Tamiya - 1/48 Russian Medium Tank T-55 Plastic Model Kit HPI120102 and wheel-spinning sideways action

and wheel-spinning sideways action

Powered by an unused receiver port with lights on/off only

Notorious BLX (with modification)

Longer motor mounting slot to accommodate a greater gear ratio range

Tamiya - 1/48 Russian Medium Tank T-55 Plastic Model Kit HPI120102 and wheel-spinning sideways actionTamiya's 1 35 T 55 model kit is regarded as a staple model kit among model contest aficionados. Tamiya brings this fan favorite subject to a smaller scale with this 1 48 rendition. The T 55 medium tank not only provided a base for later T 62, T 72 and T 80 designs still in use today, it spurred Western rivals on and contributed to the great East West arms race of the Cold War. Its 100mm gun compared favorably with the West's 90mm counterpart, and with