122 mm howitzer M-30 with crew

Name M-30 122 mm howitzer with crew (Item No. 72040)

Producer PST, Belarus

Packing carton box with ”art” picture on the top

Type of kit injected plastic kit + figures of hard rubber

Quality You will find one sprue with howitzer parts and one ”star” sprue with crew figures and ammo. The sprue is probably common also for 152 mm howitzer D-1 because it include gun barrel with lock also for this gun. All parts of M-30 are moulded and cast well without any problematic defect. It will be necessary to clean of only sprue marks and deviding flash on some parts as well as using putty to cover few extractor marks before assembly. Will be also necessary. I guess all parts can be used without problem. More accurate modellers will probably prefer to make new gun shield of plastic or metal sheet and its braces of wire because original parts are not thin enough for 1/72 scale.
About figures and accessories can say that they are not so nice as I expected. All sprue is copy of toy soldiers set that was born evidently converted from ESCI figures somewhere in Russia few years This is the reason for it’s poor quality. The poses of figures are relatively realistic. Problem is too much flash to clean of each figure or ammo. I guess it will take lot of work because of problematic material used for casting. It seems to me that M-30 assembly will be much easier than get it’s crew in order!J

Instruction sheet Clear graphical instruction sheet with technical and history info for M-30 and painting guide with picture showing crew arrangement for figures.

Decals no

General Impression & Note You should get very nice model of famous Russian 122 mm /152 mm/ howitzer completed with crew. According my opinion it’s ideal combination for diorama.
Nearly 20.000 pieces of this gun were produced since 1938 till 1955. Many of them serve in various world places till now.

Name	M-30 122 mm howitzer with crew (Item No. 72040)
Producer	PST, Belarus
Packing	carton box with ”art” picture on the top
Type of kit	injected plastic kit + figures of hard rubber
Quality	You will find one sprue with howitzer parts and one ”star” sprue with crew figures and ammo. The sprue is probably common also for 152 mm howitzer D-1 because it include gun barrel with lock also for this gun. All parts of M-30 are moulded and cast well without any problematic defect. It will be necessary to clean of only sprue marks and deviding flash on some parts as well as using putty to cover few extractor marks before assembly. Will be also necessary. I guess all parts can be used without problem. More accurate modellers will probably prefer to make new gun shield of plastic or metal sheet and its braces of wire because original parts are not thin enough for 1/72 scale. About figures and accessories can say that they are not so nice as I expected. All sprue is copy of toy soldiers set that was born evidently converted from ESCI figures somewhere in Russia few years This is the reason for it’s poor quality. The poses of figures are relatively realistic. Problem is too much flash to clean of each figure or ammo. I guess it will take lot of work because of problematic material used for casting. It seems to me that M-30 assembly will be much easier than get it’s crew in order!J
Instruction sheet	Clear graphical instruction sheet with technical and history info for M-30 and painting guide with picture showing crew arrangement for figures.
Decals	no
General Impression & Note	You should get very nice model of famous Russian 122 mm /152 mm/ howitzer completed with crew. According my opinion it’s ideal combination for diorama. Nearly 20.000 pieces of this gun were produced since 1938 till 1955. Many of them serve in various world places till now.