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RUSSIAN INFANTRY

Infantry
1970-1975 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

card window box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of Russian soldiers
on the back are more illustrations and general instructions for painting
contains 48 scale pieces, grey moulded plastic


Object details

Object type
Infantry
TitleRUSSIAN INFANTRY (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Russian Infantry, Airfix, English, 1970-75
Physical description
card window box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of Russian soldiers
on the back are more illustrations and general instructions for painting
contains 48 scale pieces, grey moulded plastic
Dimensions
  • Length: 5½in
  • Width: 4½in
  • Depth: 1in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
S17 Code No. 01717-4
Marks and inscriptions
HO-OO Scale (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
two further empty boxes have been kept for reference only
They have a different illustration to this one, but the same as each other - code numbers are the same
one - W W II Russian Infantry, ©Airfix Products Ltd 1974, suitable for 5 years and over, hand written on front BROKEN
one - W W II Russian Infanty, ©Airfix Products Ltd 1975, printed in 2 languages
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.703-1999

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Record createdJune 29, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41042/russian-infantry-infantry-airfix-products-ltd/
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