1:43 Scale Diecast Model ? IS-2 Heavy Tank - Length: 9.5" (from back to tip of gun), Width: 2.75? This tank model is made of a combination of metal and plastic parts. The turret can rotate all 360 degrees. The gun can elevate up and down. The tracks are fitted, however they do not move. The coloring and markings are accurate and realistic. This model comes attached by removable screws to a display base that measures 10.25 inches long and 4.25 inches wide. The maker of the model really did a good job with the model, the panel lines and details are very clear and crisp. These models have different details engraved such as doors, hatches, panels, lights, ports, antennas, machine guns, ropes, shovels, etc; all of these done with high accuracy and proportion. When they are painted in different color, say for example, shovels and ropes, they are indeed painted accurately. The weathering effect that these tanks have, such as smoke and oil staining makes them look very realistic. Depending on the particular type of tank, some will have machine guns and antennas that look very accurate This is not a toy, Recommended for 15 and older. The IS-2 (Russian: ??-2, sometimes romanized as JS-2) is a Soviet heavy tank, the first of the IS tank series named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. It was developed and saw combat during World War II and saw service in other Soviet allied countries after the war.