US M88 ARV MERDC Train Load

This ready-made Artitec model reproduces a U.S. Army M88 armored recovery vehicle prepared for railway transport in a heavily weathered MERDC camouflage scheme. Its multicolor finish combines green, beige, brown, and black areas with realistic fading, grime, rust, and operational wear across the hull, recovery equipment, tracks, and running gear.

The train-load configuration is recreated with the elaborate A-frame lifting boom lowered and secured over the vehicle, together with detailed cables, chains, towing equipment, side-mounted tools, spare track components, and a large front-mounted recovery spade. Additional details include roof hatches, spare road wheels, lifting fixtures, transport markings, and extensive weathering that gives the model an authentic field-service appearance.

• Ready-Made 1:87 HO scale Artitec model
  
• U.S. Army M88 armored recovery vehicle
  
• Train-load configuration with lowered and secured recovery boom
  
• MERDC four-color camouflage with extensive weathering
  
• Detailed A-frame recovery boom with cables, chains, and lifting equipment
  
• Large front-mounted recovery spade for stabilization and vehicle recovery
  
• Side-mounted tools, spare road wheels, towing gear, and recovery equipment
  
• Realistic dust, rust, grime, paint wear, and weathered running gear
  
• Suitable for Cold War U.S. Army military trains, rail yards, layouts, displays, and dioramas

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.