HobbyBoss manufactures static plastic model kits and the company has become an established and very well-regarded brand after many years of hard work. HobbyBoss strives to continually improve and to make the best possible products. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. The Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a military diesel-electric submarine that is made in Russia. The original version of the vessels were designated Project 877 Paltus in Russia. There is also a more advanced version, designated as Improved Kilo in the west, and Project 636 Varshavyanka in Russia. Original Project 877 boats are equipped with Rubikon MGK-400 sonar system, which includes a mine detection and avoidance sonar MG-519 Arfa. Newer Project 636 boats are equipped with improved MGK-400EM, with MG-519 Afra also upgraded to MG-519EM. The improved sonar systems have reduced the number of operators needed by sharing the same console via automation. Project 636, sometimes called 'The Black Hole' by the US Navy for its uncanny ability to 'disappear', is thought to be one of the quietest diesel-electric submarine classes in the world.