This is BJ212A with Recoilless Rifle from Trumpeter. It's a very nice kit that is relatively easy to assemble. Some parts are very fragile and I broke quite a few while removing them from the sprue. I had to make the lever that is locking the recoilless rifle out of wire. Otherwise the model is straight out of the box. The instructions are not very clear as to how to place the dashboard correctly and I think I ended up gluing mine at a wrong angle.
A word of CAUTION - I painted the vinyl tires with Tamiya Black acrylic paints thinned with alcohol the and tires won't melt after that, even worse they would melt plastic that they come in contact with. I gave up on weathering this kit after I discover this problem and the fact that one of the doors got badly damaged by one of the tires. So watch out for that - use only water based paints on those tires. Someone recommended to cover the tires with a layer of white glue diluted in water before painting.

all photos by mikhail mokeyev
© 2006

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