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Discontinued
by Trumpeter
$93.32 USD
$116.65 USD
This item is discontinued and is not expected to come back into stock.
This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.
The largest warships in the world (aside from aircraft carriers), the Russian Navy's Kirov-class cruisers are both nuclear- and steam-propelled (the nuclear power is used for cruising, while a combination of nuclear and steam propulsion is used for acceleration). Originally intended to be anti-submarine vessels, the Kirov design was modified to allow these cruisers to provide air support, engage surface ships, and to act as anti-submarine naval defense. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kirov was renamed '"Admiral Ushakov" and remains under that name today.
Trumpeter's big kit of the Admiral Lazarev (ex-Frunze) shows just how big these ships are, with the kit itself measuring a whopping 72cm (28 inches) long in 1/350 scale! This is a full-hull kit, with the various hull numbers as seen over time (they weren't permanently assigned...check your references!). The box art actually shows a ship marked "Frunze," while the instructions and decals also show the "Frunze"...where's the Lazarev? Maybe the Russians just left the "Frunze" markings on the ship...again, folks, check your references carefully when building this "Admiral Lazarev"! Includes a nice fret of photo-etched metal parts, a Ka-27 Helix helicopter, and a display stand (for the Lazarev!).