I can't help but think that Zvezda may have drawn inspiration for the curly tailed sidecar passenger from another Russian company, the Imperium figure company with their resin figure set they brought out some time ago. Although I think I've seen another version elsewhere but can't remember who, maybe good old Verlinden, had a pig passenger Alan

i see now on the top pic, so LR mis labeled them? strange,

Legend have one I think.

Hi James No they named them correctly. The only thing that Lion Roar did wrong was to produce solo versions of the bikes. But then so did Tamiya all those years ago. Both bikes share the horizontally opposed twin cylinder design, which later became commonly known for the BMW's as the "Boxer twin" configuration, which I think still lives on as a configuration today in some of their bikes. Certainly in my days as a active biker the Boxer was used in all BMW's bike engines. Alan

ah, i feel like a twerp for getting that wrong when i did that build review then! ah well, you cant get everything right!

Hi further information on this kit. A link to a review, in Russian with translation, has been posted on another site. It was still unclear from the review how many bikes you can actually make from the kit so I asked the question. One complete motorcycle combination was the answer. So the description in the news item appears incorrect. Quote "This kit includes: - 2 kits in armed and unarmed versions" Unquote Obviously things can get lost or misunderstood in translation. Looks pretty good and no doubt in due course will be reviewed here on Armorama as well. Review It also said cost in Moscow 4-5 euros.....wow !! Nice price if we get it in the UK for that. Alan

Didn't someone years ago make a version of the trussed up pig in the sidecar? I remember a diorama (possibly by Brock Hopkins?) showing a Motorcycle w/pig in sidecar crossing a river on (I think) a small boat, entitled "Bacon on the Rhine" or something to that effect. Cheers, Charles

What a great title

I hope PETA doesn't get wind of the Tank Dogs kit. Sounds like a lot of blown-up pooches!