ICM BTR-152K 1:72 Armoured Personnel Carrier Kit HC-ICM72521

The ICM BTR-152K - Armoured Personnel Carrier is a 1:72 scale plastic model kit identified by part number HC-ICM72521. It depicts the BTR-152K, a Soviet armoured personnel carrier modification featuring a hull roof plate. The kit contains 64 parts and includes detailed assembly instructions for constructing the vehicle.

The BTR-152 was the first Soviet armoured personnel carrier and was designed between 1946 and 1950. The BTR-152V entered service as the standard Soviet Army APC in 1958, having been developed using the ZiL-157 army truck as its base. The BTR-152V chassis was also used for command and staff vehicles, medical cars and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

BTR-152V vehicles and their variants served with Soviet and Warsaw Pact armies, as well as the armed forces of countries aligned with the Soviet Union. They were also used during the Arab-Israeli wars, in Angola and in Vietnam. The supplied options represent a DDR Army medical car from the 1970s and a Soviet Army vehicle from the 1960s.

Markings Available

• BTR-152K, DDR Army Medical Car, 1970s
• BTR-152K, Soviet Army, 1960s

Model Specifications

• Scale: 1:72
• Number of parts: 64
• Length: 95 mm
• Height: 36 mm
• Box dimensions: 217 x 135 x 32 mm

The parts are supplied on detailed plastic sprues, allowing the BTR-152K body, roof plate and other vehicle components to be assembled as a miniature representation of this Soviet-era armoured personnel carrier. The compact 1:72 scale makes the completed model suitable for historical vehicle collections and military dioramas where the BTR-152K's Cold War service history can be displayed.