Tomytec 1/12 Little Armory [LA087] AR18 Type

The AR18, which was made in the United States during the Cold War, was made with the aim of being a popular model for the state-of-the-art rifle M16 (AR15) adopted by the US Army at that time.

In contrast to the M16 body, which requires cutting forged aluminum, the AR18 body can be made by pressing an iron plate. The operation is also changed from the M16 gas direct injection type to the orthodox piston type using gas pressure... It is a design that can be produced and used even in countries where industrialization is immature.

As a result, the AR18 was not adopted in large numbers, but its design concept and structure had many excellent points and had a great influence on the development of later rifles. G36 (Germany), F2000 (Belgium), ACR (USA), etc. are countless, but especially the countries that experienced AR18 licensed production, such as Japan's Type 89 and UK's L85. The color is darker on the gun.

This kit has a wide variety of parts to choose from, as well as shape reproduction.
Selectable opening and closing of stock, opening, and closing of the dust cover, and 3 types of dedicated magazines: 20, 30, and 40. Dedicated scope or dot sight can be selected.