Luna-M on chassis ZIL-135 1/43

[martslay]

Hi all!

The Luna-M 9P113 launcher with a 9M21 rocket on the ZIL-135 chassis. Manufacturer AVD models. Scale 1/43. White metal and plastic.
In 1960, the 2K6 Luna tactical missile system was adopted. Then they made a modification of 9P113 "Luna-M". The basis for this machine was a four-axle wheeled chassis ZIL-135LM. The chassis had an 8x8 wheel arrangement with steerable front and rear wheels. Two ZIL-357YA engines with a capacity of 180 hp were used. The car had two sets of transmissions, each of which was responsible for transmitting the engine torque to the wheels of its side. There was an independent torsion bar suspension with additional hydraulic shock absorbers on the front and rear axles.

[stikpusher]

Nice looking build Martin! NATO code name FROG-7, IIRC. I’d have to dig out my old handbook to confirm that. I really like the colors that you used, and your weathering.
Very interesting scale, 1/43. I know it’s compatible with cars in that scale, but how about aircraft kits? Too bad it’s not 1/48 to match up for some diorama possibilities.

[martslay]

Aug 1, 2023 11:43:56 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Nice looking build Martin! NATO code name FROG-7, IIRC. I’d have to dig out my old handbook to confirm that. I really like the colors that you used, and your weathering.
Very interesting scale, 1/43. I know it’s compatible with cars in that scale, but how about aircraft kits? Too bad it’s not 1/48 to match up for some diorama possibilities.

Thank you, Carlos! 1/43 scale is adopted worldwide for die cast cars. The scale of 1:43 was invented in England when they started designing railways. This scale has become most widespread in Europe and Asia. It practically does not occur in your country, as we have 1/32 of equipment and 1/25 for cars. We have a lot of model kits on this scale. Photos of the kit from which this model is made

[deafpanzer]

Too cool! I am glad you shared the pics of the kit before it was built to give us a better idea! Is the kit itself old?

[martslay]

Aug 1, 2023 14:34:43 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Too cool! I am glad you shared the pics of the kit before it was built to give us a better idea! Is the kit itself old?

Many thanks Andy! No, the kit was released one or two years ago.

[keavdog]

Looks like a nice kit. I've only done 1 or 2 1/43 scale kits. There's so many great options in 1/43 I've been tempted. They can be pretty pricey.

[kyledehart5]

This is also very cool and really well done. Nice work

[martslay]

Thank you very much guys!

[406 Silverado]

Thats one heckuva good looking weapons platform and it's also a very well detailed out kit in 1/43 scale with all of those parts. I've seen kits in larger scales that don't have near that kind of a parts count. This came together very well bud.....very well indeed!!