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Balaton Models delivers more for those who are, as they put it, bored of the war, especially those who are also 1/35 scale addicts. They announce the launch of a KS-2573 Crane Conversion set for Trumpeter’s Ural kit, and also a complete kit of the MTZ-82 Tractor.

Via their Facebook page, it seems that Balaton will be launching two new 1/35 kits at the Moson Model Show over the weekend of 18/19 April.

Balaton already produce a small scale KS-2573 7tonne crane conversion for ICM’s kit, now this same subject receives the 1/35 treatment for use with Trumpeter’s Ural-4320 kit. This is a resin and photoetched kit, and according to the box art will come with two sets of decals, for a Hungarian and a Russian vehicle – presumably this at least means sets of number plates. Price is said to be 65Euros. Kit number BM3538.

The MTZ-82 is a 4WD 4.7l 82hp tractor manufactured by the Minsk Tractor Works in Belarus. Balaton's treatment is a full resin and photoetched kit in 1/35 scale. No price given for this one yet. Kit number BM3535.

(Tractor photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0507-024 / CC-BY-SA
Crane photo: Ural-4320 crane from the Krug system in Army History Museum and Park in Kecel, Hungary)