{"id":9088189006075,"title":"Tamiya - 1\/35 M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer","handle":"tam35390","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/35 M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTamiya 35390\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs U.S. forces encountered the rapidly evolving armour of their German opponents, it became clear that the M10 tank destroyer and its 76.2mm gun were insufficient and in need of replacement. Their solution was to install the more powerful 90mm gun onto the M10A1 chassis in an open-top turret: the M36, which first appeared in June 1944. Its first live action was in fighting on the French-German border that October, but if faced more concerted fighting as the German forces launched a desperate counter-attack in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Over a thousand M36 vehicles had been manufactured by the time of the German surrender in May 1945, and after the end of hostilities, many were given to allies such as France, which used it in the First Indochina War. It is even said to have been used in the Japanese development of their first domestic post-war tank: the Type 61.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is a 1\/35 scale plastic model assembly kit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength: 216mm, width: 88mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTamiya designers based this product's design on extensive studies of the full-size M36.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe turret interior has realistic depictions of details such as the 90mm gun breech and sights, shell racks, crew seating and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slide-moulded recreation of the bulging turret rear counterweight accurately captures the curved design and gives a fuss-free assembly process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulkheads and sponson-top shell racks show great detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly-type tracks have one-piece straight sections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a figure posed with a shouldered \"grease gun.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a painting guide and two marking options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2025-08-18T12:28:36+02:00","created_at":"2025-08-18T12:28:35+02:00","vendor":"Tamiya","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_Tamiya","Category_Armour \/ Military","Scale_1\/35 Scale","Type_Tanks \/ Tracked AFVs"],"price":99995,"price_min":99995,"price_max":99995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":47449090556155,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4950344353903","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Tamiya - 1\/35 M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":99995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya---1-35-M36-U-S--Tank-Destroyer.jpg?v=1755512918"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya---1-35-M36-U-S--Tank-Destroyer.jpg?v=1755512918","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":39567904473339,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya---1-35-M36-U-S--Tank-Destroyer.jpg?v=1755512918"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya---1-35-M36-U-S--Tank-Destroyer.jpg?v=1755512918","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/35 M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTamiya 35390\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs U.S. forces encountered the rapidly evolving armour of their German opponents, it became clear that the M10 tank destroyer and its 76.2mm gun were insufficient and in need of replacement. Their solution was to install the more powerful 90mm gun onto the M10A1 chassis in an open-top turret: the M36, which first appeared in June 1944. Its first live action was in fighting on the French-German border that October, but if faced more concerted fighting as the German forces launched a desperate counter-attack in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Over a thousand M36 vehicles had been manufactured by the time of the German surrender in May 1945, and after the end of hostilities, many were given to allies such as France, which used it in the First Indochina War. It is even said to have been used in the Japanese development of their first domestic post-war tank: the Type 61.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is a 1\/35 scale plastic model assembly kit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength: 216mm, width: 88mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTamiya designers based this product's design on extensive studies of the full-size M36.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe turret interior has realistic depictions of details such as the 90mm gun breech and sights, shell racks, crew seating and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slide-moulded recreation of the bulging turret rear counterweight accurately captures the curved design and gives a fuss-free assembly process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulkheads and sponson-top shell racks show great detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly-type tracks have one-piece straight sections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a figure posed with a shouldered \"grease gun.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a painting guide and two marking options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}