Joe Kutz Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 http://zv-desant.ru/ I haven't had much success with tracking down a supplier in this hemisphere - anyone know of a place that stocks them? Dragon USA says they can order them, but coming on the slow boat from Russia...via their supplier in Italy (who also doesn't maintain a stock of them) it would take somewhere around 3 months to get in through the various customs and other checkpoints. Some of the gallery pictures look pretty interesting (the crab tank thing especially). Others look a bit...off...though that might just be the way they were assembled. Either way, I'd like to see them in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 No luck on a local distributor. Zvezda (note: not Zvenda) is repped by Italeri, who is repped in the US by MRC. I couldn't find it on either the Italeri or MRC website. Just in case it's useful, it seems that the biotank "Зверь" (which Google translates as "Beast") was designed for a new game called, "Звездный десант". Google translates this as "Starry Desant"("Descent from the Stars" perhaps?). Edit: IIRC, "desantniki" are airborne troops, so maybe "Paratroopers from the Stars", instead. (Russian isn't a language I know much about.) As far as I can tell, it's brand new, so you might need to wait a bit before anybody picks it up. Sorry that wasn't more helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 This stuff has been out for AT LEAST a year, maybe more. So its not exactly brand new. Unfortunately, there are no mail-order companies I know of from Russia that have english language websites, so no luck there. Personally, I don't find this a great loss. I think the figures are ugly myself... Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 There's an eBay guy I use to get HTF zvesda kits only available in the Russian area. tamag147 is their name. They're in Ukraine. They ship fast n' cheap (about 2 weeks mailing time, prices about what it costs to ship US-Canada) and pretty much specialize in zvesda. If you're on eBay, ask them about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Yeah, I have been watching it for about a year (I think last November or December was when I first saw them) now hoping to see a flyer from one of the larger US suppliers (or at the very least western European) who deal with them. I may have to break down and order from one of the other suppliers though (there is a Czech model shop that I deal with somewhat often that can probably get them if they don't carry them already). BTW - the one English add that I had seen for them...I think they were called Star Rangers or something along those lines. http://www.zv-desant.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10 - Thread which contains peoples WIPs and finished models. http://www.zv-desant.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4 - Most importantly, detail shots of the sprues and what not - as well as conversions and similar user submitted projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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