Hi all,
apart Tank is there any brand issueing decent modern Russian figures ?
I'd like to accompany a BTR-ZD with one or two crew members.

Any tip about painting the modern BDU camouflage as seen in Chechnya would appreciated too.

TIA
Olivier

i believe dragon do a couple of sets, quite old so i dont know what the quality is like also i believe that there is a russian company that produced a couple of sets (Zelda i think of the top of my head)

Warriors produced a couple of single figure sets and possibly verlinden but other than that your stuck with TANK, which do produce soem very nice figures

HTH

keith Forsyth

Verlinden also released a "mastercon" figure a few back - nice figure if you can get hold of it.
Hornet also do a modern russian walking - also very nice.
cheers,

Thank you both.
I'll try to find something more. I'm looking for a seated soldier.
Maybe some scratch building is in sight !

Olivier

Zvezda makes some kits.

Found it. You can email the poster as to where he got those seated figures. I did see a picture of a Russian company selling them; something like eight figures per kit.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1155173325/My+first+post+on+here.

Good call Pete... The company is Rest Models: there are 6 1/2 figures in the box. I can't find the pics now on the net... just a second...

Mario

EDIT: Here they are: http://www.hobbyterra.com/product.asp?idProduct=1068
I have some more detailed pics... if you are interested drop me a PM.

Thanks you all.
Maki, your input is excellent. The timeframe is not exactly what I need but I think they could be suitable for something in Chechnya however.
But the price, ouch ! 60$ is quite a pain for 6 figures plus the shipping fee to add.
Anyway, this is a good looking set.

Olivier

No problems Olivier, glad I could help... I must admit I didn't thought of those figures when I first saw your post, but seeing Pete's link made me remember I had pictures of those figures saved on my PC.

$60 is a bit steep... but you are getting 6 1/2 resin figures for that price.

Mario

EDIT: Here are more photos of the set: http://restmodels.com/?p=model&id=29&s=&l=en

Hi there




According to me 1994 catalogue, Dragon/Italeri made a handfull of kits - vehicles and figures. I'm not sure wether you can get them through your LHS or E-bay. Anyways, the kits are:

Dragon:
Soviet Naval Infantry (3005D)
Soviet Motorized Rifles (3008D)
Soviet Tank Crew (3002D)

Italeri:
Soviet Paratroops Wtih Arms (339)

They're alle figures and none of them are seated unfortunately, but you might need some spare arms, torsos, equipment and small arms for your project. Don't know the quality of the figures either - perhaps worth a try?

Good luck with it

Simon

There's a review of the Zveda figs by Silantra here . There are also a few 54mm figs here at Ant Miniatures .

Thank you all for those inputs. I just have to make my decision and ...find the figures in my LHS !

Ant figures are splendid but the price is worse than Rest Models, 70 bucks per figure !!!

Olivier

Hey, aren't ANT 54mm figures cheaper? I think 120mm figures are $70... being white metal, I guess it isn't too much...

Mario

Hi Mario,
you're right. I didn't notice the scale

The 54mm figures are priced 30$. This is a bit more affordable :-)

Olivier

Also ICM has some Russian figures. Example:

I didn't realize there were so many Modern Russian figures in plastic. I just might have to get some for a future invasion dio idea I had in mind. Too bad more companies can't find a market for subjects like this

Here's a sitting crewman that might work by Alpine.

http://www.coloradominiatures.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1635