¹⁄350

Continuing to build on their fine range of photoetch sets Gold Medal Models have announced the impending release of their 1/350 scale Kirov Photoetch set .This set is expected to be available at the end of December and the retail price is expected to be US$45.00 however pre-orders received prior to midnight 31st of December 2008 will be at US$42.00

This photoetch set has been primarily designed to fit Trumpeter's Kirov-class destroyer in 1/350 scale. This set is designed to allow a modeler to configure the Trumpeter kit into any version of the Russian Kirov-class battlecruisers.

It is expected that this kit will include amongst other things highly accurate replicas of all air search, surface search, and fire control radars carried by various ships of this class including the Top Pair, Top Steer, Top Plate, and Plate Steer radars. There is also included three Palm Frond radars, two sets of Strut Pair radars, two pairs of Cross Sword radar antennas, replacement Pop Group radar antennas, and assorted ECM and direction finding antennas.

The photoetch set will also include:

• Deployed and folded helicopter rotors for two Kamov helicopters;
  
• Details for the ship's boats;
  
• Correctly configured helicopter landing pad net & safety nets;
  
• A highly detailed missile loading crane;
  
• Replacement one-piece fold-to-shape yardarm;
  
• Replacement fold-to-shape Vee-Tube antenna mast & sensors;
  
• Replacement platforms for ECM antennas;
  
• An Aft Light assembly;
  
• Correctly configured five-blade ship's screws;
  
• Rigging and hooks for the two ship's cranes;
  
• Accommodation ladders;
  
• Vertical & inclined ladders;
  
• Dedicated Russian-design railing complete with accurate turnbuckle detailing where required;
  
• Extensive 3-D relief etching in .005" brass for extra detail;
  
• Extra fine railings and antennas.
  

Image courtesy of Gold Medal Models