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I recently uncovered an old looking 1/48 armor model and wold like some info on it. It is a Tamiya MBT 71 in 1/48 scale. It comes with a motor and rubber treads. It's molded in dark green plastic and has no color instructions with it. Instructions include a breif history and a decal placement guide(double sided).
Any info will do. Thanks!
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What kind of info are you looking for? History on the tank? colors? opinions on the kit?
First off, it is/was the MBT-70/XM803, not M.B.T. 71. It was an experimental, joint venture between the US and West Germany in the 1960's and early '70s. Here is a link that tells all about it.
The color was a dark OD common in the '70s.
It never made it past the prototype stage after Germany pulled out of the deal and the program was cancelled.
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As stated, it's the MBT70 from the 1970s. There were two versions of it put out by Aurora, the original "smooth" version and a re-tooled version with texture on the upper hull and turret surfaces. The re-tooled version also includes new molded on suspension detail (shocks, etc.) on the sides of the hull as well as a coiled up rope or cable on the back deck.
The original issue one is slightly more valuable than the re-tooled one. It came in four different boxings. The original was a long box with a painting of the vehicle as boxart. The second was the square box version with a head on shot of the vehicle. It included a vacuformed display base. A nameplate decal was added to the decal sheet. The third boxing was a small white box with a photo of the completed model as the box art. It was the first boxing of the re-tooled version. The fourth boxing was a small cardboard mailer from the Young Model Builder's Club that included the re-tooled kit but used the artwork from the square box.
And the rarest of the rare boxings. All basically the same kit though.
I believe the model is actually a Japanese Self Defense Force Type 74 main battle tank. I had this kit when I was a kid. It was exactly as you described in your post. Just by chance I was going through my saved decals and spotted what was left of the decal sheet. Being unsure of what kit it was from, I googled it and found your post. The reverse side says "tamiya", but the decal side says "mbt 71". Sure does bring back memories and would not mind seeing a pic of the model.
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