News in from across the pond to the MSW News desk!

Here's two new upcoming releases from Zvezda, two highly interesting (and most different!) kit subjects in mind!

Kit #9033, "Life Boat"
1/72 Scale

Such life-boats were placed on crusaders' ships, cogs and other medieval ships. They were used mainly for men and goods' delivery from board a ship and vice versa. In case of shipwreck the crew left the vessel in these boats and tried to sail to the nearest shore.



Kit #9035, "Submarine K-3"

The first Soviet submarine with a nuclear power system "Leninsky Komsomol" К-3 was launched in 1957. The submarine was equipped with common torpedoes and nuclear charged torpedoes. Unlike diesel submarines nuclear powered ones were able to travel under water for long distances and at greater speed than a common submarine. The К-3 became the first ship of the Russian fleet, which reached the North Pole and the first ship in the world, which surfaced at the North Pole.



K-3 is scheduled for a November release, while the Lifeboat is on slate for October/November.
Be sure to check out more fine Zvezda models at the official company website, and remember, When contacting vendors, tell 'em you saw it on the pages of Model Shipwrights!