Full of Goodies
This is essentially a Israeli T55, armed with the British 105mm gun. There are extra stowage boxes and such.
These T-55 based kits are okay. They are old and a bit crude. They do look the part. Their strength is the abundance of parts included. Just about every version Trumpeter (or Blue Tank) offered is included. The exception are the Iraqi parts for the Chinese Gulf War tanks...add-on armor, smoke launchers, fiberglass side skirts. Trumpeter has included sprues with the British 105mm gun and IDF fittings.
As a scratchbuilder and kitbasher I love these kits. If I was building a really nice T-55 I'd go with the Tamiya kit. I have a couple in the stash and usually try to add one of these, or any of the old T55 kits per order if they are in stock.
