Zvezda - Zvezda - Moving troops

Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:11 AM UTC

Another announcement this month and Zvezda is bringing a way for you to move your troops around, in an armed fashion.

A new announcement from Zvezda is listing a BTR-70 as coming soon. The BTR-70 was designed during the 1960's and finally put into service in the 1972. It was the successor to the BTR-60 and had a crew of 3 and could carry 7 passengers. It was armed with a 14.5 KPVT or 12.7 DShK machine gun.

BTR-70 with MA-7 Turret - Russian Armed Personnel Carrier

According to Dragon USA the expected release date is September 2012.

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Comments

DerGeist

Do we know anything about this upcoming kit? Is it a new tooling? Erk

JUL 26, 2012 - 09:16 AM

SgtRam

Unfortunately no, getting information out Zvezda is like pulling teeth. Sorry.

JUL 26, 2012 - 09:25 AM

spetsnazgru

is this the AGS-17 on the turret? I think this is BTR-70G (Russian г) I have only one pic from a book, in the book it has a slat or cage on the back of the turret.

JUL 26, 2012 - 11:08 AM

Asket20

You're absolutely right - it is AGS-17 on the turret likewise this turret has also 12,7-mm MG "KORD" instead of KPVT. As far as I can see, this is just one of the options for upgrading existing BTRs, constructed by "Muromteplovoz". LINK And what about BTR-70G - there was only one prototype many years ago, but there wasn't any serial production. All machines, which carried AGS-17 in Afghanistan, were made in field workshops, and the AGS' arragement on them was different: LINK (Photo at the bottom of the page) And as for the model-of course it will be an old body with new turret (as well as BTR-80A)

JUL 26, 2012 - 07:17 PM

Karl187

I agree with Kirill here- I reckon it will be as the 80A kit was- old body, new turret. It would be nice to be proved wrong though and find that it was an all new tooling!

JUL 26, 2012 - 10:01 PM

ChrisDM

Apologies if its there, in plain sight and I missed it but... What scale is this Kevin?

AUG 07, 2012 - 08:45 PM

Karl187

Chris- I believe this is 1/35.

AUG 10, 2012 - 02:06 AM

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