it served with the girls in the Manga comics.

I'll paraphrase text from the reference page of Akira “Taki” Takizawa on the Japanese forum on Missing Lynx, combining the text with other sources for a CliffsNote version on what the Fine Molds Type 89 can be OOB. The Fine Molds Type 89 only represents the final 1938-39 production batch since it is based on the preserved Type 89 in Japan. Less than 40 were built. That in itself will limit the markings options to the 3rd Tank Regiment in Manchuria...the 1939 Nomonhan clash with the Red Army. If you want to do it in the markings of the 7th Tank Regiment on Luzon in January 1942, the kit will need to be modified...mostly to the engine deck and it's layout. There are decals for 3rd Tank Regiment tanks, most likely with earlier Type 89 produced kits.

Is my comment accurate? Piecing together tidbits of info about the Type 89 got me to this point of confidently writing the information. Feel free to add to, or take away!

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I'll paraphrase text from the reference page of Akira “Taki” Takizawa on the Japanese forum on Missing Lynx, combining the text with other sources for a CliffsNote version on what the Fine Molds Type 89 can be OOB. The Fine Molds Type 89 only represents the final 1938-39 production batch since it is based on the preserved Type 89 in Japan. Less than 40 were built. That in itself will limit the markings options to the 3rd Tank Regiment in Manchuria...the 1939 Nomonhan clash with the Red Army. If you want to do it in the markings of the 7th Tank Regiment on Luzon in January 1942, the kit will need to be modified...mostly to the engine deck and it's layout. There are decals for 3rd Tank Regiment tanks, most likely with earlier Type 89 produced kits.

Is my comment accurate? Piecing together tidbits of info about the Type 89 got me to this point of confidently writing the information. Feel free to add to, or take away!

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Just so you know the later Platz reissues of the Girls und Panzer Type 89 have modified pieces to better represent a standard Type 89. Seems anime and manga fans are just as particular about the accuracy of their models because the Type 89 in the show was a standard production and not the one in the original Fine Molds kit.