{"id":5179,"date":"2015-04-01T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2015-03-31T19:18:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T18:18:36","slug":"soviets-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/04\/soviets-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Soviets in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, next on the Salute workbench is a new range of spaceships. The latest force to get a long-overdue spacefaring (and fighting) capability are the Soviets. The first batch consists of a battleship, two cruisers, two escorts and fighters. Like the British models<\/a>, the larger ships will have separate heavy gun turrets. They’ve been designed around the idea of missile armament, so most ships have VLS<\/a> hatches on the upper surface, with smaller turrets dotted around.<\/p>\n

\"Battleship\"<\/p>\n

\"Cruisers\"<\/p>\n

\"Escorts\"<\/p>\n

\"Fighters\"<\/p>\n

What’s that you ask ? Where’s the carrier ? He’s a big beast, so will have a resin main hull which is sitting in a curing mould as I type, so isn’t available for photographs. Don’t worry, all will be revealed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, next on the Salute workbench is a new range of spaceships. The latest force to get a long-overdue spacefaring (and fighting) capability are the Soviets. The first batch consists of a battleship, two cruisers, two escorts and fighters. 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