The Puma Armoured Fighting Vehicles are a family of light wheeled armoured vehicles developed in a 4x4 and 6x6 configuration by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara based in Rome. The Puma were developed for the Italian Army to complement the fleet of Centauro Tank Destroyer. Iveco Fiat were awarded a contract by the Italian Army for the development of Puma platforms carrying missiles, a mortar carrier, an ambulance and a command post vehicle. At the end of 1999, the Italian Army ordered 580 Puma vehicles, 250 of the 6x6 configuration, and 330 4x4 vehicles. First vehicles were completed in mid-2003. The Puma was first deployed operationally in Southern Iraq in early 2005. Item No 05526 Item Name Italian PUMA 6×6 Bar Code 9580208055268 Scale 1:35 Item Type Static Kit Model Brief Length: 145.4mm Width: 79.6mm Total Parts 430+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts 1 piece Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 11 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and tires Paint Schemes Italian Army Released Date 2013-04 More Features "The kit consists of over 430 parts >multi-slide moulded upper hull >the kit w/refined detail >Rubber tyres w/fine detail >Included Photo-etched parts"