Hi
I was wondering if anybody has built the Zvevda 1/35th scale Cossack Set.
If so, any comments on the kit...
Thank you
Regards
Garth

I have built this kit. It's what you would expect from Zvezda. A little light and soft on detail. They are not too bad, however - you could switch the heads I suppose - maybe even take he heads and some parts from the DML Cossack set? the thing I like about the Zvezda kit are the dynamic poses. I slightly modified mine to be axis Cossacks. I will try to post pics if I can - they are still unpainted.

Hi Julian
Thanks a lot for your reply.
I would like to see your pics, if you can post them.
Regards
Garth

Garth, I have these and liked them so much I am looking for a 3rd set to complete my dio. They are a bit soft in detail but will work out fine. One thing I did was to add a beard on some figures and a monocule ( don't know if I spelled that right). Another thing you can do to change them up is to frankinstien the horses. I cut along the saddle and sinch strap ( under the belly) cutting the left or right side half, and changing the pose of the horses slightly. I now have horses charging out of the woods and leaping over stuff. A lot more dramatic for a charge then what they give you. There are 8 of them on a 6 1/2 inch 6 sided base and want 2 more on the base. Gives it that coming at you look.

Hi Bob
Thanks for those excellent tips. The kit arrived today along with a few others and I do agree that the detail certainly needs some work. I had a similar idea in mind as yours. I fancied the 4 cossacks bursting through some low bushes, surprinsing a relatively non-chalant German machine gun team! Your diorama sounds great, would love to see it!

Incidentally, I also got the Miniart Russian Infantry Set (Summer). They are really well posed and moulded. Lots of great figures here for some great dioramas.

Thanks again for your help!
Regards
Garth