LCAC - Landing Craft Air Cushion

About the LCAC - Landing Craft Air Cushion:

The LCAC is a ship-to-shore and across the beach air cushion vehicle for transporting the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, including personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo. Capable of carrying a 60-75-ton payload, the LCAC can carry heavy vehicles, such as an Abrams tank, at speeds exceeding 45 miles per hour. Its air cushion technology allows for easier access to difficult coastline terrain and provides personnel transport, evacuation support, lane breaching, mine countermeasure operations, and Marine and Special Warfare equipment delivery.

Specifications:

Crew: 5
Armament: Two Gun mounts will support: M2HB .50 Cal machine gun; M240 7.62 mm machine gun; and MK-19 MOD3 40 mm grenade launcher
Speed: 40+ knots (46+ mph; 74.08 kph) with full load
Range: 200 miles at 35 kts with 50-ton payload  

Additional information about this Brickmania® custom building kit:

In yet another incredible undertaking, Dan Siskind has produced a 1/35th scale LCAC that you can build yourself! Loaded with every building technique in the book, along with stickers, custom printing, BrickArms®, and a crew of five custom minifigs the LCAC kit is the next generation of Brickmania’s mega builds. Constructed from five massive parts bags, the LCAC kit features a ramp down on shore version along with optional parts to construct the giant cushion for a ship-to-shore version. Be sure to check out our LCAC Designer’s Desk episode and hear from the man himself about all the incredible features included in this build. Preorders are only available at select times, so keep an eye out!

Model Statistics:

Designed by Daniel Siskind
6809 elements
5x custom printed minifig designed by Landon Reimer
2x BrickArms® M240
Custom printed elements
High-quality sticker sheet
Full-color printed building instructions
1/35th scale to match other Brickmania kits
Impossible Skill Level (8-10 years building experience recommended)