TheWZ501InfantryFightingVehicle (IFV) is a Chinesecopyof the Soviet/Russian BMP-1. China first obtainedafew examples of the BMP-1 via Egypt in the late 1970s. Reverse-engineering of the vehicle succeeded in 1986 and small batch production began in 1987.TheWZ501 was originally developed for the export market, but was later adopted by the PLAwhich desperately needed a dedicated IFV for its armoured troops. The WZ501 entered thePLAservice in 1992 as the ZBD 86.
ZBD 86B is the latest improved variant fitted with a30mmcannon turret and anHJ-73 ATGM launcher.
Item No 05558
Item Name PLA ZBD-86B IFV
Bar Code 9580208055589
Scale 1:35
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 191mm Width: 85mm
Total Parts 470+
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 1 pc
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 11 sprues , lower hull , upper hull and track links
Released Date 2015-03
More Features The kit consists of over 470 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull , upper hull
>180 individual tracks links
>Photo Etched Parts included
