Description
Scale model 1/35 Type 63-1 Armored Personnel Carrier (YW-531A) (Early Production) Bronco 35086
The kit includes:
5 sprues with details,
1 transparent plastic sprue,
top and bottom body,
tower and caterpillars,
decal,
Photo-etched,
scheme for painting the model,
step-by-step instruction.
YW 531 (other designation: Type 63) is a modern Chinese armored personnel carrier. The first prototypes of the machine were probably created in the early 1960s, and mass production began in 1963.
The basic version of the YW 531 is equipped with one engine. QCD BF8L 413F 320 hp The vehicle is armed with one 12.7 mm Type 59 machine gun.
YW 531 was created as a result of the program announced by the PRC government in 1958 to create an armored personnel carrier of domestic production.
Unlike many other vehicles of the Chinese army, the YW 531 is not a copy of a foreign one, but a vehicle built from scratch in domestic research centers.