Preview: 1/35th scale ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel) from Zimi Model

Zimi Model has a brand new tool of the US Marine's machine, the ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel). We look at the kit's art, features, the machines in our preview...

Preview: 1/35th scale ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel) from Zimi Model

ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel)

From Zimi Model

1/35th scale

New tooled kit

Four marking choices included

Rubber tyres

Kit No: 35201

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The Subject: The ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel) 

The ACV‑P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle – Personnel) represents the U.S. Marine Corps’ shift towards a more survivable and versatile ship‑to‑shore platform, replacing the ageing AAV7 family. Built on the Iveco SuperAV 8×8 chassis and produced jointly by Iveco and BAE Systems, the ACV‑P emphasises open‑ocean seaworthiness, improved protection, and modern automotive performance. Its hull design and powertrain allow it to operate effectively in higher sea states than its predecessor, giving Marine infantry units a more reliable means of transitioning from amphibious shipping to contested littoral zones.

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle was developed by BAE Systems for the US Marine Corps

As a personnel carrier, the ACV‑P is configured to transport a crew of three and up to thirteen embarked Marines, providing the tactical mobility required for dispersed operations ashore. Its armament typically consists of either an M2 Browning heavy machine gun or a Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted in a remote weapon station, enabling the vehicle to deliver suppressive fire while keeping the crew under armour. The platform’s survivability package includes enhanced blast protection, improved situational awareness systems, and growth margins for future sensors or defensive technologies, aligning it with modern expeditionary warfare requirements.

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) with the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, disembarks the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during waterborne training. Anchorage is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. NAVY

Operationally, the ACV‑P has already been fielded to Marine units and is participating in training and deployment cycles, demonstrating its role as the Corps’ next‑generation amphibious mobility asset. Its combination of maritime stability, land mobility, and payload capacity positions it as a central component of emerging littoral doctrine, where distributed forces must manoeuvre fluidly between sea and shore. With additional variants—such as the ACV‑C command vehicle and the ACV‑30 with a 30 mm cannon—the ACV family forms a scalable system designed to support a wide range of missions as the Marine Corps adapts to future operating environments.

The kit's features:

Zimi Model has designed & built this one from scratch, a newly tooled 35th-scale version of the Marines' new amphibious combat taxi. You can see by the CADs below the special features of this kit. Including a CROWS system turret for the rooftop (including metal parts for the barrel) and a rear ramp that can be posed open or closed. The side engine cooling compartment door can be posed open, with cooling fans and internal structure. The frontal trim vane can also be extended or left flush with the hull in normal land mode.

Here is the kit shown in coloured CAD, showing what the vehicle might look like when completed. There are four colour versions included in this kit.

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