BA20 in Chinese service

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BA20 in Chinese service

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Hi
decided to join in with this GB. I'm going to build the old Dragon BA20 reboxing of the even older Alan kit.
simple kit :) not many parts :) so I should finish this quicker than as lot of my builds lately. :oops:
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Wow, that's ancient :o

Looking forward what you can do with it :)

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I do like the look of the vehicle though. This will be interesting Shaun. :)

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Vincent Power wrote:I do like the look of the vehicle though. This will be interesting Shaun. :)

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I'm with Vincent. Cant think I've ever even seen this.

It's going to be Good :D

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For those inclined to build one too, Hobby Boss has announced a newly tooled kit of this weird little vehicle. Let's hope it's better designed than their BA-10 :lol:

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Philipp Gross wrote:Wow, that's ancient :o

Looking forward what you can do with it :)

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Same here I have never even seen this kit before.

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Hi
Finally started this build. And Yes it's an Ancient kit with some very soft strange feeling plastic. :?
Sorry :oops: forgot to take a photo of the suspension arms & drive shaft being assembled but you didn't miss much as it's only 5 pieces.
Any way here's the exhaust attached. not much detail to it or anything else on the underside of the chassis.
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This is what the suspension & drive shaft look like, again not a lot of detail etc.
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Front suspension & steering rack are very simple pieces.
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even more basic Radiator & fixing bracket ( not going to see it once the bonnets on).
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Next was the start of the main body. Again very little detail to add. just some seats & a gear stick
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The parts for the main shell of the Armoured body.
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They soon go together with no major problems. A few gaps to fill.
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You can see the strange plastic from the colouring on the side of the hull. it's like it's plastic that's been reused a few times :o
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Wheels done very easy just the front disc/hub cap to add.
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Parts for the small MG Turret
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assembled very easy with not problems. Still need to clean the MG Barrel but it's so thin that it's a worry it will break.
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That's it so far. Should get the filling & sanding of any gaps next.
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Nice work! :)

That plastic does look weird. But I hope it's not brittle or greasy or anything?

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Just looks very nice indeed

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Looks good to me. It has lots of character. :)

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