I try to build the Soviet Union forces, BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle during the Cold War period. The progress may be slow.
There are not many track rollers. The fitting of chassis parts is also good, and it seems built smoothly.
Oh, cutting out work is annoying. It looks like a small amount; these are tracks for one vehicle. A sharp design knife is recommended.
This is all prepared for building the tracks. These are snap-fit type movable. Fitting is effortless to assemble.
I wonder if it is not necessary to care about the joint tracks. According to the instruction, 85 tracks are required; I feel even 84 is a little too long. Because it is hidden on the side cover, it is unnecessary to worry too much.
(27-May-2016)
Since a poor fit with the chassis distorts the upper surface body, I had better glue the top and bottom together before mounting the large front parts. Or is this part the last to mount?
Many of the periscopes are located in the rear half of the vehicle for the boarded infantries. Many clear parts are in this kit.
Early-morning model assembling. This kit is shining, lit up by the sunshine. If possible, I want to make a model in a room with a view overlooking the beautiful sea. Unfortunately, I see an urban canal now.
Etched parts and a metal gun barrel are good points. I felt these parts make me an expert. Because the photo-etched parts are small, it is not severe at all.
There was an uneven step on the front lower body; I filled it up with putty and made it flat. Better to leave the junction mold of armor might be good. After all, this is OK because the gap was too large.
(09-June-2016)
The fitting of the side fender is not bad. Generally, almost parts impression is sharp and good.
I painted the panel rim and fenders with a slightly blackish color.
This is the primary color of Russian Green. I used the Creos Mr. Color No.136 Russian Green.
I chose a decal of the Russian Army. It takes a little more time to the completion. the markings of East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR) and the Soviet Union.
Sorry, maybe this is a Czech BMP.
(15-June-2016)
The BMP is the meaning of Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Russian, the Russian Боевая Машина Пехоты.
Deployed in the 1960s, the method of the infantry with the armored vehicle was epoch-making. The West has also begun to develop them; we have an increasing number of infantry combat vehicles.
We cannot say the BMP-1 is amphibious, but at least it has water navigation. There’s no screw as Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, but the BMP-1 can sail at a speed of 7km on the water by the force of the caterpillar roll.
The clear parts of the headlight are a perfect accent for one-color painting tanks.
The armaments are the 73 mm 2A28 Grom low-pressure smoothbore short-recoil semi-automatic gun, ATGM launcher for 9M14 Malyutka, and 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun.
A small turret is only covered from above. When it’s put in once, hard to change the angle of a gun turret, I could rearrange it with a thin cutter.
However, after being completed, I lifted the main gun barrel with my finger when changing the angle. It was good to glue a barrel firmly with a turret.
Periscopes are everywhere. Because it is a personnel carrier and periscopes for troops in transit, there are also pistol ports on both sides. For the operation, three crew is required. Also, the infantry of up to 8 people can be boarded.
Periscopes were painted in gloss black. I intended to put the reflection prevention seat for the Stryker released from AFV Club, but I saw a vehicle photograph with periscopes in black.
The back is space for transportation, so there seems to be an engine placed at the front. I wonder about the wire mesh that the exhaust outlet. It was painted a little darker.
I discussed one of the weathering methods with a modeler by chance, I don’t know how to say it in English, but it’s a technique of using aqueous paint thinned with fuel alcohol to express natural mud and dust. I have never used this technique. My way is used thinned enamel paint with pastel; thinned enamel fixes the small pastel on the surface after drying.
I have written the title as the Soviet Union Army, but exactly it is the Russian Army. No, maybe it’s a Czech vehicle; I mistook it.
The box picture and paint instructions are different in painting in detail. I chose the black gun barrel, which looks incredible.
Besides, I grayed a traction hook and painted a spare caterpillar tread black. It is slightly dull, only with Russian green.
Afghanistan and African countries under the influence of the former communist bloc, I have seen the white vehicle of the UN. BMP-1 looks cool. There is a sense of stability, and the appearance of the vehicle’s height is low. The variations of the paint might be unexpectedly interesting.
Because I’ve been playing an adventure game, “Life is Strange,” little by little recently. This game’s theme is the time paradox; I could easily empathize with the main character. The main character is a young girl, so maybe it’s unnatural and weird that a middle-aged man says empathy. Even though the main character is a cute girl, she has too many nosebleeds in many scenes… Mainly it is a sorrowful but good story from the end of Episode 3 to the beginning of Episode 4; I forced myself not to cry. I think this part is more excellent than the last scene. There is a lot of information, so if it’s English only, it’s tight for me. I can now play a Japanese edition on Steam, and I’m thankful.
(20-June-2016)
