#712 IJA Type 89 I-Go Otsu Medium Tank
Building the IBG Models 1:72 representation of the IJA Type 89 I-Go Otsu Medium Tank. No electronics in this one.
Notes
The Type 89 I-Gō medium tank (八九式中戦車 イ号) was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1932 to 1942 in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War.
The Type 89B model was the world’s first mass-produced diesel engine tank. With a short-barrel 57 mm cannon, it proved effective in early campaigns but lacked the armor or armament of 1940s generation Allied armor; it was regarded as obsolete by the time of the 1939 battles of Khalkhin Gol, against the Soviet Union.
Paint Scheme
I’ve used kit scheme 1: IJN Land Forces unit 1941
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| A n/a | IJA Grass Green | XF-13, 70.894 (H60, 70.891) | n/a |
| B n/a | IJN Earth Brown | XF-64, 70.984 (H47) | n/a |
| C n/a | IJA Dry Grass | XF-60, 70.879 | |
| D camo | IJA Khaki | XF-49, 70.921 | H81 |
| E tracks | Gunmetal | X-10, 70.863 | H18 |
| F exhaust | Rust | XF-9, 70.940 | H7 |
Build Log
A simple base to show it off, with another figure from an Airfix WWII Japanese Infantry set.
