Factory No 617 carried out a number of improvements to the Type 59 MBT which resulted in the Type 59-I. This featured hydraulic booster technology to improve the opening and closing mechanisms for the safety door cover and cupola door cover, installation of a simplified fire-control system, laser range-finder, engine low-pressure alarm and automatic fire extinguisher.

Item No 84542 Item Name PLA 59-1 Medium Tank Bar Code 6939319245427 Scale 1:35 Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Dimension Length: 257.3mm Width: 93.4mm Total Plastic Parts 520+ Total Sprues 16 sprues , lower hull , upper hull and turret Chromeplate Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Metal Parts copper cable Photo Etched Parts 1 piece Film Accessory n/a Released Date 2020-08 More Features The kit consists of over 520 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull , turret
>individual tracks
>photo etched parts included