Soviet Attack Helicopter Mi-24P Zvezda 1/48, Ref. 4812 One of Zvezda’s latest release is a quarter-scale Mil Mi-24P, featuring the double 30mm gun ‘pack’ on the right side of the front fuselage. This version has been around for some time, produced in large numbers between 1981 and 1989, and has been or is still usedContinue reading “Quarterscale Hind”
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Russian Mustang
Russian 2-axle Military Truck K-4350 Zvezda 1/35, Ref. 3692 The K-4350 truck is part of the ‘Mustang’ family of vehicles designed by car manufacturer KAMA for the Russian army. It entered service in 1995 and is still operational today. It is a two-axle 4×4 able to carry 30 to 40 soldiers or a load ofContinue reading “Russian Mustang”
Universal Warrior
Soviet Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle BRDM-2 Zvezda 1/35, Ref. 3638 Entering service in the Soviet army in 1962, the BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured patrol car used ever since by the Soviet Union and then Russia. Over 7,200 vehicles have been built and were widely exported. BRDM-2s are still operational in over 60 countries literally fromContinue reading “Universal Warrior”
Red Pike
Soviet WWII Shchuka (Shch) Class Submarine Zvezda 1/144, Ref. 9041 The Shchuka- (or Sh-, or even Chrch-) class submarines were medium-sized soviet boats. 111 of them were built in seven different dockyards and were used in anger during WWII. ‘Shchuka’ means ‘Pike’ in Russian. Their numbering reflected their area of operation: the 100 Series operatedContinue reading “Red Pike”
Early Red SPG
SU-122 Soviet Self-Propelled Gun Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 5043 Following the release of the SU-85 in 2020, Zvezda is enlarging its range of SPGs with the earlier SU-122. This vehicle was designed during 1942 as an assault gun for infantry support, a type of weapon very successfully used by the German army with their StuG III.Continue reading “Early Red SPG”
Grrrrr..!
Russian Launch Vehicle S-400 « Triumf » SA-21 Growler Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 5068 The S-400 Triumf, NATO-coded SA-21 Growler, is a medium to long-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system that entered service in Russia during 2007. The system includes a command centre vehicle, radar-carrying vehicles that are linked to several launchers. It is the missile-launcher vehicle thatContinue reading “Grrrrr..!”
Last Chance Warriors
Volkssturm. Berlin 1945 Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 6272 The Russian company that we know for their excellent aircraft and armour scale model kits have been also very busy releasing numerous board games and wargames for different markets. The wargaming community can thus take advantage of Zvezda’s wide range of 1/100 and 1/72 aircraft, helicopters, AFVs, softskinsContinue reading “Last Chance Warriors”
Kamazing Typhoon!
Russian Armored Vehicle Typhoon-K Zvezda 1/35, Ref. 3701 ‘Typhoon’ is a family of modern Russian mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armoured vehicles developed from a common engine, suspension, protection and control systems. Two, three and four axle vehicles are part of this family. Over 100 companies are involved in the programme. The Kamaz Typhoon-K that particularlyContinue reading “Kamazing Typhoon!”
Sleek New Airbus
Airbus A320neo Civil Airliner Zvezda 1/144, Ref. 7037 The Airbus A319/320/321neo are part of a ‘second generation’ family of airliners built upon the successful ‘A319/A320/A321’ family designed during the latter part of the past century. The more modern design first flew in 2014 and entered service with Lufthansa in early 2016 and, with over 7,000 aircraftContinue reading “Sleek New Airbus”
New Black Death!
Soviet Attack Aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik Zvezda 1/48, Ref. 4825 The Ilyushin Il-2 Shtourmovik certainly was one of the best ground-attack aircraft of the Second World War and with over 36,000 of them built, holds the record for the single most produced military airplane design in history. Nicknamed ‘The Hunchback’ by the Soviets and ‘Black Death’ byContinue reading “New Black Death!”
