In 1981, when the soviet union knew that new main battle tanks like m1 and leopard 2 would enter military service with nato forces, they immediately decided to upgrade the t-72 main battle tank maintain the deterrence against the opponent. This upgrade project was called œobject 184 . In 1984, this latest t-72 variant was named t-72b. As per the russian tradition, some of those upgraded tanks had simpler equipment and they were not capable of firing gun-launched missiles. Those tanks were called t-72b1. Compared to t-72a, the most obvious changes on the t-72b/b1 were the new turret nicknamed dolly parton by nato armies and the kontact-1 era blocks covering the hull and the turret. A total of 3,435 tanks were produced by the soviet between 1985 and 1989.  the t-72b1 tanks have been in service with russian army for a long time. Before being replaced by the t-72b3 or t-90, they are the most trusted tanks in the armored forces

This 1/35 scale russian main battle tank t-72b1 plastic model kit features clear lights, periscopes and optical equipment, separate anti-radiation applique parts, realistic and movable torsion bar suspension, easy-to-assemble workable tracks. The sps-028 v-84 engine can be installed inside (sold separately). Fine pe parts are included and 9 paint schemes are provided.

• length: 289mm  
• width:109mm