Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 04:01 AM UTC
Zvezda have released a kit of the BMW R12 motor cycle combination and are to release a set of Soviet anti tank dogs.
As far as I know ZVE 3607 German Motorcycle R12 w/Sidecar and Crew is the first plastic kit of the widely used German R12 motor-cycle (over 36,000 manufactured).

This kit includes:
- 2 kits in armed and unarmed versions
- 3 sprues with 158 parts
- 3 soldiers and one piglet

- 4 decal versions of German Wehrmacht

The other ineteresting set is 3611 Dogs fighting against tanks coming soon.

According to the blurb on the Zvezda site the Soviet army had been used for fighting against the German tanks more than 60 thousand dogs.. and the first batch sent to the front destroyed more than 300 fascist tanks. Sure to be an interesting kit.

For more details go to the Zvezda Website (LINK)

Thanks to Alanmac for the heads up on this story
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I can't help but think that Zvezda may have drawn inspiration for the curly tailed sidecar passenger from another Russian company, the Imperium figure company with their resin figure set they brought out some time ago. Although I think I've seen another version elsewhere but can't remember who, maybe good old Verlinden, had a pig passenger Alan
MAY 07, 2009 - 10:21 AM
i see now on the top pic, so LR mis labeled them? strange,
MAY 07, 2009 - 10:22 AM
Legend have one I think.
MAY 07, 2009 - 10:35 AM
Hi James No they named them correctly. The only thing that Lion Roar did wrong was to produce solo versions of the bikes. But then so did Tamiya all those years ago. Both bikes share the horizontally opposed twin cylinder design, which later became commonly known for the BMW's as the "Boxer twin" configuration, which I think still lives on as a configuration today in some of their bikes. Certainly in my days as a active biker the Boxer was used in all BMW's bike engines. Alan
MAY 07, 2009 - 10:40 AM
ah, i feel like a twerp for getting that wrong when i did that build review then! ah well, you cant get everything right!
MAY 07, 2009 - 10:47 AM
Hi further information on this kit. A link to a review, in Russian with translation, has been posted on another site. It was still unclear from the review how many bikes you can actually make from the kit so I asked the question. One complete motorcycle combination was the answer. So the description in the news item appears incorrect. Quote "This kit includes: - 2 kits in armed and unarmed versions" Unquote Obviously things can get lost or misunderstood in translation. Looks pretty good and no doubt in due course will be reviewed here on Armorama as well. Review It also said cost in Moscow 4-5 euros.....wow !! Nice price if we get it in the UK for that. Alan
JUN 02, 2009 - 11:18 PM
Didn't someone years ago make a version of the trussed up pig in the sidecar? I remember a diorama (possibly by Brock Hopkins?) showing a Motorcycle w/pig in sidecar crossing a river on (I think) a small boat, entitled "Bacon on the Rhine" or something to that effect. Cheers, Charles
JUN 02, 2009 - 11:42 PM
What a great title
JUN 02, 2009 - 11:44 PM
I hope PETA doesn't get wind of the Tank Dogs kit. Sounds like a lot of blown-up pooches!
JUN 03, 2009 - 04:43 AM
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