The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961 An order to enter the BTR-60P into Soviet Army service was issued on 13 December 1959. However production started in 1960. First BTR-60Ps were delivered in 1960. It first entered service with the Soviet Army and later the Soviet naval infantry. In early 1960s it replaced the BTR-152 in the role of the basic APC. BTR-60P was first seen by the West in 1961. BTR-60PA entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963 , BTR-60PB did in 1966. As the newer models of BTR-60 appeared the older ones were gradually withdrawn from front-line service. A number of old BTR-60Ps were converted into repair vehicles Item No 01545 Item Name Russian BTR-60PB UPGRADED Bar Code 9580208015453 Scale 1:35 Item Type Static Kit Model Brief Length: 206mm Width:80 mm Total Parts 570+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts 2 pcs Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 20 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and tires Released Date 2012-07 More Features "The kit consists of over 570 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull , upper hull >main tires are hollow rubber with very good tread pattern >Photo-etched fret included"