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Zvezda to release 'Russian Tank Crew' set

Reiter960

Joined: June 24, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 12:59 PM UTC
Rumor about their modern Russian tankers set is now confirmed on manufacturer's Future Releases page.

endrju007

Joined: December 05, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 07:38 PM UTC
I don't know about Zvezda's modern kits, but I had few kits showing WWII figures and they were far under scale and quality of figures was a disaster...
Anyway - picture shown on site you've linked here is very interesting - we must hope that the kit will be exactly as nice as the drawing.
Andrzej
Anyway - picture shown on site you've linked here is very interesting - we must hope that the kit will be exactly as nice as the drawing.
Andrzej

Reiter960

Joined: June 24, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 08:45 PM UTC
Yep, older Zvezda figures are an eye sore. I don't expect this set to be on par with DML's Gen2 figures, but the quality and detail level must be more then average since starting fall 2007 Zvezda's new-tool products are made on more or less up-to-date equipment using 3D software to develop masters instead of having someone sculpture actual one. I just hope they don't screw up the basics and don't do something foolish like weapons molded together with hands or bless rather feeble looking guy with size 17 boots. Anyway, it's better to have something instead of nothing (count out Tank set).

rotATOR

Joined: November 16, 2006
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Posted: Monday, June 09, 2008 - 12:18 PM UTC
I just bought the Zvezda "Sturmpionere WWII" #3613 and Im pretty impressed with it. It is light years better than their old blobs-for-men kits. If the rest of their figures are like it,then I will definitely give them a shot.
George,in this kit they do mold the hands to the the machine pistol and some of the pioneer tools,but they are vastly improved over their old stuff. I would imagine that their other kits should be just as improved.
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LOL don't do something foolish like weapons molded together with hands
George,in this kit they do mold the hands to the the machine pistol and some of the pioneer tools,but they are vastly improved over their old stuff. I would imagine that their other kits should be just as improved.

Reiter960

Joined: June 24, 2007
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Posted: Monday, June 09, 2008 - 05:50 PM UTC
Never saw this set, but their Edelweiss mountain troops set has very good looking figures, though fast ropes and MG-34 ammo belts could use better detail. Hopefully, CO figure in tanker set will not have pre-molded bits of DML's NSVT mount in hands.
Posted: Monday, June 09, 2008 - 07:01 PM UTC
Some of their newer sets are quite okay and seems to be improving with every new set. I hope this will be the same quality.
Thanks for the update, George
Thanks for the update, George


andydinamo

Joined: August 17, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 07:03 AM UTC
The inspiration can be found at http://pro.corbis.com/popup/Enlargement.aspx?mediauids={a229601b-9b8b-4184-8b72-45a9055a3992}|{ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff}&qsPageNo=1&fdid=&Area=Search&TotalCount=251&CurrentPos=15&WinID={a229601b-9b8b-4184-8b72-45a9055a3992}
or search on Corbis for 'Chechnya 1999'.
or search on Corbis for 'Chechnya 1999'.

martyncrowther

Joined: September 12, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 07:45 AM UTC
i have Anti-Terrorist Unit Vympel by zvesda they are amazing quality!
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