Product Description

[About the actual vehicle]
--The Type 97 medium tank is an indispensable vehicle for talking about the Japanese Army tanks of World War II.
――From the Sino-Japanese War, which was dropped in 1945, to each battlefield in the Pacific Ocean after that, and in all areas such as the Kuril Islands, we continued to fight as a main battle tank from the beginning to the end of the war.
--Completed in 1938, it was formalized in that year.
--A unique low and compact body shape, a turret equipped with a head-wound antenna in an asymmetrical shape, an air-cooled diesel engine installed in the engine, and a distinctive seesaw suspension for the suspension. It was a tank with a mechanism.
--The main gun is equipped with a 18.4 caliber 57mm gun. I have participated in the actual battle since the Nomonhan incident in July 1940.

――After that, the side of the engine room was covered with an armor plate, and the new chassis with the air supply and exhaust was repaired.

[About the model]
-A 1/72 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the Type 97 medium tank developed by the Japanese Army in World War II.
――The late production mold is accurately modeled by using many new molds.
--The lower part of the car body is integrally molded using a slide mold. Not only the shape but also the details on the bottom and sides are realistically reproduced.
――The road wheel, sprocket wheel, and idler wheel are reproduced with a sense of detail.
--A belt-type DS truck is used to enhance the reality of the suspension.
-You can't miss the details of the rivets and the cooling air grill on the upper part of the body of the integrated parts.
-And the delicately shaped turret is modeled using a slide mold. Tighten the look of the finish.
--The cupola hatch can be assembled by selecting opening and closing.
――In addition, etched parts for the exhaust pipe cover are also available to enhance the feeling of the finish.

[Major features]
--Realistic reproduction of the Japanese main battle tank Type 97 Chi-Ha during World War II on a 1/72 scale
--Accurately model the late production type
-The lower part of the car body that reproduces the details of the side and bottom is integrally molded using a slide mold
-Crawler tracks use DS track
--A turret that is integrally reproduced using a slide mold
--The cupola hatch can be assembled by selecting opening and closing.
--Etched parts are set on the exhaust pipe cover
--Completion size: Total length about 76mm


Item Size/Weight : 25.8 x 16.2 x 4.8 cm / 112g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

DR7397

JAN code

4545782125061

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