Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on September 10, 2024, 07:54:52 PM
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Just finished a full on RW build of the Asuka M4A4 Sherman for my Brit armour collection.
So time for a palate cleanser, quick build back in Whiff world.
Well whiff world as far as I know.. with the BTR-152 being the focus, there are lots of interesting fitouts, somewhere this might already have been done.
I have this old build of a BTR-152 and being Skif, rather average
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nnrcx55n74mid850etgz4/BTR152_1.JPG?rlkey=jwtkdfz2wvfplyd0pjdi99i8l&st=zmh94gg7&raw=1)
Working through what to do with it a few ideas popped up, until a interwebnet search popped up a random picture of the the M3 Halftrack with the 105mm howitzer fitted.
When then led to the long unbuilt stash kit of the equally average Italeri/Zvesda Soviet 76.2mm field gun. Why not mate them together ?
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f9klzxinxa699hi3fcnj5/BTR152_2.JPG?rlkey=kxpq1h6zctnpl9aeu9j1jm5yw&st=kyqd043h&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lpjhwfhox07adgm3taxzf/BTR152_3.JPG?rlkey=u2oh48izqjzk0farkeal9pykp&st=4ybunog9&raw=1)
Now working through the gun mount and possible operators. So far, I am thinking Central Africa, maybe Vietnam (they are still using BTR-152 apparently), Cuba, maybe Syria or similar.
Not going to be a long build, once the gun was "together" it was largely done, just fitting out to suit the installation.
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I like where you are taking this concept. Seems like a practical solution for anyone that wants to make a mobile artillery piece with those two items.
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Back into it after some time away from the bench
Mount, ammo storage and other internal gubbins like seats
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8judjr9tq85joaf91cu2s/BTR152_4.JPG?rlkey=7gq886hhbtvxbeyihwbfnuukv&st=xoxeb980&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/afehsygdiv83pu9pgda4v/BTR152_5.JPG?rlkey=qi6rutfwwmwsc7iujjcnheb1k&st=p7e1den9&raw=1)
Pretty happy with the sit of the gun, there is a barrel crutch as well, just not shown yet.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l8khnvp88hn4zrzb1ezmi/BTR152_6.JPG?rlkey=j7bvyvz5qxzpudqhkpes5i731&st=hhxbwijk&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6owot7n63oazurj00nsrv/BTR152_7.JPG?rlkey=ytdoyte9cfomrn00llkbccugt&st=jas6hfpb&raw=1)
The hand wringing now is the paint. Very undecided as to who would use this.
So far I have considered
Bosnian (Serb-Bosnian 1980's Conflict) and Cuba, both having a good tradition of modifying available stuff, not matter what the age.
Angolan or Syrian also in the mix.
Cuba is currently the most likely given they have a great array of vehicles modified from older kit and have had both main components in their orbat.
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What about Russian mid-2025? ??? ;)
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What about Russian mid-2025? ??? ;)
Surely not.. but who knows ;D
Calling this done. Generic paint so it can be whoever you want it to be
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iydw0c1rcnrb0clln4jq9/BTR152_8.JPG?rlkey=89o3x7f5l2dyv4ewjnwcbeu61&st=xcqtp846&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ozb83d4hkopgv6r7mmgy6/BTR152_9.JPG?rlkey=39ptk8q7hvla1naw3n5s3lh6u&st=rh8ssbw4&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0lf6lspd8prgv1iq2ncmn/BTR152_10.JPG?rlkey=2n5iwscelpg9i2n4f36065f4h&st=ywicmxba&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qrp8afgdcrfi40ivajt48/BTR152_11.JPG?rlkey=q0lqwlh3yl7j7bexfiuqdp1g9&st=pjh93jlx&raw=1)
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Very nice
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Yep, I'm going Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii (VDV), Kurskaya oblast' ca. August 2025. ;D ;D ;D
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Nice bit of repurposing. :smiley:
Perhaps from the various Balkan wars or Kosovo…
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Looks really good! I think Kursk in 2025 is too close to reality- Maybe some African country like Chad or Sudan? It reminds me of a wheeled version of the M3 half-track tank hunter.