UMT 687 Armored personnel carrier based in the BT-7 tank Scale 1:72 Plastic Model Armoured personnel carrier (APC) Kit

Armored Personnel Carrier based on the BT-7 tank is an unpainted, unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale from UMT. The model represents an experimental armored vehicle concept developed on the fast BT-7 tank chassis during the Interwar period.

During the 1930s, designers explored multiple ways to adapt existing tank platforms for specialized support roles. The BT series of fast tanks provided a high-mobility chassis that was occasionally considered for modifications beyond the standard turreted configuration.

BT-7 Based Armored Personnel Carrier - Experimental Interwar Vehicle

This vehicle concept reflects attempts to transform a fast tank chassis into a transport platform capable of carrying infantry or equipment under armored protection. Projects of this type illustrate the experimental direction of armored vehicle development during the years between the two world wars.

For modelers: When building 1/72 vehicles based on the BT chassis, assembling the suspension and road wheels first helps maintain proper alignment before adding upper hull structures and smaller details.

Kit Contents

• Plastic parts
• Assembly instructions

Paints and glue are not included.

Model Kit Specifications

• Manufacturer: UMT
• Scale: 1/72
• Model (SKU): UMT 687
• Type: Armor Model Kit
• Subject: Armored Personnel Carrier based on BT-7 tank
• Vehicle type: Armored personnel carrier
• Subject country: Soviet Union
• Period: Interwar period
• Condition: New in Box
• Kit description: Unpainted, unassembled plastic model kit. Paints and glue are not included.

This plastic model kit by UMT belongs to the armor model kits category and represents an experimental armored vehicle concept derived from the BT-7 fast tank platform.