BTR-80A Hungarian ISAF
Initial assembly of the hull has been completed. Some filling and sanding was required but nothing grounbreaking. I added various handles using copper wire
Some further assembly has been done. I finished many of the hull details and started with the rather complex turret. I think making those copper-wire-handles might pay out in the form of some nice looking details later...
Some further progress: I built an extra stowage bin I had seen on some reference pictures. Now, I am only missing the suspension parts and some final turret details
Assembly is done. Now onto painting
Building this was - apart from some suspension-fiddling - a rather pleasant experience
Some basepaint has been applied with different green shades
On the top I tried to bring in some distressed paint by irregulary spraying the highlight-colour on bigger panels
Decals are on and some details have been basecoated.
I also added some smaller highlights using a brush. Now, It will get a nice coat of varnish to proceed to some airbrush pre-dusting
Sprayed some light earth Tamiya paints over chipping varnish as a sort of pre-dusting
The lower hull was also heavily pre-weathered using the same method. This darker dust layers will serve as a foundation to be enhanced with some lighter dust weathering simulating more recent dust and debris
Then, I wore it down using a soft brush moistenend in tap water to replicate some packed patches of older dirt worn into the surface
Some oil paints have been applied to change colour on some elements and to enhance the pre-dusting
Now, the next steps will be a pin-wash and some chipping. As I have a good foundation for the weathering effect I am after, I can then use some final enamel effects and/or pigments to tie everything together
I added a brown wash to darken some shadows and panel-lines. I had to red-apply some oils after that to bring back some lighter colours...
Also, I added a light dust enamel-paint to reproduce more intense and recent dust-accumulations.
Chipping has also been done using dark brown acrylic paint. I tried to be smewhat restrained here, which apparently was a good decision 🙂
Now, it´s onto some final effects like painting periscopes, adding some rust and exhaust-stains etc.
Now, it´s onto some final effects like painting periscopes, adding some rust and exhaust-stains etc.
Had an issue with some wheel-alignment, which means I have to pose the vehicle on some terrain... Here you see some tinkering with a piece of styrofoam
Used my new hot-wire cutter to make a chunk of foam with some more or less straight edges as a base
The vehicle itself is practically finished. I have yet to do some work on the diorama terrain and decide wether to put a ditch in front of the vehicle and a small hill or a wall/ fence behind it
Basic construction of the base: it is made from a foam base covered with air drying clay to match the vehicle´s wheels. Texture will be refined with acrylic pastes.
Textures have been applied to the base
I wanted to experiment and coated the sides with some concrete-texture instead of framing them with balsa... I´m curious how it will look in the end or if I´ll have to sand it down
Some painting on the base: Tamiya paints for the basic earth tones and AK acrylics for details as such as individual stones etc.
I also smoothed out the texture on the sides as I was not entirely happy with it. It then got painted using some black craft-store paint
I also smoothed out the texture on the sides as I was not entirely happy with it. It then got painted using some black craft-store paint
The build is finished and I have a little base to go with it 👍
Kommentarer
45 11 June 2022, 11:43
Simon NagorsnikI have already tried this kit, however, the assembly went completely wrong.
A year later I ordered it again and hope that the next attempt went better🙂
So: follow your progress!
11 June 2022, 13:34
Tom B.The alignment of those multi-part hulls and turrets is indeed a challenge and I can easily see it going wrong to be honest. While I had only minor problems with this particular kit, I do remeber having issues with the hull of the Centauro I built some time ago. After all I think those kits are worth putting in that little extra-effort!
11 June 2022, 20:05
Michael MuschalikHope to see the BTR-82, but Alexey said he won't do "ruSSian" armor anymore...
Maybe as Ukrainian vehicle...
13 June 2022, 16:47
Tom B.Can´t blame him for that decision at all... However, converting this kit to a BTR-82 seems to be plausible and I had once given it some thought. The hardest part of said rework would in my mind be resculpting the turret front. Engine deck-changes should be achievable by cutting out/sanding down the old details and scratchbuilding the new ones. As hinte however, this will be task for someone more confident in their scratchbuilding-ability than I have in mine at the moment 🙂
13 June 2022, 17:55
Simon NagorsnikNice results so far👍
Like your dust base layer, nice effect
Still watching your progress...
21 June 2022, 20:08
Simon NagorsnikIt´s taking shape! Nice thing to watch your progress!
Good idea to cover the sides of the base with texture past, i think that's a good way.
30 June 2022, 11:52
Simon NagorsnikSpectacular finish👍👍
Vehicle, base and paint job fits very well together!
What do you use for the tail lights, or they are painted? And wich color have you used for the green?
6 July 2022, 17:20
Tom B.For the green I went with a mix from Tamiya Dark Green and NATO Green. The mix was then lightened up with Deck Tan for highlights. The taillights are basecoated with an acrylic silver paint and then I applied Tamiya Clear Red onto it 👍
6 July 2022, 19:43
Simon NagorsnikThanks for your answer Tom! The tail lights turns out very well on your pics 👍
6 July 2022, 19:53
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Building the ACE 1/72 BTR-80A as a Hungarian ISAF vehicle.
