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Build exceptional military vehicle models with precision-engineered 1/35 scale military vehicles from AFV Club, the Taiwanese manufacturer renowned for innovative engineering and exceptional detail. This extensive collection features American M113 APCs and variants, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, M88 recovery vehicles, German Sd.Kfz 8-rad armored cars, LVT amphibious assault vehicles, M35 cargo trucks, and modern IDF equipment with slide-molded individual track links, full interior details, photoetch parts, turned metal barrels, and comprehensive marking options for advanced modelers.
AFV Club Models has established itself as a premier manufacturer of 1/35 scale military vehicle kits, earning international recognition for innovative engineering solutions, exceptional detail, and comprehensive coverage of subjects often overlooked by other manufacturers. Founded in Taiwan, AFV Club combines advanced manufacturing techniques with meticulous research to deliver kits that set industry standards for accuracy, detail, and buildability across modern and historical military vehicles from multiple nations.
The M113 series represents one of the most successful armored vehicle designs in military history, serving in over 50 countries since the 1960s. AFV Club provides comprehensive coverage of this versatile platform across multiple variants and operational configurations. The M113A1 ACAV captures the Vietnam War Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle configuration with distinctive gun shields, additional armor plating, and multiple machine gun mounts that transformed the basic APC into a fighting vehicle.
Australian Army variants showcase unique Commonwealth modifications with the M113A1 MRV Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle featuring specialized equipment and the M113A1 LRV 1980 Transitional Model Light Reconnaissance Vehicle with period-specific modifications. The M113A1 LRV Vietnam War represents earlier Southeast Asian configurations.
Israeli Defense Forces modifications demonstrate the IDF's innovative approach to armor with the IDF M113A1 Nag'mash 1973 featuring Israeli-specific equipment, weapons mounts, and operational modifications developed through combat experience in multiple Middle Eastern conflicts.
Specialized M113 variants include the M548A1 Tracked Cargo Carrier with extended cargo bed for ammunition and supplies, the M730A1 Chaparral air defense system with MIM-72 missile launcher, and the M88A1 Recovery Vehicle with crane, winch, and dozer blade for battlefield recovery operations. The M88A1G Recovery Tank represents upgraded variants with enhanced capabilities.
The Stryker represents the U.S. Army's transformation to rapid deployment forces, and AFV Club offers comprehensive coverage of this eight-wheeled combat vehicle family. The M1126 ICV Stryker infantry carrier vehicle forms the foundation of the family with troop compartment and remote weapons station. The M1126 with CROWS-J features the Javelin missile turret for enhanced anti-armor capability.
The M1128 MGS Mobile Gun System mounts a 105mm cannon in an automated turret, providing direct fire support for infantry operations. The M1128 MGS 2010 Upgraded Version represents later production standards with improved systems and survivability enhancements.
Specialized Stryker variants include the M1130 CV/CV TACP command vehicle with enhanced communications equipment, the M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle with engineering equipment and mine detection systems, and the M1134 ATGM with TOW missile launcher.
The latest Stryker evolution includes the M1296 Stryker Dragoon with 30mm autocannon turret developed for European operations, and the M1296 ICV-D with ESA MWO Upgrade featuring enhanced survivability armor and active protection systems representing the cutting edge of Stryker development.
AFV Club's coverage of German eight-wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles showcases WWII-era engineering excellence. The Sd.Kfz 231 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen represents the standard reconnaissance variant with turret-mounted 20mm cannon. The Sd.Kfz 232 adds radio equipment with distinctive frame antenna for long-range communications.
The Panzerfunkwagen Sd.Kfz 233 8-Rad with 75mm Gun mounts a short 75mm gun for fire support, while the Sd.Kfz 263 8-Rad serves as a radio command vehicle with comprehensive communications equipment. The German Schwimmwagen 128 amphibious vehicle complements the wheeled reconnaissance family.
Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) amphibious vehicles played crucial roles in Pacific and European amphibious operations. The LVT-4 Early Type represents the most produced variant with rear ramp for rapid troop deployment. The U.S. Water Buffalo LVT-4 Late Type showcases production improvements and operational modifications.
Post-war development continued with the LVTP-5A1 representing Cold War-era amphibious personnel carriers with improved seaworthiness and armor protection. The LVTH-6A1 Fire Support Vehicle mounts a 105mm howitzer for amphibious fire support. Modern AAV-7 variants include the AAV-7A1 Ram/RS with EAAK and the AAVC-7C1 command variant.
AFV Club's truck collection spans tactical cargo vehicles and specialized variants. The M35 2.5-ton series includes the M35A2 Cargo Truck standard configuration and the M35A1 Gun Truck Vietnam War with improvised armor and weapons. The Gun Truck King Cobra represents a specific documented vehicle with unique modifications.
The M54 5-ton series features the M54 5-Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck and the M54A2 Gun Truck with convoy protection armament. Specialized trucks include the M49A2C Fuel Tank Truck, the M51A2 Dump Truck, and the M109 Van Shop mobile maintenance facility.
Light utility vehicles include the M38A1 Utility Truck, the M38A1C with 106mm Recoilless Rifle, and WWII-era Dodge vehicles including the WC51 Weapons Carrier, WC57 Command Car, and WC63 Personnel Carrier.
Beyond the M113 Nag'mash, IDF equipment includes the IDF M38A1/CJ-5 Anti-Tank Missile Vehicle mounting TOW or Dragon missiles on jeep platforms, and the IDF M-38A1/CJ-5 standard utility configuration showcasing Israeli field modifications and operational equipment.
British armor includes the AEC Matador Early Type artillery tractor and the AEC Matador Mid Production variant. The AEC Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle served as mobile headquarters, while the AEC Armoured Command Vehicle German North Africa represents captured vehicles in Afrika Korps service.
British reconnaissance vehicles include the FV101 Scorpion light tank with 76mm gun and the FV107 Scimitar CVR(T) with 30mm Rarden cannon, both part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family.
Taiwanese indigenous armor showcases local defense industry capabilities with the ROC TIFV CM-32/33 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and the CM-33 TIFV Pre-Serial Production representing development variants. The ROC TIFV CM-34 30mm Chain Gun represents the latest generation with advanced fire control and protection systems.
German logistics vehicles include the Büssing L4500A 4x4 cargo truck and the Büssing-NAG L4500S variant. The Kfz.100 L4500A with Bilstein 3T Crane represents specialized recovery and maintenance vehicles.
Contemporary military technology includes the Husky Mk.III VMMD with Interrogation Arm mine detection vehicle with ground-penetrating radar and the Husky Mk.III standard configuration. The EOD Tactical Robot Talon represents unmanned ground vehicles for explosive ordnance disposal.
The Combat Engineer Vehicle M728 based on the M60 tank chassis features a 165mm demolition gun, dozer blade, and crane for obstacle clearing. German Wiesel light armored vehicles include the Wiesel TOW 1A1/A2 and the Waffenträger Wiesel 1 MELLS with modern missile systems.
Dutch vehicles include the YPR-765 Holland infantry fighting vehicle and the YPR-765 Prat Anti-Tank Vehicle with TOW launcher. The NATO AIFV with 25mm Gun Turret represents the M113-based infantry fighting vehicle used by multiple NATO nations.
AFV Club kits are distinguished by innovative engineering solutions that set industry standards. Signature features include slide-molded individual track links with authentic detail on both sides, eliminating the need for aftermarket tracks, multi-directional slide molds enabling complex shapes and undercuts without part breakdown, detailed suspension systems with individual road wheels, return rollers, and torsion bar housings, optional position hatches revealing comprehensive interior details including crew stations, equipment, and structural elements, photoetched brass parts for screens, grilles, periscope guards, and delicate details, turned metal gun barrels with rifling and hollow muzzles, clear parts for vision blocks, periscopes, lights, and optical equipment, comprehensive decal sheets with multiple unit markings and operational stencils, and detailed assembly instructions with exploded-view diagrams and painting guides.
The engineering approach emphasizes accuracy verified against technical documentation, photographs, and preserved vehicles, with dimensional precision and correct proportions throughout. Surface detail includes authentic weld beads, bolt heads, panel lines, and texture appropriate to manufacturing methods. The logical part breakdown follows natural assembly sequences while minimizing visible seam lines.
Many AFV Club kits feature comprehensive interior details that allow open-hatch display or cutaway presentations. Interiors include crew seating with authentic upholstery texture, control panels with instrument detail, steering mechanisms and driver controls, ammunition stowage racks and ready rounds, radio equipment and communications gear, structural framework and hull bracing, engine compartment details in select kits, and accurate placement of all interior components based on technical manuals and walkaround photography.
This interior detail enables modelers to create museum-quality displays showcasing both exterior and interior authenticity, or to build dioramas with crew figures interacting with accurately detailed equipment.
All AFV Club 1/35 military vehicles integrate seamlessly with the broader 1/35 scale modeling ecosystem. These kits work perfectly alongside vehicles from other manufacturers, creating combined arms displays and realistic military formations. Combine AFV Club vehicles with Tamiya military vehicles for classic subjects, pair with Takom military vehicles for modern armor, integrate with Trumpeter military vehicles for comprehensive collections, or combine with Academy military vehicles for diverse subject matter.
The consistent 1/35 scale allows for accurate diorama construction with figures, buildings, terrain accessories, and support equipment from various manufacturers, creating realistic battlefield scenes, maintenance depots, convoy scenarios, and historical vignettes.
AFV Club's commitment to accuracy is evident in their extensive research process. Each kit represents specific variants with correct configuration details, theater-specific modifications reflecting operational use, accurate markings representing documented vehicles and units, appropriate weapons and equipment for time periods and theaters, and correct camouflage patterns for seasons and locations.
The comprehensive decal sheets include tactical numbers, unit insignia, bridge classification markings, maintenance stencils, operational instructions, and kill markings where appropriate, enabling modelers to recreate specific historical vehicles or create plausible examples based on documented practices.
AFV Club kits provide excellent surfaces for advanced painting and weathering techniques. The detailed surface textures and comprehensive parts breakdown support realistic finishing effects including pre-shading and post-shading techniques, modulation and color variation, pin washes and panel line accents, pigment weathering for dust and mud, hairspray chipping technique for paint wear, oil paint rendering for streaks and stains, realistic track weathering with rust and mud, exhaust discoloration and soot staining, and authentic camouflage pattern application.
The individual track links allow for realistic track weathering with variation between upper and lower runs, while the detailed suspension components showcase mud accumulation and wear patterns authentic to operational vehicles.
AFV Club's extensive catalog covers subjects often overlooked by other manufacturers, making their kits essential for comprehensive collections. The range spans WWII through modern vehicles, American, German, British, Israeli, Taiwanese, and NATO equipment, wheeled and tracked platforms, combat vehicles and support equipment, and standard production and specialized variants.
This subject diversity enables modelers to build comprehensive collections representing specific conflicts, national forces, vehicle families, or operational theaters without relying solely on mainstream manufacturers.
Beyond military vehicles, explore the complete 1/35 Military Vehicles collection featuring all manufacturers, or visit the official AFV Club website for their complete product catalog, building guides, technical specifications, and company history showcasing their commitment to precision military modeling.