The Meng ZSU-23-4 Shilka in 1:35 scale is a plastic kit of the Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft system with four 23 mm cannon and radar fire control. The box contains workable track links, photo-etch and clear parts.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft system in 1:35 scale from Meng. According to the manufacturer, four different service versions of the vehicle can be built from the single box. The kit has working torsion-bar suspension, individual workable track links, a well-worked radar that can be built either stowed or in the operating position, and gun barrels that elevate together. It includes photo-etched parts, clear parts for the periscopes and optics, detail in the driver's compartment, an ammunition feed magazine and a driver figure.
The ZSU-23-4 is a Soviet tracked anti-aircraft system that entered service in the 1960s. It carries four 23 mm automatic cannon with liquid cooling, directed by an on-board radar — the characteristic rotating antenna above the turret. The combined rate of fire of all four barrels exceeds 3000 rounds per minute, which made the vehicle an exceptionally effective weapon against low-flying targets. In practice it proved just as destructive against ground targets — against infantry, unprotected positions and light vehicles, where the density of fire simply shreds everything in the field of view. It was in exactly this role that the Shilka was used in a number of conflicts. The Shilka also served with the Czechoslovak People's Army, which introduced it in the 1970s in the form of an anti-aircraft battalion, that is on the order of tens of vehicles, and machines of this type are still being modernized in Slovakia today.
Begin the build with the running gear and the driver's compartment interior — once the hull is closed there is no access to it. It is a good idea to assemble and paint the workable track links off the model and to fit them only after the base color has been sprayed. Use liquid cement for plastic and glue the photo-etch with super glue. Apply a primer before painting, spray the base shade with an airbrush, and then comes the weathering: brown and gray washes into the hull details, dry brushing on the edges and finally pigments for dust and mud in the running gear. Fit the radar and the fine antennas at the very end.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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