31 December 2004
- Wishing you a blessed holidays and best wishes for a happy new year! And may the new year bring you and your family much joy and happiness. Have a great 2005!
30 December 2004
- A new interesting Junkers Ju-87 Stuka German WW2 Bomber Story book (Exprint publisher) is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This publication in great details tells about the most famous of all planes used by the Germans as a sturzkamfflugzeug (divebomber). Highly recommended!
- 1/72 Sukhoi Su-35 Russian Fighter-Bomber model kit by Zvezda company is available now for online ordering (price $15.99). Formerly known as the Su-27M, the Sukhoi Su-35 is an advanced derivative of the Su-27 Flanker. The first Su-27M prototype was displayed at the 1992 Farnborough Air Show. The Su-35 is expected to enter service in 1995. Changes from the Su-27 include a new radar, requiring a somewhat larger nose; foreplanes, as on the naval Su-33; more powerful engines (also originally developed for the Su-33); an enlarged and improved infrared search and track unit in front of the cockpit; an infrared missile-warning scanner on the fuselage spine; numerous internal electronic improvements; larger tail fins (required by aerodynamic changes imposed by the enlarged nose); and a large "spine" between the engines containing a rearward-facing air-to-air radar, allowing the use of rear-firing semi-active radar guided missiles. Not present on the prototype, but expected to be on the production version, are two-dimensional thrust-vectoring engine nozzles. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
29 December 2004
- Sensation! A new phenomenal anniversary publication - Russian VVS Long Range Aviation 90 Years book just has been printed and is available for online ordering (price $89.99). This large directory contains the data about all Russian long range aircraft including Tu-95/Tu-142, Tu-16, Tu-22, Tu-160, TB-3 and other types as well as experimental ones. This publication also narrates on the scientific and technical aspects of long range aircraft designing. A lot of unique illustrations accompany the text (hundreds of color and b/w photos, schemes and drawings, most of them published at the first time). Highly recommended!
- A new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) periodical: Oruzhie Special issue 2004/04 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Sports pistoles from Tula, 9th exhibition 'Blade. Traditions and the present', Hunter's weapon repair, PSM pistole, Shooting weapon evolution, World of arms: news, Leader's barrells and blades, Mortar centenary etc. Recommended!
28 December 2004
- Famous Soviet WW2 Fighter in quarter scale! 1/48 Yakovlev Yak-9T Soviet WW2 Fighter model kit from Maquette company is available for online order (price $9.99). Yak-9 is the third large family of WW2 Yakovlev's fighters. Development of the Yak-7, it was very similar in appearance to its predecessor. Two years of Yak-7 production and service resulted in numerous changes in construction, equipment and armament. Design shortcomings of earlier Yak-1 and Yak-7 were eliminated, manufacturing quality improved substantially. A kit of a good quality. Recommended!
- A new issue of the Popular high illustrated Navy Historical periodical Midel-Shpangout #5 2003: Dvenatsat Apostolov (The Twelve Apostles) Russian Battleship magazine is available for online ordering (price $9.97). This issue tells about the famous Russian Navy flagship. G.A.Grebenschikova's monograph generalizes taciturn and disembodied data and very little known facts based on the rare English books of XIX century and unknown archival documents. Highly recommended for naval history Enthusiastrs!
- A very interesting 1/72 Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 Type 35 Soviet WW2 Fighter model kit from RODEN company is again available for online ordering (price $9.97). Highly recommended!
24 December 2004
- We received a very interesting publication from Exprint publisher: Polikarpov I-16 Soviet WW2 Fighter Story book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). I-16 - world's first high-speed fighter and the most numerous soviet aircraft in mid 30s - beginning 40s period. The cantilever monoplane I-16 was designed at the Design Bureau under supervision of N.Polikarpov in 1933. The serial production started in 1934. This bok tells about various aspect of I-16's creation, tecnical structure, battle usage and capabilities. Highly recommended!
- A new 1/35 T-34/76 Soviet WW2 Medium Tank with Mineroller model kit by Zvezda company is available for online ordering (price $19.99). This set represents a famous Soviet WW2 battle machine in additional with a very useful at the battlefield tool. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
23 December 2004
- A new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) periodical: Oruzhie Special issue 2004/04 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: French shooting weapon (1939-1945), GM-94 grenade-launcher, Shooting weapon evolution, Russian military historical artillery and sappers museum - 300 years, Teach-yourself book for pistoler, Experience of WW2 hand-to-hand fighting, One barrel - two calibres, First domestic automatic pistole etc. Recommended!
- We received a new ICM-72814 1/72 Soviet MLRS BM-13-16 Katyusha on ZiL-131 chassis model kit by ICM company (price $12.99). This kit represents a very late version of the famous Soviet Multiple Launch Rocket System. A kit of a good quality! Highly recommended!
22 December 2004
- A new very interesting periodical: Modelist-Konstruktor # 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $7.97). Modellers can find out in this issue very useful information on ships, cars, aircraft etc. 40 pages, 80 photos, illustrations and scale drawings. Highly recommended!
- A very interesting 1/72 Lavochkin LaGG-3 ser.1,5,11 Soviet WW2 Fighter model kit by RODEN company is available for online ordering (price $9.97). LaGG-3 - refined LaGG-1, with palliatives introduced to cure the worst faults of the LaGG-1. The LaGG-3 had outer wings with slats and balanced tail surfaces, was lighter, and later also had a more powerful engine. It still was disliked intensely by its pilots. Production problems continued, some factories delivering unairworthy aircraft. Series production aircraft were up to 40km/h slower than those tested by the VVS, so the numbers given are optimistic. Development resulted in 21 major versions, all simply called LaGG-3. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
21 December 2004
- We've added the filling of Popular high illustrated Navy Historical magazine Midel-Shpangout with another very interesting one: Midel-Shpangout #1 2003: The Russian Sevastopol Class Battleships magazine is available for online ordering (price $9.97). The Sevastopol Class Dreadnought Battleships (The Sevastopol, Poltava, Petropavlovsk and the Gangut) was laid down in 1909 being launched during 1911 and being commissioned during November and December of 1914. They saw service during World War One. Readers can find out information on the technical projects and structure, building and testing, battle potential and battle usage at the WW1 and WW2. Highly recommended for naval history Enthusiastrs!
- Zvezda manufacturer just released a new 1/35 BMD-1 Soviet Airborne Combat Vehicle model kit (price $22.99). BMD-1 is the first vehicle in the world especially designed for air-borne troops. It could be both-landed from an airplane by usual way or parachuted from such airplanes as AH-12, IL-76, An-22 at height from 300m to 1500m. As soon as it was landed it could join battle. The vehicle can negotiate water obstacles. The maximum speed on water is 10 km/hr. BMD-1 was used by Soviet troops in Afghanistan and later by Russian Army in Chechnya. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
17 December 2004
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #9 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). In this issue: A.Nilolayev - Soviet cosmonaut, ISS. 9th crew chronicle, Progress M-49 sinking, Challenger crew awards, Desert survival, Cosmonaut's parachute training, Kosmos 2406 in flight, Cassini in orbit, Mars Express: six months above Mars, SMART-1 approaching the Moon etc. Recommended!
16 December 2004
- A new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) periodical: Oruzhie Special issue 2004/03 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Russian central research institute of the precision engineering, Unknown Vikhr - compact submachine gun, PSS pistol, Shooting knifes of Russian special team, Shooting weapon evolution, Teach-yourself book for pistoler etc. Recommended!
- We received a very interesting publication about one of the enigmatic WW2 aircraft by Exprint publisher: Heinkel He-219 Uhu German WW2 Night Fighter book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). The He-219 was one of a very few purpose-designed night fighters of WW2. It was by all accounts a superior platform for night hunting, better than any of the German aircraft adapted to the role such as the Me 110 and Ju 88. Ernst Heinkel did not curry as much favor with the Luftwaffe high command as did many of his contemporaries such as Willie Messerschmitt, Hugo Junkers and Kurt Tank. Field Marshall Erhard Milch is widely held to be responsible for the fact that the He-219 never made it into production. Highly recommended!
15 December 2004
- We received a new 1/72 Ural-4320 Soviet Army Truck by ICM company (price $9.99). The Ural-4320 was the main truck of the Soviet Army. It was designed to negotiate heavy terrain, and in any kind of weather ranging from -58°F to 122°F and up to the altitude of 15,000 ft. A kit of a good quality! Highly recommended!
- A very rare 1/200 Tupolev Tu-154 Russian Airliner model kit is again available for on-line ordering (price $7.70). This kit represents the famous Tupolev's Tu-154 tri-jet (which remains the standard medium range airliner on domestic flights in Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union and to a lesser extent in eastern Europe and Iran). The number of kits is very limited!
14 December 2004
- A very good news for our customers: a great number of ALANGER (ex-ICM) kits are available for online ordering at AviaPress! A kits of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
10 December 2004
- Exprint publisher presents a new publication on WW2 technique: Luftwaffe WW2 Camouflage (1939-1945) book has been printed and is available for online ordering now (price $11.99). This publication is dedicated to the colouring of German WW2 fighters, bombers, transport aircraft etc. Excellent edition, a lot of photos and illustrations. Highly recommended for modelling Enthusiasts and peoples who are interested in the military history!
- A new issue of popular Russian high illustrated magazine for modelers and military technique enthusiasts M-Hobby #10 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.97). In this issue: News, Reviews of the new kits, Reviews on new model paints, Dioramas, 1/144 Type XXIII German WW2 U-Boat model kit by ICM, KrAZ-260 Russian truck, He-219 German WW2 aircraft etc. Highly recommended!
9 December 2004
- A new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) periodical: Oruzhie Special issue 2004/02 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Non-lethal KGB's arms, Teach-yourself book for pistoler, SR.2 Veresk machine pistol, Shooting weapon evolution, Rajpoots - blade tarnishes etc etc. Recommended!
- ICM company presents: 1/350 Markgraf German WW1 Battleship model kit is available for online ordering (price $77.99). SMS Markgraf is Konig Class Dreadnought Battleship. Basically this class were improved Kaisers with similar protection and propulsion but with an improved main armament lay out. Late in the war the forward pole mast was replaced with a more substantial tubular mast necessary to carry the improved fire control equipment that ships were fitted with during the war. SMS Markgraf was built at Weser, Bremen (laid down November 1911, completed October 1914). A kit of a limited edition! Highly recommended!
8 December 2004
- We received a second part of a very interesting naval publication: Soviet submarines 1922-1945. Part 2 book is available for online ordering as well as previous one - Soviet submarines 1922-1945. Part 1 book (price $25.99 for each). In these books readers can find out more information on Soviet WW2 submersible force. A lot of photos and illustrations accompany the text. Highly recommended!
- Zvezda company presents Fencer model kit in 1/72 scale: 1/72 Sukhoi Su-24M Fencer Soviet Front Bomber model kit is available for online ordering (price $17.99). This set represents the famous Soviet fighter-bomber with variable geometry wings. It's first prototype flew in 1970. Entered production in 1974 as Su-19. Was modified in 1976 and renamed Su-24. A kit of a very good quality. Recommended for Aviation Fans!
7 December 2004
- We received a new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Oruzhie Special issue 2004/01 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Cold steel, Author's weapon, 3D models for blades, Ivory engraving, Arm countermarks etc. Recommended!
- UM company presents: 1/72 T-26 Soviet pre-WW2 Light Tank with Cylindrical Turret model kit is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This machine had been developed in the USSR in 1932 on the basis of two-turret tank T-26. The tank was with riveted cylindrical turret, 45mm 20K gun and 7,62mm DT machine gun. The tank was suitable both for support of infantry and for struggle with the armored targets of the enemy. Further on the basis of this design the known serial tank T-26 in 1933 with an elliptic turret had been created. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
6 December 2004
- Exprint publisher presents a new interesting publication: Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum Russian Fighter book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This book is dedicated to the history of developing and usage one of the best fourth-generation fighters. Publication tells about the fighter's development, testing, productionising and further refining its design. MiG-29 has perfect aerodynamics, oversound speed, high maneuverability. It has powerful armament, which allows to destroy any air or ground targets. Whenever possible of conducting near air fight the MiG-29 surpasses all fightersof a similar class taking place now on arms. According to NATO classification MiG-29 was assigned a code name Fulcrum. Excellent edition, a lot of photos and illustrations. Recommended!
- A new very interesting periodical: Modelist-Konstruktor #9 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $7.97). Modellers can find out in this issue very useful information on ships, cars, aircraft etc. 40 pages, 80 photos, illustrations and scale drawings. Highly recommended!
3 December 2004
- A new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Oruzhie Special issue 2003/10 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: MSPO weapon exhibition, ROST-2003 Russian civil weapon exhibition, V.Fedorov - Russian arms designer, Revolver in Russian Army etc. Recommended!
- UM company presents: 1/72 Pz Kpfw 38(t) Ausf C German WW2 Light Tank model kit is available for online ordering (price $11.99). The Prague tank (the German designation is PzKpfw 38{t)) was designed by CKD works in 1938. The first vehicles were produced in spring 1939 and entered German service immediately. 38(t) tanks were used by German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovakian, Bulgarian armies at the initial period of WW2 (1939-1942). They were also exported to Sweden, Switzerland, Peru, Iran and other states. 38 (t) was used by Panzerwaffe in Polish campaign in 1939, in France in 1940, in the Balkans in 1941. 623 PzKpfw 38(t) took part in operation Barbarossa. Possessing exellent tactical and technical characteristics: speed, manoeuvrability, armor protection, armament and high reliability, Prague tank was the best light tank of the initial period of WW2 ideally suitable for blitzkrieg operations. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
2 December 2004
- A new issue of popular Russian high illustrated magazine for modelers and military technique enthusiasts M-Hobby #9 2004 has been printed and is available for online ordering (price $6.97). In this issue: News, Reviews of the new kits, Reviews on new model paints, Dioramas, Master's Comments etc. Highly recommended!
- Zvezda company presents a new interesting kit: 1/72 Mil Mi-8 HIP Russian Helicopter (Emergency variant) model kit is available for online ordering (price $13.99). The MI-8 HIP is a multi-role transport helicopter capable of carring troops or supplies as well as conducting armed attackes with rockets and guns. It is often used to resupply guerrillas, insert detachments or provide close air support to attacking units. Designed as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 proved a multi-purpose machine. The cable external suspension, equipped with the weight-measuring device, makes it possible to carry large size cargoes weighing up to three tons. If required, it became both combat, rescue and artillery observation helicopter. This set represents the emergency variant of HIP. A kit of a very good quality. Recommended for Aviation Fans!
30 November 2004
- Exprint publisher presents a new interesting publication: Brody-Rovno Tank Battle, 1941 book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). The present book narrates about the dramatic events that took place in the Western Ukraine during the first week of combat operations at the Soviet-German front. From the 22nd to the 30th of June 1941, one the biggest tank battles of World War 2 occurred in the combat operation zone of the 5th and 6th Armies of the Southwestern Front. Not less than 2500 tanks took part in it on both sides. The text is accompanied by a large number of drawings and photographs. The issue will present interest to all people who are interested in the history of armored vehicles. Recommended!
- Read more about the different aspects of a marine history and technique in this new issue of a Popular high illustrated Russian Navy Historical magazine Flotomaster magazine #3 2004 (price $5.97). In this issue: Nadezhda coming back, Naval Guards at Visla (1863-1864 Polish insurrection), Type Admiral battleship, 'Verp' operation etc. Recommended for all Enthusiasts who are interested in the naval area!
29 November 2004
- We received a new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Oruzhie Special issue 2003/8 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: IDET-2003 exhibition, US Army grenade cup discharges (1939-1945), Machine guns from Kovrov, Revolver of .401 caliber, Bazalt Russian ammunition maker, V. Fedorov - Russian weapon designer, IZh-54 hunter smooth-bore, Shooting on moving target etc. Recommended!
- ICM company presents: 1/144 Type XXIII German WW2 U-Boat model kit is available for online ordering (price $17.99). The Type XXIII Elektro U-boat was designed for operations in shallow and coastal waters where it's larger sister, the Type XXI, would be at risk. Only six boats of this type were operational, starting in early 1945. None of these was sunk by the Allies during World War Two. The six boats sank or damaged five allied ships for a total of 14,601 tons. The Type XXIII carried no deck guns or mines, and due to the lack of interior space, could only carry two torpedoes (one in each of it's two forward tubes) with no reloads. Many of these subs were purposely sunk by allied naval vessels after the war. A kit of a limited edition! Highly recommended!
25 November 2004
- We received a very interesting issue of Popular very high illustrated Russian Aviation Historical magazine History of Aviation magazine #3 2003 is available for online ordering (price $9.99). This periodical as usually covers a number of aviation historical topics. The magazine is well illustrated with photographs and is supplied with line drawings and color illustrations. Recommended!
- UM company presents: 1/72 SU-122 Soviet WW2 Self-Propelled Gun model kit is available for online ordering (price $11.99). The production of SU-122 was started in December, 1942. The self-propelled part was made on the basis of T-34/76 tank. The thickness of front armor was equal to 45 mm. The ammunition supply consists of 40 rounds. The crew is commander, shooter, two gun-layers, one or two loader(s) and driver. In total 638 Su-122 were manufactured. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
23 November 2004
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #10 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). In this issue: Messenger heading toward Mercury, ISS crew #9: chronicle, Progress M-50 obtains more specific information about ISS's weight, First Malaysian Astronaut: great plans, About US Space military programs etc Recommended!
- We received a new kit in quarter scale from ICM company: 1/48 German WW2 Luftwaffe Pilots and Ground Personnel (1939-1945) model kit is available for online ordering (price $7.99). This kit is injection moulded, contains 41 parts in 1 sprue for assembly of seven figures -three pilots and four mechanics of WWII German Luftwaffe. One pilot is in flying suit with parachute, two pilots are in dress uniform (one of them - in leather coat). Two mechanics serve Bf109 fighter. The kit includes optional variants of caps and holsters (for P08 or P38 pistols). A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
22 November 2004
- A new very interesting periodical: Modelist-Konstruktor #11 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $7.97). Modellers can find out in this issue very useful information on ships, cars, aircraft etc. 40 pages, 80 photos, illustrations and scale drawings. Highly recommended!
- Zvezda manufacturer just released a new 1/35 T-80BV Russian Main Battle Tank with ERA model kit is available for online ordering (price $22.99). The T-80, manufactured by Transmash of Omsk, appeared as production model in 1984, retaining the basic features of the T-64 series (including the 125mm smoothbore gun with autoloader). Major innovations included the first Soviet use of a gas turnine engine, providing increased speed and power, and the first use of a laser rangefinder providing major improvements in fire control. The T-80 is very similar in appearance to the T-72. It incorporates features common to both the T-64 and T-72, especially in weaponry. Easily distinguishable features of this tank as compared with the standard T-72 are the attachment of side skirts and twelve turret-mounted grenade launchers with seven on the left side and five on the right side. T-80BV variant has first generation explosive reactive armor (ERA) mounted. A late production version has a new turret similar to the T-80U but fitted with the turbine engine and first generation ERA. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
19 November 2004
- We offer a new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Oruzhie Special issue 2003/6 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Korobov - Russian arms designer, IDEX 2003 exhibition, US Army machine-guns (1939-1945), Magnum ammunition for hunter smooth-bore, Medal of Honor. Allied Assault: Short game review etc. Recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 BMD-2 Russian Airborne Combat Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $16.99). The BMD-2 is a variant of the BMD-1 with a new one-man turret with the gunner seated on the left and a single piece circular front-opening hatch cover. Armament consists of a 30 mm 2A42 stabilized cannon, used for ground engagements and in the anti-aircraft/anti-helicopter role, and a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun mounted coaxial to the right. A launcher for an AT-4 Spigot or the longer-range AT-5 Spandrel ATGM mounted on the right side of the turret roof. The BMD-2 has a single 7.62 mm bow-mounted machine gun on the right side, with the machine gun port in the left side of the BMD-1 being eliminated. A kit of a high quality. Photoetched tracks are included. Recommended!
18 November 2004
- We received a new Morskaya Kollektsia N7 2004: WW2 Ships. Japanese Navy (part 2) magazine (price $7.97). This issue narrates on Japan's Navy ships at 1941 - 1945 period including their technical data and battle history. 32 pages, 70+ photos, illustrations, colour and b/w drawings. Highly recommended!
- 1/72 SU-100 Soviet WW2 Self-Propelled Gun model kit by UM company is available for online ordering (price $11.99). Soviet SU-100 Self-Propelled Gun has been created in 1943 on a T-34 Chassis. Long 100mm gun developed from high velocity naval gun. SU-100 was major Soviet tank destroyer. This armored vehicle combined an extremely powerful cannon on a fairly light chassis. It remained in service until 1957. Later SU-100 has been replaced with less powerful SU-85. Highly recommended!
17 November 2004
- We offer a new issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Dragunov SVD Soviet Sniping Rifle magazine is available for online ordering (price $9.95). The SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova)-Dragunov Sniping Rifle was the first rifle designed from scratch as a sniper rifle, and was introduced in the 1950's. It has very limited similarities to the Kalashnikov series of rifles. The SVD can be expected to shoot 2 MOA with quality ammo. The Dragunov self loading sniper's rifle is intended for engaging fleeting, moving, open and masked single targets. Aimed fire is delivered by single shots. For convenient handling the sniper's rifle on march, in landing and transporting in various kinds of war vehicles (ammored infantry vehicles, armored vehicles, helicopters and other) the rifle is equipped with a folding butt.
- Amodel company presents: 1/72 Gee Bee Super Sportster R1 Aircraft model kit is available for online ordering (price $14.99). Gee Bee Super Sportster, the famous 'flying cask' of brothers Granwill, the winner of Thompson's prize race in 1931 and 1932, was built by the firm Aircraft GB in 1931. Everything in aircraft design was sacrificed to speed. Robert Hall, the plane's chief designer from the United States, practically turned it into a flying engine. The aircraft appeared to be very difficult in piloting and caused the death of well-known pilots. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
16 November 2004
- We received a new issue of Popular very high illustrated Russian Aviation Historical magazine Aviamaster #6 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.95). This issue as usually tells about a wide range of an aviation-related subjects. 48 pages, 60 photos, illustrations and drawings. Recommended!
- 1/35 BTR-80A Russian Armoured Troop-Carrier model kit from Zvezda company is available for online ordering (price $22.99). The BTR-80 is a modern, lightly armored vehicle with a diesel power plant. It is manufactured at the Gorkiy Automobile Factory in Nizhniy Novgorod and has been in service since the early 1980s. The BTR-80 is a lightly armored amphibious vehicle with a collective chemical-biological-radiological (CBR) protective system. Operated by a crew of three, the vehicle can carry a squad of seven infantry troops. The BTR-80 has evolved into the BTR-80A. In 1993, the Tula design bureau finished development of a new turret similar to that on the German Marder APC, mounting a 30-mm 2A42 (BMP-2) automatic gun, coax 7.62-mm MG, and TNP-3 day/night sights. This vehicle is in prototype and offered for export. The drop-in gun/turret package (Modular Weapon System) is offered for export, to upgrade a wide variety of vehicles to BTR-80A standard. BTR-80A can mount K1-126 bullet-resistant tires. On the BTR-80A and BTR-80S, the standard BTR-80 turret is replaced with a modular armaments system. The BTR-80A is fitted with a 30 mm 2A72 automatic gun and 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun. Highly recommended!
15 November 2004
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 BMD-1 Russian Airborne Combat Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $16.99). BMD-1 is the first vehicle in the world especially designed for air-borne troops. It could be both-landed from an airplane by usual way or parachuted from such airplanes as AH-12, IL-76, An-22 at height from 300m to 1500m. As soon as it was landed it could join battle. The vehicle can negotiate water obstacles. The maximum speed on water is 10 km/hr. BMD-1 was used by Soviet troops in Afghanistan and later by Russian Army in Chechnya. A kit of a high quality. Photoetched tracks are included. Recommended!
12 November 2004
- A very rare and interesting accessories 1/72 Soviet Modern Air Armament model kit is available for online ordering (price $7.99). This set will be really useful for Russian AF aircraft modellers. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
11 November 2004
- ICM company presents another WW2 kit: 1/35 Barbarossa Operation. June 22 1941 model kit is available for online ordering (price $7.99). The model kit includes 47 parts for assembly of four figures. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
10 November 2004
- We received a new interesting set by ICM company: 1/35 German WW1 Assault Troops (1917-1918) model kit is available for online ordering (price $7.99). This kit is injection moulded, contains 86 parts in 2 sprues for assembly of four figures - one under-officer and three soldiers of late WW1 German assault troops. The kit includes many weapons and equipment - two variants of Mauser 98 carbines, P08 Parabellum holster, 1916 steel helmets, gas-mask haversacks, sapper shovels, bandoliers grenade pouches, sword bayonets etc. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
9 November 2004
- A new issue of a Popular Russian Aviation Historical magazine Aviatsija i Vremya N5 2004 (Mikoyan MiG-25 fighter-interceptor story + 1/72 scale plans) is available for online ordering (price $6.97). The main topic of this issue is Mikoyan MiG-25 Soviet Interceptor-Fighter. The MiG-25 Foxbat is a high-performance, high-altitude interceptor. The wings are high-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with square tips. The aircraft has two turbojet engines and large rectangular air intakes below the canopy and forward of the wing roots. There are dual exhaust. The fuselage is long and slender with solid, pointed nose. The aircraft is box-like from the air intakes to rear section. It has a bubble canopy. On the tail are twin, sweptback, and tapered fins with angular tips. There are flats mid- to low-mounted on fuselage, swept-back, and tapered with angular tips.
3 November 2004
- Another interesting 1/35 US Airborne Force in Iraq (2003-2004) model kit by ICM company is available for online ordering (price $7.99). The model kit includes 50 parts for assembly of four figures. A set of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
1 November 2004
- A new issue of Popular Russian Aviation Historical magazine: Aviatsiya-Kosmonavtika N10 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: History of the 182th heavy bomber regiment (continuation), Mikoyan MiG-27 fighter-bomber (continuation), Tupolev Tu-22 family history (part 2), Martian race, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt WW2 fighter (continuation), In the Korean sky: Mao's eagles against Uncle Sam's hawks (continuation) etc. The text is accompanied by a large number of drawings and photographs. Recommended for Aviation Fans!
- ICM company presents a new set: 1/35 Red Army Infantry (1939-1942) model kit is available for online ordering (price $7.99). A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
28 October 2004
- A new issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Military Technical magazine Technika and Vooruzhenie #10 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: Military technique cooperation with foreign countries, T-72 Russian main battle tank, S-300P Russian modern air defense missile system, Carriers at sea, Tank assembling theory, 'Start' individual aircraft history, Special purpose aviation, Japan amphibious vehicles etc. Highly recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 2S9 Nona Soviet 120 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer model kit is available for online ordering (price $16.99). 2S9 NONA is an airborne artillery assault vehicle that has been developed to carry out two tactical functions. One role is a conventional artillery equipment to replace existing mortars and howitzers in the former Soviet Army's airborne assault divisions and the second role could be as a direct fire anti-tank weapon system firing HEAT projectiles. Developed by Yuri Kalachnikov design bureau in Perm early 80th and first seen in public in May 1985. More than 1000 vehicles were produced in XX century. A kit of a high quality. Photoetched tracks are included. Recommended!
27 October 2004
- We received a new issue of Popular Russian Aviation Historical magazine: Aviatsiya-Kosmonavtika N9 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: History of the 182th heavy bomber regiment, Mikoyan MiG-27 fighter-bomber, Tupolev Tu-22 family history (part 1), Modern pilotless aircraft prospect, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt WW2 fighter, In the Korean sky: Mao's eagles against Uncle Sam's hawks etc. The text is accompanied by a large number of drawings and photographs. Recommended for Aviation Fans!
26 October 2004
- A new very interesting publication Modelist-Konstruktor - Special Issue: WW2 Military Transport Aircraft (1939-1945) is available for online ordering (price $12.99). The magazine contains description of 52 aircraft types from all countries which took part in WW2 as well as schemas, photos and tactical data of these planes. This issue consist of 100+ photos, illustrations and scale drawings. 64 pages. Highly recommended!
25 October 2004
- Read more about the different aspects of a marine history and technique in this new issue of a Popular high illustrated Russian Navy Historical magazine Flotomaster magazine #4 2004 (price $5.97). In this issue: Rurik's feat of arms: different viewpoints (article about famous Russian cruiser), Blown Admiral Koga, Rebirth of Iraqi Navy, Fun of Soviet man-of-war's men etc. Recommended for all Enthusiasts who are interested in the naval area!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 BTR-D Soviet Airborne Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $16.99). BTR-D is a version of BMD without a turret, which frees up a considerable amount of space in the center of the vehicle. In addition vehicle hull was lengthened to provide additional internal volume: this is evident from the addition of one more road wheel on either side. While the BMD-1 can carry 7 troops, the BTR-D can carry up to 13. The basic BTR-D is used to transport heavy weapons like ZU-23-2 and AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher. A kit of a very good quality. Photoetched parts are included. Highly recommended!
22 October 2004
- Read more on Soviet and Russian Aircraft in this new issue of Popular Russian Aviation Historical magazine: Aviatsiya-Kosmonavtika N8 2004 magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). This is another issue of extremely popular aerospace magazine. The magazine is dedicated to the various topics related to the history and modern day aviation. This issue offers well researched materials in the number of interesting articles. The text is accompanied by a large number of drawings and photographs. Recommended for Aviation Fans!
- MINIART Company presents: a new 1/72 French Foot Soldiers with Rams (XV century) model kit is available for online ordering (price $8.99). This is a companion set to MRT-72002 1/72 French Knights and Assault Ladders (XV century) kit. Like MRT-72002 this kit comes with two identical sprues of pieces. The first four figures are new while the other figures are also found in set MRT-72002. There are two battering rams and two ladders to be carried by the troops. Detail is very good. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
21 October 2004
- Exprint publisher presents a new interesting publication: Soviet Heavy Tanks (1917-1941) book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This publication tells about soviet heavy tanks of 1917-1945 period. The book covers the design work, combat usage and later modifications of this pre-WW2 tanks. The text is accompanied by a large number of drawings and photographs. The issue will present interest to all people who are interested in the history of armored vehicles. Recommended!
- An exellent kit in quarter scale: 1/48 Bristol F.2B WWI RAF fighter model kit by RODEN company is available for online ordering (price $19.99). The Bristol Fighter is easily one of the most outstanding aircraft to have seen combat during the First World War. It was so good that it formed the backbone of the RAF in overseas service policing for the far-flung frontier territories of the Empire throughout the interwar period until it was finally retired from service in 1934. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
20 October 2004
- We received another new historical kit by MINIART Company: 1/72 French Knights and Assault Ladders (XV century) is available for online ordering (price $8.99). A nicely detailed set comprised of two identical sprues with a total of 4 assault ladders with bases, 32 figures in 10 poses and a host of shields and plug in arms for the climbing figures. There are extra plug in arms to provide a variety of poses. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 LAV-C US Army Light Armored Command Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $13.99). The LAV-C is an all-terrain, all-weather vehicle with night fighting capabilities. The LAV-C is a Type 'I' raised roof chassis outfitted with communication stations that allows the Unit Commander the capability to command, control and communicate the activities of his forces under full armored protection. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
19 October 2004
- A new issue of Popular very high illustrated Russian Aviation Historical magazine Aviamaster #5 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.95). In this issue: Gelendzhik-2004 air show, Yugoslavian Air Force, Air war in the Indonesian sky, Bristol-167 airliner, History if the Cuban Air Force, Effectiveness of Soviet and German WW2 aces, Color schemes of the Soviet WW2 fighters etc. 48 pages, 60 photos, illustrations and drawings. Recommended!
- We received a new 1/72 Burgundian Knights and Archers (XV century) model kit by MINIART Company (price $8.99). This kit includes 48 figures in 12 poses (made in silver). A kit of a good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
18 October 2004
- We offer a very rare issue of the Oruzhie (Weapon) magazine: Oruzhie Special issue 2002/9. All about Revolver Nagant magazine is available for online ordering (price $6.99). This issue contains the detailed history of revolver's creating and develpment, characteristics, battle usage etc. Recommended!
- 1/72 Russian Lifeguard Cossacks (1812-1814) model kit from Zvezda company is available for online ordering (price $6.99). This set has 15 mounted figures in seven poses and 15 horses in four poses (made in a rust color). A nice kit of a very good quality for your Napoleonic Wars armies. Highly recommended!
15 October 2004
- A new issue of popular Russian high illustrated magazine for modelers and military technique enthusiasts M-Hobby #8 2004 has been printed and is available for online ordering (price $6.97). In this issue: News, Reviews of the new kits, Reviews on new model paints, Bison I German WW2 SPG, Soviet refueller etc. Highly recommended!
- Military-Wheels presents: 1/72 GAZ-63 Soviet Military 4x4 Truck model kit is available for online order (price $15.99). Trucks of the GAZ-63/63A family were produced at Horky automobile plant from 1948 to 1968. GAZ-63 truck used the most of components and assemblies taken from GAZ-51 but had front driving axes, transfer case, front propeller shaft and other minor changes in design. The GAZ-63A was also equipped with winch. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
14 October 2004
- Exprint publisher presents a new interesting publication: Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker Story book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This book is dedicated to the history of developing and usage one of the best fourth-generation fighters. Publication tells about the fighter's development, testing, productionising and further refining its design. The one-seat two-engine Su-27 aircraft was constructed with the aim of to win and to keep its air superiority and to be able to carry on a distant air target missile interception as well as a high maneuver dog air fight. Recommended!
- A new 1/72 AM-1 Martin Mauler (late) Torpedo Bomber model kit by ACE company is available for online ordering (price $27.99). A kit of a good quality. Photo-etched parts included. Highly recommended!
13 October 2004
- Another interesting historical and technical publication from Exprint publisher: a new Armour Protection of the T-34 Soviet WW2 Main Battle Tank book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This book tells about the features of the T-34's Soviet WW2 MBT armour shield. Recommended!
- We received a new 1/35 German WW2 Tank Crew model kit from MINIART Company is available for online order (price $8.99). This kit represents injection molded figures of Wermacht tankers. A kit of a good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- An exellent kit in quarter scale: 1/48 Fokker D.VII (OAW, early) German WW1 Fighter model kit by RODEN company is available for online ordering (price $19.99). Fokker D.VII (OAW) is the license-built version of the most famous WW1 German fighter, built by the OAW factory at Schneidmuhl. OAW-built machines differed externally from Fokker-built planes mainly with additional louvers on the side panels. OAW types were the fastest of the various versions of D.VII built. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
12 October 2004
- We just received a new interesting publication from Exprint publisher: a new Armour Protection of the KV and IS Soviet WW2 Heavy Tanks book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). This book tells about the features of the KV's and IS's Soviet tanks armour shield. Recommended!
- A new 1/35 Soviet Infantry at Rest (1943-1945) model kit by MINIART Company is available for online order (price $8.99). This kit includes 4 soldiers with sub machine guns, canteen and ammo pouch. A kit of a good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 AM-1 Martin Mauler (early) Torpedo Bomber model kit is available for online ordering (price $27.99). The first prototype flew in August 1944, with a production order for 750 BTM-1s following in January 1945. The designation was changed to AM-1 and the aircraft was given the name the Mauler. Only 149 Maulers were completed before production ceased in October 1949, and most of these were passed the Navy Reserve squadrons. A kit of a good quality. Highly recommended!
8 October 2004
- 1/35 BMD-2 Russian Airborne Combat Vehicle model kit by Zvezda company is available for online ordering (price $20.99). The BMD-2 is a variant of the BMD-1 with a new one-man turret with the gunner seated on the left and a single piece circular front-opening hatch cover. Armament consists of a 30 mm 2A42 stabilized cannon, used for ground engagements and in the anti-aircraft/anti-helicopter role, and a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun mounted coaxial to the right. A launcher for an AT-4 Spigot or the longer-range AT-5 Spandrel ATGM mounted on the right side of the turret roof. The BMD-2 has a single 7.62 mm bow-mounted machine gun on the right side, with the machine gun port in the left side of the BMD-1 being eliminated. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
- We offers an exellent kit in quarter scale: 1/48 RAF S.E.5a British WW1 Fighter with Wolseley Viper Engine model kit by RODEN company is available for online ordering (price $19.99). RAF S.E.5a was the best British fighter of WW1. Aircraft of later construction were equipped with the improved Wolseley Viper 200hp engine. Production began at the end of 1917. 25 squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps operated with the type. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 T-55A Soviet Main Battle Tank model kit is available for online ordering (price $13.99). The T-55A was primarily developed to incorporate a new antiradiation lining and full PAZ/FVU chemical filtration system. One of the major internal additions were the use of a plasticized lead sheeting for antiradiation protection. This was evident externally due to use of an enlarged driver's hatch and enlarged combings over the commander's and loader's hatch to accommodate the new material. Since 1970, T-55A tanks began to receive a new turret fitting for the 12.7mm DShK antiaircraft machine gun. A kit of a good quality. Highly recommended!
7 October 2004
- MINIART Company presents: a new 1/16 Burgundian Knight (XV Century) model kit is available for online order (price $16.99). A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #8 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main subject of this issue: Space Ship One Touch the Outerspace. Recommended!
- We received a new issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: AeroSpace Rewiew #2 2004 is available for online ordering (price $12.99). In this Issue: Beriev Be-103 Russian light amphibious aircraft, Antonov An-140 aircraft, Mil Mi-38 helicopter, Strela-10 AA missile system, Engines-2004 exhibition etc. Highly recommended!
- Military-Wheels presents: 1/72 T-34/D-30 Soviet 122-mm Self-Propelled Howitzer model kit is available for online order (price $17.99). This kit represents a rare interesting modification of the famous T-34 Soviet main battle tank: after WW2 some T-34-85 tanks were reequiped to the D-30 soviet howitzer for increasing the firepower of T-34. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
6 October 2004
- MINIART Company presents: a new 1/16 German Knight (XV Century) model kit is available for online order (price $16.99). A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #7 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main article of this issue is "And once again 'Cyclone' above the Earth" one. Recommended!
- 1/35 Pz.Sp.Wg 202(r) German WW2 Railway Armoured Car model kit from Maquette company is available for online order (price $11.99). This car is the captured and remaked BA-20zh.d. Soviet armoured car. A kit of a very good quality. Recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 TO-55 Soviet Flamethrower Tank model kit is available for online ordering (price $13.99). TO-55 Flamethrower tank is an engineer flamethrower tank based on the basic T-55. The ATO-200 projector is located on the right side of the turret, behind a 'pig-snout' mantlet. The flamethrower is ignited by pyrotechnic cartridges, and 12 cartridges are the basic load. The stowage tank contains 460 liters of flammable liquid, and each buist averages 36 litres. The maximum effective range of the system is 200 meters, with the stream having an initial muzzle velocity of 100 m/s. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
5 October 2004
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine Cosmonautics News #6 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). In this issue: Piloted Missions, International Space Station, Russian Space Forces, Cosmonauts. Astronauts. Crews, Launches, Probes, Launch Vehicles. Rocket Engines, Spacecraft, Launch Sites, Companies. Agencies. Organizations, People, Jubilees, History, Biographies etc. 72 pages, 100 photos. Recommended!
- We received a new issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: AeroSpace Rewiew #1 2004 is available for online ordering (price $12.99). In this Issue: Technocomplex company - results and prospect, Jubilee of the air armament sub-faculty (Zhukovsky academy), Sukhoi Su-80 general-purpose aircraft, Pilotless aircraft, Rybinsk Engines factory: short biography, 45th anniversary of the Sokol design office (Kazan), Air shipping operations forecast up to 2020 etc. Highly recommended!
- RODEN company presents: 1/72 Junkers D.I German WW1 Fighter model kit is available for online ordering (price $9.99). In 1918 Hugo Junkers (professor of mechanical engineering at Aachen) designed the world's first all-metal plane, the Junkers D-I. Construction difficulties resulted in only 41 aircraft reaching the front-line. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
- 1/72 KMT-6 Mine Sweeper (for T-55, T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-84 Main Battle Tanks) model kit by SKIF company is available for online ordering (price $6.99). Highly recommended for Soviet Armour Enthusiasts!
4 October 2004
- MINIART Company presents: a new 1/16 French Knight (XV Century) model kit is available for online order (price $16.99). A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for dioramists and military history enthusiasts!
- Read more about famous Cold War aircraft in this new publication: Tupolev Tu-22K Blinder-B Soviet Supersonic Missile Carrier book is available for online ordering (price $11.99). The Tu-22K is modification of the Tu-22 aircraft. It was equipped to carry one Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen ) 250-nm range air-to-surface missile. The TU-22K carried a missile, and could also carry free-fall bombs. It carried out its' first tests in 1961 and deployment started in 1967 after conclusion of the testing phase. This publication is intended for people who are interesting in the Soviet aviation history. Highly recommended!
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #5 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). This issue contains a very interesting article about Clipper - Russian spaceship of a new generation. Recommended!
- 1/35 T-34 Late Version Wheel Set model kit is available for online order (price $5.99). Recommended!
2 October 2004
- Read more about various space-related events in this issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #4 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main article of this issue is "Eagle's eye" on the "Titan". Recommended!
- We received a rare issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: AeroSpace Rewiew #6 2003 is available for online ordering (price $12.99). In this Issue: RRJ aircraft family, Sukhoi Su-7 Soviet fighter-bomber, Pilotless fighters in the air fight, Mikoyan I-350 fighter story, TSAGI's Hydrodynamic division history, Osa Soviet radio-location set etc. Highly recommended!
- A new issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Armor magazine: TankoMaster #5 2004 is available for online ordering (price $5.97). In issue: Renault UE-31R French Transporter, Italian Armour technique (1939-1945), RKKA (Red Army) Tankers uniform (1935-1939), M4A2(76)W in Red Army etc. Recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 TIRAN 6 Israeli Main Battle Tank model kit is available for online ordering (price $14.99). During the 1973 Yom Kippur war the IDF managed to capture the newest Soviet MBT of the time - the T-62. Plans for conversion into Tiran 6 were made, but the realtively small numbers captured, together with the massive numbers of M60 (Magach) MBT's supplied by the US brought them to a halt (several prototypes were made, however). In all there was only a small Tiran 6 brigade comprising of 2 enlarged tank regiments, each with 46 tank. This mean that the IDF always had less than 100 converted T-62. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
30 September 2004
- A new issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #3 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main topic of this issue is terrestrial landing at Mars. Recommended!
- We received a new issue of the popular Russian magazine for Technique Enthusiasts Modelist-Konstruktor #8 2004 is available for online ordering (price $7.97). In this issue readers can find out interesting facts about the S-125 SA-3 GOA (Pechora) Soviet medium altitude surface-to-air missile system as well as other topics. 40 pages, 80 photos, illustrations and scale drawings. Recommended!
- Amodel company presents: 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-28I Brewer-C Soviet Jet Fighter-Bomber model kit is available for online ordering (price $21.99). Yak-28I was adopted in 1962. The aircraft was equipped with the integrated system of the armament control consisting of a radar station 'Initsiativa (Initiative) 2', an optical sight OPB116 and an automatic pilot AP-28K. With it's help the crew could retrieve and attack pin-point mobile targets at any time of a day and a hard meteorological conditions. In all 223 aircraft of this modification were built. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
29 September 2004
- We've added the filling of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine with another issue: Cosmonautics News #7 2003 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main subject of this issue is successful landing of sixth ISS crew. Recommended!
- A new issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Military Historical magazine Technika and Vooruzhenie #9 2004 is available for online ordering (price $6.99). In this issue: T-72 Russian main battle tank, RUSSIAN EXPO ARMS-2004, Armour exhibition at Nizhny Tagil, Russia, S-300P Russian modern air defense missile system, Carriers at sea, Special purpose aviation etc. Highly Recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 BMP-1 Soviet Infantry Combat Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $10.99). The BMP was the first Infantry Combat Vehicle to enter service with the Soviet Army. Developed in 1960s, the BMP-1 made its first public appearance in 1967. The BMP-1 carries the crew of three. And also can carry an infantry squad of eight, four on each side, seated back to back, each provided with a firing port for his weapon and an observation periscope. The one-man turret of the BMP-1 houses a 2A28 73mm smooth-bore gun and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
28 September 2004
- It finally arrived!Intervestnik publisher presents: a new Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker Story (Third Edition) book has been printed and is available for online ordering (price $69.99). Designed as a high performance fighter with a fly-by-wire control system, and the ability to carry up to 10 AAMs, the highly maneuverable Su-27 is one of the most imposing fighters ever built. The first 'Flanker-A' prototypes flew on May 20, 1977 and entered service as the 'Flanker-B' in 1984. The development of the Su-27 fighter plane was completed in the early 1980s, and the plane subsequently set more than 40 world records of altitude and take-off-speed. It was the forerunner of an entire family of planes, including the Su-27UB training plane, the Su-33 ship-based fighter, the Su-37 multi-mission plane and the Su-32FN two-seat specialised plane. The Su-27UB is a two seat training version of Su-27, which first flew in March 1985. The book is dedicated to the history of one of the best fourth-generation fighters and is, actually, the illustrated chronicle of the fighter's development, testing, productionising and further refining its design. Excellent quality thick edition, hardcover. 456 pages. Hundreds of color photos, illustrations, schemes, drafts, ref. tables. The most detailed ever published large color illustrated book! Must have in Your collection! Hurry up: the number of copies is very limited!
- Read more about Piloted Missions, Space Station, Astronauts, Launches, Probes, Rocket Engines, and other very interesting objects in this issue of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #3 2006 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). Recommended!
- 1/72 PMZ-2 (ZiS-5) Fire Tanker model kit by PST company is available for online ordering (price$12.99). The production of PMZ-2 fire-trucks was initiated in the Soviet Union before the Second World War. The fire-fighting units of the Red Army Air Forces, large military garrisons and storage facilities as well as city fire departments were equipped with them. Attached equipment of the PMZ-2 could be installed on different types of trucks. At first it was installed only on ZIS-5 chassis. Later a small batch of PMZ-2 was built based on ZIS-6. During the war years ZIS-6 trucks were discontinued and the production of ZIS-5 was reduced. Therefore at the end of the war (1944-1945) firefighting equipment of PMZ-2 was installed on the chassis of a ZIS-42 half-track and US-6 Studebaker truck. PMZ-2 fire trucks served in the Soviet firefighting units for almost twenty years and were phased out by the mid-fifties of the twentieth century. A kit of a very good quality! Highly recommended!
- Amodel company presents: 1/72 Kamov Ka-126 Hoodlum Soviet Light Helicopter model kit is available for online ordering (price $19.99). Ka-126 multi-purpose helicopter belongs to a new generation of a helicopter platform family and offers wide range of application, quick conversion by installation of suspendable equipment, minimal overall dimensions, ease of control and unique maneuverability. The Ka-126 helicopter is a successor of the Ka-26 multipurpose helicopter produced from 1968 up to 1977 in fifteen variants. The specially developed gas turbine engine, wide application of composite materials in helicopter components, helicopter general arrangement concepts capitalizing on the operational experience of its predecessors permitted to take a proven design to a comprehensive, higher advanced level. The Ka-126 helicopters may be used for emergency medical service, geological survey, economic zones patrol and ecological survey. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
27 September 2004
- We've added the filling of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine with another issue: Cosmonautics News #5 2005 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). This issue as usually dedicated to the various space-related subjects. Recommended!
- We received a new issue of the popular Russian magazine for Technique Enthusiasts Modelist-Konstruktor #7 2004 is available for online ordering (price $7.97). In this issue readers can find out articles on the PEUGEOT 307 CC, FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI and LAMBARGHINI MURCIELAGO cars, Post-WW2 antisubmarine force modernization (Canada, Spain, Denmark, Germany), Kfz.13, Sd.Kfz.221, Sd.Kfz.222 German WW2 light armoured reconnaissance vehicles, Mil Mi-4M helicopter (antisubmarine variant), ZiS-155 Soviet bus, ZiL-158 Soviet bus, Messerschmitt Bf-109 early versions and other very interesting topics. 40 pages, 80 photos, illustrations and scale drawings. Recommended!
- 1/72 Ford 6 mod.1943 Truck model kit by PST company is available for online ordering (price$12.99). A kit of a very good quality! Highly recommended!
- ACE company presents: a new 1/72 BREM-2 Soviet Recovery Vehicle model kit is available for online ordering (price $12.99). BREM-2 is a recovery vehicle based on the BMP-1. It is intended for recovery and repair of the BMP-series of infantry fighting vehicles. The turret of the BMP-1 is replaced with an armored plate, and the upper hull mounts a crane with a capacity of 1.5 tons. Various recovery tools are placed in stowage positions at various locations on the hull roof and sides, including a tow bar, 200 meters of rope, basic, tracked vehicle, small arms, and heavy ordinance tools and excavating tools. The front of the vehicle has a large dozer blade which is used to brace the BREM-2 in recovery operations and when using the crane. The interior of the vehicle houses a 6.5 tons capacity winch. A kit of a high quality. Recommended!
23 September 2004
- We've added the filling of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine with another issue: Cosmonautics News #4 2003 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). This issue is dedicated to the various aerospace subjects and contains interesting article about Progress spaceship. Recommended!
- We received a rare issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: AeroSpace Rewiew #5 2003 is available for online ordering (price $12.99). In this Issue: Russian close-support aircraft by Sukhoi, Almaz-Antey Russian Air Defense technique concern, Tupolev Tu-95 Bear Russian Strategic Bomder, AH-64 Apache in Iraq, MAKS-2003 Airshow etc. Highly recommended!
- 1/72 T-55 Soviet Main Battle Tank model kit by PST company is available for online ordering (price$12.99). The T-55 medium tank was one the most widespread tanks in the world. It had about 20 modifications and was produced and adopted in many countries. The tank took part almost in every military conflict after WW2. A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
- A new 1/72 BMP-2 Soviet Infantry Combat Vehicle model kit from ACE company is available for online ordering (price $9.99). The BMP-2 was first seen in public during the parade held in Red Square, Moscow, in November 1982, although by that time it had already been in service for some years. The BMP-2 has seen combat with Soviet Army in Afghanistan, with Iraqi army in the Middle East conflict. Late production BMP-2 has a number of improvements including applique armor on the turret. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
22 September 2004
- Read more about one of most terrible space crash in this issue of the Popular Russian Space Magazine: Cosmonautics News #3 2003 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). The main topic of this issue is the tragedy of the Columbia Space Shuttle.
- A new issue of popular Russian high illustrated magazine for modelers and military technique enthusiasts M-Hobby #7 2004 has been printed and is available for online ordering (price $6.97). In this issue: News, Reviews of the new kits, Reviews on new model paints, Nieuport 28 model kit, Mikoyan MiG-15UTI Soviet Jet Trainer Fighter, AF's cruise missiles, Diorama: Kharkiv, 1943, Gernam WW2 Motorcyclist's raincoat etc. 48 pages, 100 photographs and drawings. Highly recommended!
- PST company presents: 1/72 T-54/T-54A Soviet Main Battle Tank model kit is available for online ordering (price$12.99). The T-54 was developed by the Morozov design bureau at the Uralvagonzavod (Urals Rail-car Factory) in Nizhni Tagil, best known for its earlier efforts on the legendary T-34 of World War 2. The T-44 was closely followed by the T-54 which introduced two key improvements, a new 100mm gun and a new transmission. The T-54 itself was plagued with teething problems, mandating; series of improvements which eventually culminated in the classic T-54A in 1951. The T-54 is the most widely produced member of this tank series, with some 35,000 built in the USSR 5 500 in Polant and Czechoslovakia, and over 16,000 of the Type 59 derivative in the PRC. A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
- Amodel company presents: 1/72 Messereschmitt Bf-109F2 RZ65 German WW2 Fighter model kit is available for online ordering (price $13.99). The Messerschmitt Me- or Bf-109 was the mainstay of the German Luftwaffe from the Spanish Civil War in 1935 to 1942. It was quite a revolutionary design, being the smallest aircraft that could be built around a powerful engine. There were three main versions during WW2 (E (Emil), F (Friedrich) and G (Gustav) with many sub-types). The F (Friedrich) version started to appear during the invasion of Russia in 1941. It was powered by the 1,200 h.p. (895 kW) Daimler-Benz 601E in-line engine. It introduced extended and rounded wingtips and enlarged spinner, with ailerons and plain flaps replaced the Emil's slotted flaps. The tailplane struts were eliminated for a cantelevered tailplane that had to be strengthened. It was initially armed with a hub-mounted 20 mm cannon and two cowling mounted MG 17 (7.6 mm) machine guns, but in the F2 version a 15mm MG 151 replaced the 20mm MG FF cannon. Many complaints were made that the armament was too light for most German pilots. The F3 version had a top speed of 390 mph (628 km/h) at 21,890 ft (6700 m). Many versions followed with enlarged hub cannon, cannon-packs for under the wings to attack bombers, and wing racks for up to 1,102 lb (500 kg) of bombs for fighter-bombers. A kit of a high quality. Recommended for WW2 Aviation Fans!
21 September 2004
- We've added the filling of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine with another issue: Cosmonautics News #1 2003 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). This issue as usually dedicated to the various space-related subjects. Recommended!
- We received a rare issue of Popular high illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: AeroSpace Review magazine #1 2002 is available for online ordering (price $12.99). This issue is targeted at the readers interested in the modern aviation and aerospace technologies. The main topics of magazine are: Sukhoi Su-27 Russian Fighter, Yakovlev Yak-130 Russian Trainer, F-15 Fighter etc. Highly recommended!
- PST company presents: 1/72 GMC CCW/CCKW 353 Cargo Truck model kit is available for online ordering (price$12.99). A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
- A new 1/72 MT-LBM (6M3) Scorpion Urban Assault/AA Tracked Vehicle model kit by ACE company is available for online ordering (price $13.99). This vehicle is designed for urban assault and anti-terror operations as well as for AA support. MT-LBM 6M3 (Scorpion type) is fitted with a pair GSh-23, AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher and a NSVT heavy MG. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
20 September 2004
- A new book (the only one of its kind) by Archives-Press/Major Publisher: Antonov An-12 Cub Soviet Military Transport Aircaft (with 1/144 scale plans insert) book (price $19.99) is available for on-line ordering. Excellent interesting publications about famous Soviet aircarft! An-12 is a development of the An-10. The first prototype flew in March of 1957, the same month as the An-10 prototype, which indicates the close relationship between the aircraft. The civilian version, the An-12B, first flew in 1961 and went in production in 1962. Over 900 An-12 Cubs were built before production ended in 1973. In the mid-1990s large numbers of the Cub are still in service with the CIS air force. 88 pages, 109 photos, 1/144 scale plans (page size A3). Highly recommended!
- A new issue of a Popular Russian Aviation Historical magazine Aviatsija i Vremya N4 2004 (Antonov An-3 multipurpose aircraft story + 1/72 scale plans) is available for online ordering (price $6.97). The main topic of this issue is Antonov An-3 aircraft. The An-3 is modification of the An-2 airplane, powered by a TVD-20 turboprop engine with the AV-17 three-blade propeller. The An-3 has new crew cabin design, heating and ventilation equipment, electrical engineering, flight/navigation equipment, alarm system, anti-fire equipment, and be used in the following versions: cargo, cargo/passenger, agricaltural, extinguishing forest fire, ambulance. 44 pages, a lot of photos. Recommended!
- We've added the filling of a Popular and richly illustrated Russian Aerospace magazine: Cosmonautics News #12 2002 is available for online ordering (price $6.00). In this issue: Piloted Missions, International Space Station, Russian Space Forces, Cosmonauts. Astronauts. Crews, Launches, Probes, Launch Vehicles. Rocket Engines, Spacecraft, Launch Sites, Companies. Agencies. Organizations, People, Jubilees, History, Biographies etc. 72 pages, 120 photos. Recommended!
- PST company presents: 1/72 BZ-35S Soviet WW2 Refueller model kit is available for online ordering (price$12.99). Aside from almost the complete 6x6 production of 105,000 US6, the Soviet Army also received the majority of the 110,000 US6x4 produced. A large part of the former was of the type U4, a long (162in.) wheelbase with cargo body and winch. In addition to the 426 US6x6 U-5 delivered, and due to the lack of domestic chassis, the Red Army fitted the U4 (as well as the U3) with self-produced 1,200gal. petrol tank bodies and called them BZ-35S, the "S" as the distinction to the domestic ZIS-6 tank truck. The refuellers served successfully at the Red Airforce (VVS) as well as at the ground forces where they filled the gap between the railway and the ever advancing troops. A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
17 September 2004
- PST company presents two modifications of the famous Katyusha: 1/72 BM-13N (US 6) Katyusha Soviet WW2 MLRS model kit and 1/72 BM-13(GMC) Katyusha Soviet WW2 MLRS model kit are available for online ordering (price$12.99). A kits of a good quality! Recommended!
- We offer a new 1/72 OT-62C (TOPAS-2AP) Tracked Armored Carrier model kit by ACE company (price $13.99). OT-62C (TOPAS-2AP) is one of OT-62 tracked amphibious vehicle variants. This version has a turret similar to the Soviet BTR-60PB. Main armament is a 14.5-mm heavy machine gun mounted in the turret over the troop compartment. Secondary armament is a coaxially-mounted 7.62-mm machine gun. A practical rate of fire for the 14.5-mm gun is 150 rds/min with a basic load of 500 rounds. A practical rate of fire for the 7.62mm gun is 200 rds/min with a basic load of 1,000 to 2,000 rounds. Modified version of TOPAS-2AP carries two 82-mm mortars and their crews. The mortars have a rate of fire of 25 rds/min with a load of 50 to 100 rounds. These versions are used only by the Polish Armed Forces within the Warsaw Pact. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended!
- Amodel company presents: 1/72 Sukhoi Su-9 Fishpot Soviet Trainer Interceptor Fighter model kit is available for online ordering (price $20.99). The Su-9 was the Su-7's interceptor counterpart, serving exclusively with the Soviet PVO (air defence force). The tailed delta Su-9 was generally similar in configuration to the MiG-21, though larger and heavier. This aircraft was never exported outside the Soviet Union, and saw active duty for only a brief period before other aircraft developments moved the Su-9 into second line service. The Sukhoi Fishpot was withdrawn from Soviet service around 1980. A kit of a high quality. Recommended for WW2 Aviation Fans!
16 September 2004
- ACE company presents a new 1/72 UR-77 Meteorit Soviet Mineclearing System model kit (price $13.99). UR-77 Meteorit is the armored mine-clearing vehicle based on a chassis of the amphibious 2S1 SPH. It has a low turret-like superstructure that contains three missiles on a launch ramp. These, together with the upper part of superstructure, are hydraulically elevated for firing. Range of missiles is up to 500m with each missile connected via towing line. Each meter of line clearing charge contains 8 kg of a plastic explosive. Not less than 6m wide 75-90m long path can be cleared by each UR-77 mine clearing hose. UR-77 has a crew of two. A kit of a high quality. Recommended for Armour Enthusiasts!
- A new kit from PST company has been received: 1/72 M-30 Soviet 122-mm Towed Howitzer with Crew model kit is available for online ordering (price$12.99). The 122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) was introduced into the Soviet Army shortly before World War II to replace the World War I models. After the war the M-30 became the standard divisional howitzer of the other Warsaw Pact armies and was introduced into the Yugoslav Army. It also was sold to armies in other parts of the world. The M-30 is mounted on a box-section, carriage fitted with a shield. The recoil system consists of a hydraulic buffer above the tube, and a hydropneumatic recuperator below it. The breechblock is a hinged screw type. In recent years modified disc wheels have been fitted to the 122mm howitzers in the Bulgarian Army, but the sponge rubber filled tires of the Soviet howitzers have been retained. On the other hand the East German forces have developed a new wheel with a pneumatic tire for higher towing speed. A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
- Amodel company presents a new rare kit of an unique subject: 1/72 Arkhangelsky Ar-2 Soviet WW2 Dive Bomber model kit is available for online ordering now (price $27.99). The dive-bomber AR-2 was built in 1940 at Design Bureau named after A.A. Arkhangelsky. This aircraft is the further development of SB-2 bomber. The aircraft has passed the government tests with the good results and was approved for the mass production. Its maximum speed at the height of 4700m comprised 480km/h and the service ceiling reached 10100m. The bomb load was 600kg, in the transport variant with the bombs on external suspension - up to 1500kg. This type was produced in limited numbers at Moscow plant. In total about 250 pcs of this type were built. A kit of a very good quality. Highly recommended for WW2 Aviation Fans!
Don't forget: almost all Amodel range is available for on-line ordering! Expand your collection with exellent and rare models!
15 September 2004
- A new 1/72 OT-62 TOPAS Tracked Armored Carrier model kit by ACE company (price $13.99). OT-62 is the armored personal carrier with crew of 2 (+ 18 soldiers), speed about 58 km/h, diesel engine type PV-6 (190kW), weight 13 t, length 7,1 m, width 3,14 m and height: 2,04 m. A kit of a high quality. Recommended for Armour Enthusiasts!
- We received a new WW2 kit from PST company: 1/72 ZiS-5V Soviet WW2 Truck model kit is available for online ordering (price$12.99). ZIS-5 takes its origin from american Autocar truck. In 1931 AMO (Automobil Moscow Obshchestvo (Enterprise)) was rebuilt and began to produce trucks under mark AMO-2 (looks similar to ZIS-5). AMO-2 substituted the first soviet truck AMO-F15. Soon AMO-2 was improved, and new models AMO-3 and AMO-4 appeared. In 1933 AMO was rebuilt again and renamed into ZIS (Zavod imeni Stalina, Plant of Stalin's name) and in Summer first prototypes appeared and since October 1 of 1933 ZIS start serial production of famous ZIS-5, which together with GAZ-AA became main truck of 1930-50's. In 1934 first export batch of 100 ZiS-5 was shipped to Turkey, and this was the begining of Soviet automobile export history. A kit of a good quality! Recommended!
- Amodel company presents two long-awaited kits: 1/72 Polikarpov I-16 type 5/6 Soviet WW2 Fighter (Russian, Chinese, Finland, Spanish markings) model kit and 1/72 Polikarpov I-16 type 5/6 Soviet WW2 Fighter (Russian and Spanish markings) model kit are available for online ordering (price $13.99 for each). A kits of a very good quality. Highly recommended for WW2 Aviation Fans!
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