I've been "trolling" the net looking for any signs of the new Zvezda set, but so far haven't seen any. Will has done some nice work with the Strelets GNW artillery however, using most of them for his 1683 Austrians, but also painting a Russian battery.
So far several UK sources are showing the artillery set in "pre-order" status at £8.99 (supposedly a 10% discount). Harfield's (usually one of the most reliable) is not showing it as available yet or a price. All of the sites that do show show it in pre-order status (including Michigan Toy Soldier in the US) are showing an estimated arrival date of "late June 2009". I have a feeling we'll start seeing sets actually turn up in about another two weeks. PSR hasn't received a review sample yet either, and they usually get them pretty fast.
To quote that illustrious thespian, Sir Homer Simpson, "D'oh!"
I checked all of the usual US sources, Harfield's, my usual source for Zvezda through eBay Stores, and several of my usual sources in the UK (modelsonthe net.com, e-models.com, Hannant's) - but I forgot to check Netmerchants. Glad you got them Will, can't wait to see a review.
I've been "trolling" the net looking for any signs of the new Zvezda set, but so far haven't seen any. Will has done some nice work with the Strelets GNW artillery however, using most of them for his 1683 Austrians, but also painting a Russian battery.
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Bill
My new Zvezda Russian Aartillery of Peter the Great arrived today, they look as good as the scans and very suitable for the period.
ReplyDeleteit seems a shame but I'll have to replace my Strelets
Will
So far several UK sources are showing the artillery set in "pre-order" status at £8.99 (supposedly a 10% discount). Harfield's (usually one of the most reliable) is not showing it as available yet or a price. All of the sites that do show show it in pre-order status (including Michigan Toy Soldier in the US) are showing an estimated arrival date of "late June 2009". I have a feeling we'll start seeing sets actually turn up in about another two weeks. PSR hasn't received a review sample yet either, and they usually get them pretty fast.
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To quote that illustrious thespian, Sir Homer Simpson, "D'oh!"
ReplyDeleteI checked all of the usual US sources, Harfield's, my usual source for Zvezda through eBay Stores, and several of my usual sources in the UK (modelsonthe net.com, e-models.com, Hannant's) - but I forgot to check Netmerchants. Glad you got them Will, can't wait to see a review.
Bill
bill, I've posted up a couple of pictures of the assembled Zvezda artillery on my blog.
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