Soviet Rotary Telephone - Cold War Soviet bakelite rotary desk telephone, 1:35 scale grey resin miniature.
Soviet Rotary Telephone - Cold War Soviet bakelite rotary desk telephone, 1:35 scale grey resin miniature. - size reference with ruler.

HISTORY · CONTEXT

Soviet Rotary Telephone

A Soviet bakelite rotary desk telephone - heavy receiver, finger-dial, cloth-braided cord. The everyday office instrument from the Khrushchev years through the perestroika era. Period: Cold War, c. 1947-1991.

Domestic Soviet desk telephones (VEF, Krasnaya Zarya, Czech Tesla imports) were essentially unchanged for decades. The Aquarium and every regional office had hundreds of them - some on internal-only lines, the secure ones in coloured bakelite (red for high-priority).

Painting tips

  • Body: black or deep red bakelite, slight gloss.
  • Dial: off-white with thin black numerals.
  • Cord: dark cloth braid.
  • Cradle: bare-metal hook at the rest points.

Historical sources & further reading

  • Soviet domestic telephone production
  • Cold War office equipment iconography

⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.

IN THE BOX

What you receive.

01

The figure

Resin-printed on our 16K MSLA printer in tougher ABS-Like resin. Washed, UV-cured, quality-checked, separated from supports by hand.

02

Foam-in-box packaging

Every order ships in die-cut protective foam inside a branded cardboard box. Thin parts do not snap in transit — guaranteed.

03

Studio gift

Every order ships with a small surprise — a miniature diorama prop from the studio. A crate, a shield stand, a shell casing, a scatter piece. Something extra to stage your figure on the shelf.

SCALE TABLE · SOVIET ROTARY TELEPHONE

How tall this figure stands.

We offer five scales. Scale is a ratio (1:35 = 1/35 of life-size), not a flat number — actual figure height depends on the sculpt. Heights below are for this specific figure. 1:35 is the default shown in the main product photo.

Scale This figure Use case
1:32 55.9 mm Showcase · 1:32 vehicles
1:35 · default 51.0 mm Classic military diorama
1:43 41.6 mm Diecast · model railway
1:48 37.2 mm Collector · 1:48 kits
1:72 24.8 mm Wargaming · mass battle

ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS

Primer — pick your finish.

NO PRIMER

Raw dark-grey resin. Fully usable as-is for display. Default option.

BLACK PRIMER

Stynylrez matte black, applied at the studio. Ready for zenithal highlighting or dry-brush painting.

WHITE PRIMER

Stynylrez matte white, applied at the studio. Maximum visibility of sculpted details under paint.

PRIMER SELECTED AT CHECKOUT

VOICES · EARLY ACCESS

From the hobby bench.

Λ
Detail on the shield rim and the helmet crest is genuinely museum-grade. Primed straight out of the box and painted it the same evening.
— Hobby modeler, Warsaw
Ω
I've been building dioramas for fifteen years. This is the first 3D-printed Spartan where the proportions and the cape drape look right.
— Diorama builder, London
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Three days to Berlin. Packaging is proper foam-in-box, figure arrived with zero damage and the primer finish is crisp.
— Wargamer, Berlin

SHIPPING & RETURNS

Straightforward.

PRODUCTION

Up to 5 business days.

Every figure is printed after you order, not pulled from stock. Wash, UV-cure, hand-support removal, QA — then it ships.

SHIPPING

Worldwide tracked.

Poland 1–2 days · Europe 3–6 days · US · Canada · Australia 7–12 days. Total order time typically 5–17 days depending on region.

RETURNS

30-day money back.

Don't like it? Return within 30 days of delivery for a full refund — no explanation required. Original packaging preferred, return shipping on you. Damaged on arrival? We cover everything.

WHY DIORAO

Four reasons, no marketing.

01

16K precision

Detail down to 0.05 mm. Chainmail, laurel, leather stitching — printed cleanly, nothing hand-finished.

02

ABS-Like resin

Tougher than standard hobby resin. Spear shafts, banner poles, horns — they don't snap.

03

30-day guarantee

Not happy? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. Zero questions.

04

Studio-crafted

Printed, cured, packaged in-house by the team. Every figure goes through human QA before it ships.

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