UK Chieftain Mk 5 (6870143)

This Ready-Made Artitec model depicts a British Army Chieftain Mk 5 main battle tank in a heavily weathered Cold War field configuration. The model captures the Chieftain’s low hull, broad cast turret, long 120 mm main gun, six-road-wheel running gear, and full-length armored side skirts.

The olive-green finish is broken up by broad black disruptive camouflage patches and extensive pale dust, grime, chipped edges, and rust-toned track wear. Detailed features include the turret-mounted machine gun, commander’s cupola, smoke grenade launchers, turret stowage baskets, bundled equipment, engine-deck grilles, towing fittings, headlights, rear exhaust components, and British tactical and vehicle markings.

• Ready-Made 1:87 HO scale Artitec model
  
• British Army Chieftain Mk 5 main battle tank with a low-profile hull, broad cast turret, and heavily sloped frontal armor
• Long 120 mm main gun with a segmented thermal sleeve, detailed mantlet area, and distinctive muzzle-end fittings
• Commander’s cupola, turret-mounted machine gun, roof fittings, hatches, sighting equipment, and smoke grenade launchers
• Olive-green and black disruptive camouflage with heavy fading, grime, pale dusting, chipped surfaces, and rust-toned wear
• British tactical markings, national emblems, vehicle identifiers, and turret numbering applied across the hull and turret
• Full-length armored side skirts, six large road wheels per side, finely rendered tracks, drive sprockets, and suspension details
• Turret stowage baskets, bundled crew equipment, engine-deck grilles, tow fittings, headlights, exhausts, and rear hull components
• Ideal for Cold War, British Army, armored-force, military collection, HO-scale layout, and diorama scenes
  

Artitec's Ready-Made models are handcrafted from high-quality resin and produced in limited runs. Each model is expertly preassembled, hand-painted, and often subtly weathered to recreate the appearance of a real vehicle in use. Because every model is finished by hand, small variations may occur, making each piece unique.

Artitec uses vacuum-cast resin to reproduce exceptionally fine, true-to-scale details that can be difficult to achieve with conventional manufacturing methods. Etched-brass parts are added where appropriate to capture delicate components and further enhance realism.

Each model is assembled, painted, and weathered by skilled specialists—a process requiring considerable time, precision, and experience. Artitec Ready-Made models are ideal for collectors seeking exceptional detail and realism without the time and effort required to build and finish a model kit.