| After recently
purchasing the KV-85 and KV-122 kits from PST, I read
with barely contained enthusiasm about their planned
future KV-1 releases. In the instructions for these kits,
they have included drawings of all their planned KV-1
releases, and I noticed that the naming convention used
in the instructions, differed from that which I was used
to seeing. The only reference book I currently own on the
KV series of tanks is the Osprey New Vanguard No. 17, KV-1
& 2 Heavy Tanks 1941-1945, by Steve Zaloga. In order to avoid any
misunderstandings when discussing the available kits, I
decided to provide a cross-reference table, showing the
different naming conventions for these vehicles. Notice
that the PST KV-1C is not the same vehicle as the
earlier, and now out-of-production, ESCI KV-1c.
Anybody with additional
naming schemes for the KV-1 is encouraged to submit them
for inclusion on this table.
| Osprey New Vanguard |
PST |
ESCI |
| KV-1 Model 1939 |
KV-1 |
n/a |
| KV-1 Model 1940 |
KV-1A |
n/a |
| KV-1 Model 1941, Welded
Turret |
KV-1B |
n/a |
| KV-1 Model 1941, Cast
Turret |
n/a |
KV-1c |
| KV-1 Model 1941,
Uparmored, Welded Turret |
KV-1 Strengthened Armor |
n/a |
| KV-1 Model 1942,
Uparmored, Cast Turret |
KV-1C |
n/a |
| KV-1 Applique Armor
(KV-1E) |
KV-1E |
n/a |
| KV-1S |
KV-1S |
n/a |
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Construction>> |
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| KV-85 |
Al.By |
Complete kit. |
| KV-122 |
Al.By |
Complete kit. |
| KV-1a |
Al.By |
Complete kit. |
| KV-1b |
Commander Series (OOP) |
Turret |
| KV-85 |
Commander Series (OOP) |
Turret |
| KV-1S |
Leva |
Complete kit |
| KV-85 |
Leva |
Complete kit |
| KV-85/IS-1 |
Leva |
Turret |
| KV-2 |
Wespe Models |
Complete kit |
| KV-2 Model 1939 |
Commander Series (OOP) |
Turret |
| KV-2 Model 1939 |
ARMO |
Conversion. |
| KV-2b |
Al.By |
Complete kit. |
| KV-2 |
Al.By (OOP) |
Conversion for ESCI |
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