M53 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

Plastic model kit for building a M53 155mm self-propelled howitzer

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 266.2 x 105.5 mm
• 850+ parts
• Clear and photo-etched parts included
• Lower hull and turret manufactured using the Slide Mold process
• segment tracks
• not built/not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The M53 155 mm self propelled gun was designed to procure long-range fire support to allied positions while keeping pace with mechanized formations cross-country. It was adopted in 1952 for both the Army and Marine Corps, all made by Pacific Car & Foundry Company. As the M55 was the same vehicle designed around a 155 mm howitzer, M53s were stadardized as M55s, but production stopped in 1956 and use mantained in Vietnam by the USMC until around 1969, but many more years with NATO countries such as Belgium and Turkey.