Trumpeter 1/35 Soviet KV-1S Heavy Tank Plastic Model Kit 01566

KV-1S A lighter variant of late 1942 with higher speed, but thinner armour. A new, smaller, cast turret and redesigned rear hull were used. 1370 were built.
In response to criticisms, the lighter KV-1S (Russian language: ??-1?) was released, with thinner armour and a smaller, lower turret in order to reclaim some speed. Importantly, the KV-1S also had a commander's cupola with all-around vision blocks, a first for a Soviet heavy tank. However, the thinning-out of the armor called into question why the tank was being produced at all, when the T-34 could seemingly do everything the KV could do and much more cheaply. The Soviet heavy tank program was close to cancellation in mid-1943.
Item No : 01566
Item Name : Soviet KV-1S Heavy Tank
Bar Code : 9580208015668
Scale : 1:35
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length:203.0 mm Width:94.8 mm
Total Parts : 440+
Metal Parts : gun barrel
Photo Etched Parts : 1 piece
Total Sprues : 23 sprues and lower hull
Released Date : 2012-04
More Features The kit consists of over 440 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull
>192 individual tracks links:
>Photo Etched Parts & Metal gun barrel included"
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