1/35 M36 US Tank Destroyer

1/35 M36 US Tank Destroyer

During WWII, U.S. forces developed the M10 tank destroyer with a 76.2mm gun. It proved not to be effective against powerful German tanks such as the Tiger and Panther.

The M36 was introduced to replace the M10 version. It had a new open top turret and 90mm gun with greater armour piercing capability. The M36 saw its first action on the Franco-German border in October 1944 and continued until the German surrender in May 1945. Over 1,000 M36s were deployed among 21 battalions and contributed to the Allied forces’ advance.

This 1:35 scale model assembly kit recreates the U.S. Tank Destroyer M36.

The M36 was first released in 1968 as a motorized single motor kit. It’s now been recreated from the ground up with new tooling, except for the M2 machine gun and clear parts used in other Tamiya WW2 kits that use these newer parts.

Features new parts except for M2 heavy machine gun and transparent parts. The turret interior has details such as 90mm gun breech and auxiliary machinery.

The jutting turret rear counterweight is realistically depicted with its curved form and cast surface patterns, and features ease of assembly thanks to the use of slide molding.

The full interior has realistic depictions such as shell racks, floor and bulkheads.

Assembly type tracks have one-piece straight sections.

Includes ammunition cases and one full body tanker figure. Also includes parts to recreate exhaust deflector, tow hooks and tow cables.

Plus, comes with two marking options to recreate a 3rd Army vehicle in Luxembourg or a 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion vehicle in Germany.