| History: |
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| Designed by Zelenodolsk Design, the 900-ton class Project
21631 Buyan-M is a stretched version of the 500-ton Buyan class corvette
(Project 21630) that includes more sophisticated weapons (VLS cells with
Kalibr-NK system with P-800 Onix) and the ability to perform anti-surface
warfare (ASuW) combat missions with secondary air defense capability, thanks
to four Igla-1M surface-to-air missiles (SAM).
The Russian Navy plans to produce a considerable number of this corvettes
to be delivered to the Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Baltic fleets.
| Specifications: |
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| Length: |
75 m / 246 ft |
| Beam: |
11 m / 36 ft |
| Draft: |
2,5 m / 8 ft |
| Height: |
6,57m / 22ft |
| Displacement: |
949 tons full loaded |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft CODAD, 4 x Zvezda M520, 14,584 shp (10,880 kW) |
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2 pump-jets |
| Speed: |
26 kn (48 Km/h / 30 mph) |
| Endurance: |
2,300 nmi (4.300 km; 2.600 mi) at 12 knots |
| Autonomy: |
10 days |
| Crew: |
52 |
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| :Radars, Sensors, Sonar and Communications |
Armament: |
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Radar: MR-352 Pozitiv-M1.2 phased array radar system
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Fire Control: 5P-10-03 Laska
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Navigational Radar: MR-231 Pal
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Sonar: Anapa-M suite
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Electro-optical surveillance device
Electronic warfare:
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1x Arsenal A-190 100mm gun
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2× 4 UKSK VLS cells Kalibr-NK system
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2× 30 mm AK-630-M2
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2× 4 Komar SAM
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1× DP-65 anti-saboteur grenade launcher
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2x MTPU pedestal machine gun 14.5mm
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3× 7.62 mm PKM type
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Included in the box:
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Single piece waterline resin hull
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Sprue with all resin parts for the hull
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Complete PE set
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Decal sheet for 5 ships of the class
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Instruction sheet
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| Hull: |
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| The model is cast as single waterline resin hull piece with acceptable
moulded details for a such a small model. Given the fact this is a waterline
model, the quick works (immersed part of the hull) are not represented. |
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| Resin Parts: |
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The main resin sprue includes all necessary parts to be
applied on the hull, namely:
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FWD Mast and Dome
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AFT Mast
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Gun Director for the 100mm gun
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Different types of Domes
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Arsenal A-190M 100mm turret
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2× SAM mounts
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6x barrel CIWS
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RHIB
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| Photo Etch Set: |
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Detailed parts for the FWD Mast
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Railings
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Vertical Ladders
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Inclined Ladders
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14,5 mm MTPU pedestal machine guns
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Whip antennas
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Fwd and Aft flag masts
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Anchor
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Etc
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| Decals: |
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| Unfortunately, the decal set included in this model is completely useless.
Although pennant numbers and names in Cyrillic for the first 5 ships of
this class are included (021, 022, 023, 602 and 603), all decals are blurred.
The photo of the decal sheet speaks for itself, regarding the quality of
the decals. |
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| Instructions: |
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| The instruction sheet is a fairly simple but provides a
complete and clear guide to the correct location of all parts.
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| Painting Scheme: |
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| The WEM Russian Baltic Fleet Grey M20 is the correct option to paint
the hull and “vertical” surfaces and the decks should be painted with the
Russian Deck Red M13, both paints produced by WEM Colour Coats.
The Vallejo Colour 982 Cavalry Brown is my suggestion to paint the red
colour below the white water line.
Just like other Russian warships models, due to thickness of the water
line, I strongly recommend the use of a very thin white decal stripe, however,
but only after painting the black area of the hull. |
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| Conclusion: |
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This is a pretty straight forward to build model that requires
however a few modifications in order to produce a more accurate model,
namely the addition of:
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Life rafts
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Rails on VLS deck.
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PE anchor chains at the bow
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PE life buoys.
I also modified the position of the white AFT dome installed on the small
structure close to the AFT Komar SAM mount. The lack of a decent decal
sheet is indeed a serious and annoying hassle nowadays. A welcome kit for
all naval modelers looking forward to complete their Russian warships fleet
at 1/700 scale, available at NNT
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