Trumpeter BTR-80 APC

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Trumpeter BTR-80 APC

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With the Airfix Bedford MWD as an hors d'oeuvre, this will be my main entry to this Group Build

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Chris Smith got me thinking when he suggested something outside of our comfort zone for this GB and suggested that BTRs came in a rhapsody of different colour schemes.

He' right and I'll be using the Russian SFOR scheme in Khaki green, Grey sand and Black (middle vehicle in the pic below) - all paints courtesy of Mig Ammo.

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Hopefully the build should be straightforward and quick, there'll be figure or two - to be decided.

Thanks for the inspiration Chris ;)

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That sounds interesting Rob! The camo scheme certainly looks intriguing and a Russian SFOR marked vehicle is a fascinating choice! :mrgreen:

Looking forward to the build! :D



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Nice entry with an original camo and marking scheme.
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Quite interesting subject Rob! :) Too bad the recent Balkans conflicts aren't much appreciated by modellers, there's definitely everything from Shermans to Leopard 2s, not to mention all the smaller stuff.

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Nice choice Rob :D I quite like the look of the KFOR marked scheme on that sheet ;)

Looking forward to see how this goes together.

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Got my full attention Rob :D

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Looking forward to it Rob.

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Wow, Rob doing Russian....I just passed out....lol
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Greg Beckman wrote:Wow, Rob doing Russian....I just passed out....lol
its the only way to go.. :lol:

ive just got the newly released btr60 with the mast and roof mounted arials. and thats a beltin looking kit ,,
got to be a massive improvement on the old dragon/zvezda/italeri kits

give comrade rob a big red star.

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Gregovic and Royvic - Слова благодарности товарищи

And thanks to everyone else for dropping by :)

And it's an off with what I hope will be another quick build...

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The suspension needs a little clean up but builds without too much heartache

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But before finishing that I got bored and started on the interior - I'm thinking I'll have some of the hatches open. This will be OOB and the internal detail is adequate .

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In comparison with the Bedford it's a bit of a monster

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I've looked around for Modern Russian Stowage :? Anyone know of any :?:

Greg, Roy - do you have any reference sites for modern Russian uniforms :?: :?: (Thanks if you have)

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