RODEN

Review of 1/72 Roden Plant

Tool-Making Plant Roden Ltd., 7a Nevska Str., off. 35, Kiev 03062, Ukraine

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Catalogue History

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2007

Kit RO-008 - PKZ-2 WWI Helicopter PKZ-2 "Petrochy-Karman-Zurovec"

Built model by Al Magnus

Roden 1/72 PKZ-2 - (Comments NKRModels)
This actually looks better than the 1/48 PKZ-2 Eduard did several years ago! There's just one sprue of 50 very finely moulded parts, a base on which to mount the finished model and a small decal sheet. Although there's not all that much to this trimotor WW1 helicopter (or 'flying garbage bin'), the detail is excellent, with the parts so fine they are probably to scale. Three rotary engines are included and the twin propellers are designed to turn but there's no 'pilot' ... a seat is supplied though.

Kit 701 - Russian Josef Stalin III Tank - with sprue layout

Roden 1/72 IS-3 - (Comments NKRModels)
Promised by Toko several years ago, this long awaited 'replacement' for the decidedly old Airfix kit, has finally been released...and for the price, it's very good (as good, if not better than PST 1/72 AFV kits)! There are two sprues of 127 crisp, flash free injection moulded parts, plus vinyl tracks and a small decal sheet (markings for two vehicles). Detail is good...all road wheels and suspension arms are separately moulded...the turret and main gun are moveable (there is also a turret mounted machine gun, supplied)...upper hull accessories include fuel tanks and spare tracks while each of the turret 'handles' is moulded separately (and very finely too).

German 8-Wheelers

Kit 702 - SdKfz.231

Kit 703 - SdKfz.234/1 - announced

Kit 704 - SdKfz.232

Kit 705 - SdKfz.234/2 - "Puma"

Kit 706 - SdKfz.233

Model built by Luis Bariffo from Argentina - (I dont like the interior shape, no pedals, no stickshift, no anything! The gun and its mounting are very bad done, it's better to copy some parts of the dragon 251 stummel to improve this model.)

Kit 707 - SdKfz.234/4

Kit 708 - SdKfz.263

Kit 709 - SdKfz.234/3

8 Wheelers Spreu Layout

Most of the parts from all 8-wheelers are the same as from the 231 or 234. The main hull sprue, as well as the wheel sprues are the same. For the different variants there are a new sprue. The lower hull is obviously designed to provide for many versions of this vehicle. The molding quality is excellent.

Kit 710 - Opel Blitz 3ton