In Box Review of Trumpeter 1/35th Scale
Soviet Armoured Aerosan NKL-26
Kit no. 02321
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2011
Available at Mega Hobby for $21.21 or at Sprue Bros for $21.99 or at Kit Linx for $19.99 and at 10 locations overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2011
Available at Mega Hobby for $21.21 or at Sprue Bros for $21.99 or at Kit Linx for $19.99 and at 10 locations overseas on the web.
HISTORY:
The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during WWII, based on the earlier NKL-6. It was made of plywood and had a 10 mm armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.62 mm DT machine gun in a ring mount. It was powered by an M-11G aircraft engine.
Each NKL-26 was operated by two crewmen. NKL-26’s were organized into-battalions of 30 NKL-16s with a transport company of NKL-16’s – each with three companies of 10. Each company was organized as three platoons of three vehicles, and a commander’s vehicle.
THE KIT:
Trumpeter is a prolific model company based in Macau, China.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a color illustration of two NKL-26’s crossing a snow covered field with forest in the distance. Both aerosans are overall chalk-white with dark steel suspension legs.
The one in the foreground has black no. 13 on its nose and sides. A crewman in the roof hatch is firing the machine-gun,.
The second NKL-26 has the black no. 5 on its front and sides.
Between the aerosans there are Soviet infantry-men. All are dressed in white parkas and quilted pants with white steel helmets. The nearest man is armed with a PPSH machine gun with a snail drum.
A second-infantry-man is bent over a dead infantry-man and retrieving the dead infantry-man’s ammo case from the fox hole that was armed with a DSHK machine gun. This second man is armed with a Mosin Nagant repeating rifle as are also the men in the distance.
The bottom edge of the box art says: Detailed scale kit for adult collectors to assemble. Actual model may vary from image on box. WARNING! Not for children under 3 years due to small parts.
One side panel has a short history of the NKL-26 on it, a side view illustration and illustrations of the 2 PE frets in the kit.
The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during WWII, based on the earlier NKL-6. It was made of plywood and had a 10 mm armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.62 mm DT machine gun in a ring mount. It was powered by an M-11G aircraft engine.
Each NKL-26 was operated by two crewmen. NKL-26’s were organized into-battalions of 30 NKL-16s with a transport company of NKL-16’s – each with three companies of 10. Each company was organized as three platoons of three vehicles, and a commander’s vehicle.
THE KIT:
Trumpeter is a prolific model company based in Macau, China.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a color illustration of two NKL-26’s crossing a snow covered field with forest in the distance. Both aerosans are overall chalk-white with dark steel suspension legs.
The one in the foreground has black no. 13 on its nose and sides. A crewman in the roof hatch is firing the machine-gun,.
The second NKL-26 has the black no. 5 on its front and sides.
Between the aerosans there are Soviet infantry-men. All are dressed in white parkas and quilted pants with white steel helmets. The nearest man is armed with a PPSH machine gun with a snail drum.
A second-infantry-man is bent over a dead infantry-man and retrieving the dead infantry-man’s ammo case from the fox hole that was armed with a DSHK machine gun. This second man is armed with a Mosin Nagant repeating rifle as are also the men in the distance.
The bottom edge of the box art says: Detailed scale kit for adult collectors to assemble. Actual model may vary from image on box. WARNING! Not for children under 3 years due to small parts.
One side panel has a short history of the NKL-26 on it, a side view illustration and illustrations of the 2 PE frets in the kit.
The other side panel begins with a color illustration top-view of the NKL-26, followed by: This product is not a toy. This product is suitable for ages over 14 only. Main material PS plastic Not for children under 3 and Made in China.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 8 medium-grey parts trees, a medium-grey hull tub parts, clear die cut sheet of windows, 2 brass PE frets and the decal sheet in 7 sealed clear cello bags.
There is a cardboard partition at one end of the box that holds tree letter A and the hull tub part.
The main instructions is a staple-bound booklet of 12 pages in 7 ½” x 10 ½” page format, folded again to fit the box.
Page 1 begins with a black and white line drawing side profile of no. 13 NKL-26 in the box art scheme, over READ BEFORE ASSEMBLY instructions, international assembly symbol explanations and decal application instructions in Chinese and English.
Page 2 is the parts-trees illustrations.
Page 3 through to Page 12 gives a grand total of 11 assembly steps.
A second-instructions is a marking and painting guide. It is a single sheet printed in color on one side on slick-coated paper and is also 7 ½” x 10 ½” format also and folded to fit the box.
It shows a top and side view of NKL-26 no 13, the box art scheme.
Below it is a side, front and rear view of the NKL-26 no. 5. It shows a second propeller mounted on its right side and the Soviet slogan Za Poanhy.
Propellers are wood brown in color. Engines are black.
This kit contains 8 medium-grey parts trees, a medium-grey hull tub parts, clear die cut sheet of windows, 2 brass PE frets and the decal sheet in 7 sealed clear cello bags.
There is a cardboard partition at one end of the box that holds tree letter A and the hull tub part.
The main instructions is a staple-bound booklet of 12 pages in 7 ½” x 10 ½” page format, folded again to fit the box.
Page 1 begins with a black and white line drawing side profile of no. 13 NKL-26 in the box art scheme, over READ BEFORE ASSEMBLY instructions, international assembly symbol explanations and decal application instructions in Chinese and English.
Page 2 is the parts-trees illustrations.
Page 3 through to Page 12 gives a grand total of 11 assembly steps.
A second-instructions is a marking and painting guide. It is a single sheet printed in color on one side on slick-coated paper and is also 7 ½” x 10 ½” format also and folded to fit the box.
It shows a top and side view of NKL-26 no 13, the box art scheme.
Below it is a side, front and rear view of the NKL-26 no. 5. It shows a second propeller mounted on its right side and the Soviet slogan Za Poanhy.
Propellers are wood brown in color. Engines are black.
A catalog is included that features items that were new in 2011.
Trees are alphabetized.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: the hull top and nose, side door and machine gun ring mount (4 parts)
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: the hull top and nose, side door and machine gun ring mount (4 parts)
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter B trees. They hold: propellers, engine and its cylinders etc. (29 parts ea.)
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter C trees. They hold the skis etc. (12 parts ea.)
Medium-grey letter D tree holds: machine gun, bulk heads, storage bins etc. (28 parts)
Medium-grey letter E tree holds: the ski support struts etc. (30 parts)
Medium-grey letter F tree holds the figure parts (9 parts)
The one piece lower hull is the last of the medium-grey plastic parts.
The die cut clear sheet holds 3 windows
There were 2 brass PE frets in the kit originally. I used a few parts off one of them and then managed to loose the frets. I have approached
Trumpeter to see if I can get replacements.
Trumpeter to see if I can get replacements.
The decal sheet completes the kit's contents.
Very nice detail. Neat odd subject.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.