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HobbyBoss 1:35 Russian ZIS-5 Truck

£34.00 GBP

The ZIS-5 was a 4x2 Soviet truck that originated from the AMO-2 series. Its mass production started in 1933 at Moscow ZIS factory (ZIS - "Zavod Imeni Stalina" or Plant of Stalin's Name) and lasted long after the war.

The truck instantly became one of the most widely used vehicles of next two decades. Due to its high reliability and simple construction it gained popularity with Soviet troops in wartime: at the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa up to 100 thousand ZIS-5's were in service with the Red Army. During the war the ZIS-5 was deployed as both a cargo vehicle and a light artillery tractor. It was also used to transport soldiers and military supplies to the front lines.

The ZIS-5 was the second most used army truck of the early war period, surpassed only by the GAZ-AA. It played a great role in supplying provisions to Leningrad during the Blockade. The ZIS-5 was also the first Soviet truck consigned for export to such countries as Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Spain, China, Romania and others.

Item No: 83885
Item Name: Russian ZIS-5 Truck
Scale: 1:35
Item Type: Plastic Model Armor Kit
Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
Model Dimension: Length 107.2mm, Width 61.4mm
Total Plastic Parts: 240+
Total Sprues: 7 sprues and tires
Release Date: 2016-06

Additional:
- The kit consists of over 240 parts including 6 clear parts
- Details finely represented
- Fully detailed main tires
- Photo-etched parts included

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HobbyBoss 1:35 Soviet KrAZ-255B

£53.00 GBP

The Soviet truck KrAZ-255B entered production in 1965, and full series production started in 1967. KrAZ stood for Kremenchutskyi Avtomobilnyi Zavod (Kremenchuk Automobile Plant), a Ukrainian factory which produced these trucks. The KrAZ-255B had a revised braking system and was intended to replace the earlier KrAZ-214 truck. It had some visual similarities with the earlier KrAZ-214 but had a more powerful engine. Other design improvements included a hydraulic steering booster instead of the pneumatic booster of the KrAZ-214, and the standard 14.00-20 tyres of the KrAZ-214 were substituted by the new wide section pressure adjustable tires with a centralised tire inflation system controlled by the driver directly from the cab. In 1976 the KrAZ-255B was equipped with a new dual-circuit braking system to replace the single circuit system, and such vehicles were given the revised KrAZ-255B (B1) designation. Overall from 1967 till 1994 around 82,000 KrAZ-255B's were produced. 

Item No: 85506
Item Name: Soviet KrAZ-255B
Scale: 1:35
Item Type: Static kit
Metal Parts: n/a
Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
Film Accessory: n/a
Model Dimension: Length 247.8mm, Width 79mm
Total Plastic Parts: 510+
Total Sprues: 12 sprues and tires
Chromeplate Parts: n/a
Resin Parts: n/a
Release Date: 2014-10

Additional:
- Detailed multi-directional slide-molded cab
- Full drive train assembly complete with engine transmission, differential housing and suspension units
- The main tires are hollow rubber with very good tread pattern
- Wheel hubs are in great detail 
- The windshield and side windows are made of clear parts
- Photo-etched parts included

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