Soviet Project 1204M “Shmel” Border Patrol Boat

Soviet Project 1204M “Shmel”, Bumblebee in Russian, is a small gunboat developed during the Cold War. Shmels were built between 1967 and 1972, with 118 ships deployed with many still being operated by the Russian Federation.

The smaller Shmel boats were intended to patrol and engage enemy ships in rivers and lakes, as well as assist ground troops with artillery and machine-gun fire, and transport armed personnel through crossing rivers.

Its armoured, 27 meters long and 4 meters wide, armoured hull is equipped with a bow mounted 76.2mm PT-76B amphibious tank gun. The boat’s middle lane is equipped with a 140 mm BM-14, 17 tubes, rotating multiple rocket launchers. The stern’s hull was also equipped with a twin mounted ZPU 2M-3 25mm AA gun, as well as deployable naval mines.

Tiger Model Soviet Project 1204M “Shmel” Border Patrol Boat features:

• Highly detailed kit.
• Highly detailed 80 cm hull, with propellers.
• Highly detailed deck, with hatches and stowage boxes.
• 1 piece slide mould single part conning tower.
• Highly detailed bolted conning tower with antennas, sonar, and searchlight.
• Highly detailed PT-67 turret.
• Slide mould single part rocket launcher tubes.
• Highly detailed ZPU-2M assembly.
• Highly detailed rear naval mines
• Clear parts for conning’s windshield and portholes.
• Length of wire for rails.
• 2 PE frets.
• 1 marking option.