Tamiya TAMIYA 35282 French Tank B1 bis Product Summary

• The monster of France, stopping a German tank division!

  In May 1940, early in the Second World War, the French B1 bis tank stood in the way of the German invasion of France at breakneck speed. An improved version of the B1 tank, which had been under development since after the First World War, production began in 1937. The B1 bis tank was equipped with a short-barrelled 75 mm howitzer on the right front of the riveted chassis and a long-barrelled 47 mm tank gun in the smaller turret, and boasted an unparalleled heavy armour rating of up to 60 mm at the time. The B1 bis was impervious to the 37 mm anti-tank gun, the main German anti-tank gun in the early stages of the war, and caused the Germans to panic. It was also the first tank to be fitted with the Fra

• Model essentials

  This 1/35th scale plastic model kit of the B1 bis tank is said to have been the most feared by the Germans on the French front in the early stages of the Great War. The 192 mm long, tall silhouette, the short-barreled 75 mm howitzer on the front right side of the tank body and the side armour covering the suspension system give the model a richly realistic appearance. The body parts are made using a slide mould, and the rivet pattern in various parts is also full of three-dimensional effect. The uniquely designed caterpillar is assembled in a connected assembly system with a high degree of realism. Parts are pre-detached and easy to assemble. The details on the side of the caterpillar are also precisely reproduced. Commander.

• The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.