LAV-III Tow Under Armor Vehicle (TUA) 1/35 Trumpeter

The nearest equivalent to the LAV-III TUA would be the USA’s M1134 Stryker ATGM. When procurement plans for the LAV III were slashed in half in the mid-1990s, among the cuts to a proposed family of vehicles based on this next-generation LAV was a replacement for M113 TUAs, the CF’s tracked APC-based TOW missile launchers. This wheeled TUA was never cancelled. It was simply a matter of funding the necessary vehicles; the recycled TUA turrets would simply swap onto the new chassis The CF intended to field 71 new TUAs. Familiarization training began in March 2006.

Please see the paint guides below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors. 

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Length: 8.4”
Width: 3.37”
Total Parts: 546
– 11 sprues, lower hull, upper hull and 9 tires
– Multi-directional slide-molded hulls and turret
– Assembly and painting required
– Clear and photo-etched parts
– Decals
– Fully detailed interior
– Crew entry door can be fixed open or closed

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Paint Guides:

Tire Black
Steel or Metal Black
Wood Brown
Silver
Light Green
Red
Flat Black

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