The Ukrainian manufacturer has added the T-55A MOD. 1970 variant to its impressive 1/35 range replicating this famous tank family, as CHRIS CLIFFORD discovers… and it has a full interior!
If you’ve never seen a MiniArt T-55 with interior detail, it really is something to behold... and it is ever so slightly intimidating if you’ve yet to tackle such a full-on build. This particular item, the T-55A MOD. 1970 (37094), follows many of MiniArt’s 1/35 T-55, closely related T-54 and Israeli Tiran models, first issued in 2016. Several of these benefit from full interiors. A major trait of the MOD. 1970 was the addition of a 12.7mm DShK machine gun mounted externally on the turret (MiniArt had already issued the MOD. 1970 with OMSh tracks in 2019). Minus the box, the runners weigh in at a hefty 1.22Kg. In boxing parlance this is a heavyweight contender, and will arguably provide the most detailed replica many modellers will ever attempt.
Once you’ve got over the sheer weight of the styrene components, you’ll appreciate there are photo-etched brass frets too – one large and one small – and a decent selection of clear parts, these mostly comprising vision blocks, but also light lenses and other items. Everything you’d see on the real ma…
