M48 MBT

Plastic model kit for building a M48 main battle tank

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 248.3 x 103.7 mm
• 520+ parts
• Photo-etched parts included
• single link tracks
• Upper and lower hull manufactured using the Slide Mold process
• not built/not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The M48 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed in the United States. It was the third tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle. It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank. The M48 Patton was in U.S. service until replaced by the M60 and served as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps's primary battle tank in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries.