Trying to buy a model from Russia

[BARX2]

Has anyone bought a model from this site?

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I guess the models are printed and not downloadable. I emailed the author and he apparently doesn't speak English and my Russian is pretty useless. I think he requests that the money be sent by bank transfer. If anyone has bought from him, can you tell me the process you used? I would really like to get his model of the Delta III SSBN, the first model on the list in this page ( Атомный подводный крейсер проекта 667БРД).

If you click the link you'll be prompted to download the model. A couple of the sheets are "masked" with the instructions for how to buy the model. Any help would be appreciated.

[SJPONeill]

I have had some luck in similar language situations using Google Translate to get a message across...trick is to use very short simple sentences, no slang or jargon, and under no circumstances try to crack any funnies because they just do not translate across...

[Leif Ohlsson]

I got the impression that this page is his way of trying to sell models to publishers. Google translation:

Proposals for publishing

Offer for publishing house

Offer for publishing house

Атомный подводный крейсер проекта 667БРД (масштаб 1:250 при распечатке на лист 196 х 255).

Nuclear submarine cruiser project 667BRD (scale 1:250, with printing on sheet 196 x 255).

- L.

[Wilfried]

I've checked the link and I agree with Leif; and I'm not sure that I would invest a nickle ...

With lovely greetings
the Wilfried

[BARX2]

Well, if you download the model and look at the pages with the instructions to buy, it seems to say that you should send 40 rubles to - what? a bank account? Yandex money, whatever that is. Anyway, it seems that the price of the model is 40 rubles - not much. Doesn't seem to give bulk pricing. It does look like a big challenge to get one though, unless maybe you're in Russia. Where else are you going to find a model of a Delta III SSBN? I would also like to buy his Alfa SSN.

[n810]

I wouldn't waste my time on it Barx. My Russian is a bit rusty, but from what I can gather, this guy is selling downloads of scanned models.

[xadow]

I have the delta model on my to build pile. It used to be a free model, and if you go the Le Forum en Papier • Afficher le sujet - Projet 667 forum you can see a build report by dragos.
If you really want the model, you can use the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine, to grab the free version

[BARX2]

Thanks. I had heard there was a free version that was published in the magazine Junior Technician, or something like that. I guess that is it.

[SJPONeill]

It's taken me the better part of a full day to get the files for the Delta - the server on the other end seems a bit dodgy as the download kept stopping 'server not found' but in the end there are 5 jpg files, 4 of parts and a set of instructions. I can't comment on the accuracy but it looks OK apart from the dayglo red used for the hull. Scale near as I can figure in 1/300...

[BARX2]

I grabbed it, too. I may try Lala's method for recoloring the red. Also, the edges around the missile hatches are too bright and prominent, but I'm not sure I could modify those. In fact, none of the colors are really accurate - and this coming from someone who is colorblind.