{"id":8952927158523,"title":"Trumpeter - 1\/35 MT-LB with Zu-23-2","handle":"trumpeter-135-mt-lb-with-zu-23-2","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/35 MT-LB with Zu-23-2\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrumpeter 09618\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1970s the Soviet began a development program to replace the AT-P series of artillery tractors (which were based on the ASU-57 airborne self-propelled gun) with a new generation of vehicles. 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The MT-L was developed to meet this requirement based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank chassis. The MT-LB is the armoured variant of the MT-L. Entering production in the early 1970s, it was cheap to build, being based on many existing components like the engine which was originally developed as a truck engine. It was built at the Kharkov tractor plant and under license in Poland and Bulgaria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The kit consists of over 720 parts\u003cbr\u003e- Multi-slide moulded lower hull and upper hull\u003cbr\u003e- Photo-etched parts included\u003cbr\u003e- Metal tube and cable parts included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}