Manufacturer: Zvezda
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Zvezda King Tiger
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The iconic German King Tiger has been a mainstay of many model company catalogs. Now, Zvezda joins the crowd with a Henschel turret version in 1/35 scale. Molded in dark yellow plastic, the kit includes a sheet of nylon mesh for the engine screens and…
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Zvezda 1/144 scale Ilyushin Il-62M
FineScale Modeler reviews Zvezda’s 1/144 scale Il-62M passenger airline plastic model kit. With room for nearly 200 passengers, the Il-62 was Aeroflot’s permier intercontinental jet from the mid-1960s through the 1980s. Many of the almost 300 built were sold to airlines in Soviet-aligned nations.
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Zvezda 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss”
FineScale Modeler reviews Zvezda’s 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss” plastic model halftrack kit. The German army added Wurfrahmen 40 rocket launchers to SdKfz 251 halftracks to provide powerful fire support to fast-moving panzer divisions: 28cm shells contained high-explosive warheads; 32cm projectiles, incendiary. In action, the crew dismounted and remotely fired the rockets from…
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Zvezda 1/35 scale Panther Ausf D
FineScale Modeler reviews the Zvezda 1/35 scale Panther Ausf D plastic model tank kit. Developed in response to the Soviet T-34, the Panther offered the best combination of firepower, protection, and mobility of any German tank in World War II. Its Achilles heel was its reliability and complexity compared with the T-34 and M4 Sherman.
