BTR-80 build – Part 1:Introduction

The vehicle

btr-80_ukraine_004_400

This vehicle is one of a line of Soviet (latterly Russian) APCs – BTR stands for “bronyetransportyer“, meaning armoured troop carrier [1] [2] – and in use in the most current operations.

The kit

trumpeter_btr_80_box_400

Trumpeter 1/35 kit [3].

References

1. http://www.army-technology.com/projects/btr80/
2. http://www.jedsite.info/afv-bravo/bravo-btr/btr80_series/80h/archive-target.html
3. http://www.migjimenez.com/en/module/csblog/detailpost/7-2-using-set-modern-russian-camo-colors.html

2 responses to “BTR-80 build – Part 1:Introduction”

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