Hobby Boss' BA-10 came out last year and is a very welcome new tooling of that common armoured car of the late inter-war period. The BA-10 was based on the GAZ-AAA chassis and saw service with the Red Army from 1938 to 1941. A lot were captured by the Germans and used for the remainder of the war, often in rear security (ie. anti-partisan) forces. The maximum armour was 15mm and the armament the same 45mm gun as used on many other Soviet tanks of the era.
Kit contents:
The hull is made as a single piece, a beautiful work of engineering:
There are four decal options provided, as usual for Hobby Boss without any info:
But of course I have other ideas
I haven't decided yet, but it'll be either Emil...
Or this nameless vehicle, photographed in 1941 guarding a British convoy after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran earlier that year:
Here's the first page of the instructions:
And now you'll surely understand why I haven't started yet
That's it for now, thanks for looking! The first actual build update shall follow hopefully soon.
Philipp
