1941 GAZ BA-20M

[Chuck Most]

Quick little one-evening project based on the old 1:35 RPM Drezyna Pancerna BA-20ZD kit. An ill-fitting little nightmare, but the vehicle is so cool looking and I got the kit dirt cheap, so here it is. I did it as a Soviet BA-20M, in 20th Brigade winter camo. The kit comes with rail wheels and railroad tracks, but I liked the pneumatic tires with artillery wheels that were also included, and after seeing a 20th Brigade BA-20M on tanks-encyclopedia.com, I opted to go that route. And artillery wheels just seem so fitting on a combat vehicle. I'm not happy with my hand-painted camo scheme, but it looks like nothing else on my shelf and it was a fun project, so I'll call it a success. 

[Mike999]

That one's a success if you got it together!  And that's a nice clean build. 

"Ill-fitting little nightmare" applied to most RPM kits I tackled.  For a long time they were the only game in town for a WWI Renault FT-17 tank in 1/35 scale.  Some resin detail/conversion sets for that one practically re-built the whole kit.  The RPM kits have thankfully been retired by the excellent MENG FT-17's.  Some of those have full interior and engine detail, and offer a choice between riveted or welded turrets plus other options.

The hand-painted camo is probably about right for a paint job applied in the field, with brooms and big paintbrushes.  The only other thing I'd do is give it a dark wash, to pop out the detail on all those bolts and hinges.  But sometimes getting a kit built and painted is enough of a struggle.

[Ace-Garageguy]

          это выглядит как сердитый 1936 Ford.