What particularly catches eyes in Chieftain Mk.5's exterior is the long-extended large-caliber 120mm main gun. While Chieftain was equipped with powerful firepower for a tank of those days, that feature is firmly expressed in the model as well. The combination of the main gun protruding forward and the solidly braced turret, where impressions change depending on viewing angles, is also an interesting point. Furthermore, reproduced down to the thermal shield attached to the main gun, an exquisite finish not ending as a mere cylindrical part can be expected. When making plastic models of tanks, the presence of the main gun is a part greatly swaying impressions after completion. With this kit, you should be able to fully enjoy the powerful silhouette of the British Army main battle tank. Not to mention the power when viewed from the front, we want to pay attention to the three-dimensional feel when gazed from diagonal directions too.

Speaking of the real pleasure of tank models, not only the exterior, but the mechanical sculpting of the undercarriage supporting the vehicle body is also indispensable. In “British Chieftain Mk.5 Tank,” complex suspension structures are finely expressed, letting you touch the mechanical charm of the actual vehicle through assembly. Also, because commitment is applied even to expressions of armor plates composing the vehicle body, enjoying a figure with a sense of weight after completion is the feature. Especially, Chieftain is an impressive tank with a low-braced vehicle body and a turret with presence. By reproducing that unique balance with a model, you can taste an atmosphere different from modern tanks. The process combining fine parts carefully seems likely to lead to a sense of satisfaction upon completion too. For modelers wanting to produce spending time thoroughly, isn't it a subject worth tackling?

In this plastic model, mechanisms making appreciation after completion even more interesting are prepared as well. What we want to pay attention to first is respective hatches capable of opening and closing. If closing hatches, it changes into a tightened figure reminiscent of combat readiness, and if opening, into an expression letting you imagine scenes where the crew is active. And side skirts on the sides of the vehicle body are detachable. While in the equipped state you can enjoy a profound exterior typical of Chieftain, being able to observe the structure of the undercarriage in more detail by removing them is delightful, isn't it? By having such specifications, you can enjoy different states even after assembling once. Changing display atmospheres, checking details, you should be able to find your very own appreciation method.

While the vehicle alone is sufficiently worth watching, the point that 3 half-body figures of tank crewmen are attached furthermore cannot be missed either. Displaying tank models with vehicle bodies alone is attractive, but by arranging crew members, realistic scenery where people exist there can be produced. For example, if expressing figures where tank crewmen show their faces from open hatches, a lively atmosphere is added to the vehicle. Also, by combining people and tanks, the point that the size of actual vehicles becomes easy to imagine is key too. For those committing to painting, finishing uniforms and expressions of tank crewmen carefully to enhance the sense of unity with the vehicle body is also a fun. For those wanting to expand the worldview unique to military models, it can be called a delightful accessory.

“British Chieftain Mk.5 Tank” is a plastic model where you can enjoy features of the historic British Army main battle tank to the fullest while assembling. Powerful 120mm gun, complex suspension, precisely expressed armor parts, highlights are incorporated everywhere. Furthermore, through openable hatches, removable side skirts, and figures of tank crewmen, ways of enjoying after completion expand too. Not to mention people producing military models for long years, it is a machine we want to recommend even to people who became interested in unique designs of British tanks. How about assembling thoroughly, applying favorite painting, and completing your very own Chieftain Mk.5?