Trumpeter 05207 1/500 USSR Aircraft Carrier - Minsk Kiev

Kiev is the first aircraft carrier of fhe former USSR Kiev-Class carriers.

The keel was laid on in July of 1970 In May 1975, kiev officially joined in the USSR Navy on its active duty in the former USSR Pacific Fleet.There are eight missile launchers located on the head of the deck along with a number of other functional missile launchers on the four sides of upper deck. The carrier is also equipped with four 76mm conventional guns which make it so different from the U.S. Navy Ships. kiev is the first aircraft carrier that carries the vertical and short-distance take-off fighters.

Minsk

The keel was laid on in December of 1972 and the vessel was launched in October 1975. In February 1978, Minsk officially joined in the USSR Navy on its active duty in the former USSR Pacific Fleet. There are eight missile launchers located on the head of the deck along with a number of other functional missile launchers on the four sides of upper deck. The carrier is also equipped with four 76mm conventional guns which make it so different from the U.S.Navy Ships. Minsk is the first aircraft carrier that carries the vertical and short-distance take-off fighters.

Features

• Scale: 1:550

• Item Type: Static Warship

• Model Brief: Length: 439.5mm Width:65 mm

• Total Parts: 324pcs

• Total Sprues: 6 sprues, hull & decks.

• Paint Schemes: 075 Kiev, 015 Minsk

• The kit consists of 324 parts in plastic

• Stand & Nameplate included

• Either Kiev or Minsk can be assembled