1:72 Scale Metal Die-Cast ? T-54 Main Battle Tank - Length: 5" (from end of vehicle to tip of the main gun) Width: 1.75? This is an assembled and painted model. There is nothing to be done. It is made of plastic. The turret can rotate and the gun can elevate. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up. The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced just as the Second World War ended. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945 and entered full production in 1947. It became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-54s and T-55s were involved in many of the world's armed conflicts during the late 20th century.