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Hobby Boss releases one of the proposed T-18 variants, the SU-18.

In November 1929 ANII K. M. Ivanov, commissioned by the RKKA produced a design of a self-propelled gun based on the T-18, as well as the ammunition carrier for it. The prototype was a captured French Renault FT-17BS. The SU-18 kept the same design as the French vehicle, but replaced the turret with one that resembles a truncated pyramid. The SU-18 used the 76.2-mm regimental gun model 1927 with a slotted muzzle brake to reduce rollback. The decision to build the SU-18 was made on June 11 and stipulated the delivery of a prototype by October 10, 1930. However, due to the small ammunition capability and the limitations of the T-18 (a narrow gauge chassis and a high center of gravity) the design was abandoned in favor of larger and better self-propelled gun designs and further work on the SU-18 was stopped.

Hobby Boss kit# 83875 has over 270 parts, featuring refined details such as a slide molded lower hull. Photo-etched parts and individual track links are provided.