Russian ZiL-131

Plastic model kit to build a Russian Zil-131

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 202 x 76.4 mm
• 330+ parts
• Complete drive train complete with engine gearbox, differential housing and suspension units.
• The main tires are hollow rubber with a very good tread pattern
• The windshield and the side windows are made of transparent parts
• Foto-etched parts included
• not built/not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tons 6x6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union, the basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck. The ZIL-131 also serves as a platform for the 9P138 rocket launcher, a 36-tube variant of the BM-21 "Grad".

The ZIL-131 is part of a family of two trucks sharing identical components by ZIL, which also included the ZIL-130. Both trucks were introduced in 1967. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D. Unlike the ZIL-131, the ZIL-130 is intended for civilian use.

The ZIL-130/131 is still in production at the "AMUR" truck plant (as the AMUR 531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines.