Mirage Hobby – 726009 (72609) – Light Tank T-26 Model 1933

Description:

Light Tank T-26 Model 1933

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a Soviet T-26 tank, model 1933.

T-26 tanks were widely used and produced (over 10.000 units in all its variants) and was a successful and reliable design based on the private venture British Vickers 6-Ton and improved during years, till ceased production in 1941 when it was already obsolete and outclassed by many other tanks.

Model 1933, equipped with a 45mm 20K gun as main armament was the most numerous variant of the tank. It had its fire baptism at the Spanish Civil War, were over 200 units were delivered to Republican Spain army, becoming the backbone of the armoured forces, and used by both sides during the conflict and after war by the Nationalist side.

The model features vinyl tracks, and includes decals for 4 variants, curiously none of them for Spanish republican, but two for Spanish Nationalist (one of them after war marking), one for captured tank in German service and one for Soviet service.

Old code: 72609