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BTR-80

Bataljon Vostok (East Battalion) [1], “Novorussiya” (“New Russia”) militia [2,3], Ukraine, 2014.

BTR-80 build – Part 1:Introduction
BTR-80 build – Part 2:Assembly
BTR-80 build – Part 3:Painting
BTR-80 build – Part 4:Weathering (chipping)
BTR-80 build – Part 5:Weathering (wash)
BTR-80 build – Part 6:Weathering (streaks)
BTR-80 build – Part 7:Weathering (dust and mud)
BTR-80 build – Part 8:Weathering (oil and fuel stains, metal and wood effects)

References

1. http://www.rferl.org/content/vostok-battalion-a-powerful-new-player-in-eastern-ukraine/25404785.html
2. http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/04/17/novorossiya-is-back-from-the-dead/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novorossiya

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3 responses to “BTR-80”

  1. Murad ÖZER Avatar
    Murad ÖZER

    Great result Skarach, it’s never easy to find the sweetspot between no weathering and dirty as hell.

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    1. skarach Avatar
      skarach

      Thanks. Indeed. I have a bit of a fear of going overboard and heading towards crudity. On the other hand, I sometimes look at what I thought was a finished model after a time and think that it is a bit too clean. Usually, though, I leave them as is, having moved onto something new…

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  2. Veres Szabolcs Avatar
    Veres Szabolcs

    As a former military (17 years) I can say you did a great job! The BTR-green is perfect, the dust effect is also exellent. When the russian green meets a lot of sun it gets burning into a kind of yellow-khaki-green,this appears on the edges mainly.
    What I saw differently is the colour of the tyres and the leaks. The BTR’s tyres are darker ( apx. 50% black and 50% Tamiya rubber black) in the center and getting “closer” to grey heading out. The first 10-15 cm around the steel wheel always keeps the original dark colour.
    The BTR-80, BTR-80/A and the T-72 M1 what I used to ride. All the possible holes are leaking from a mixture of oil-grease-gasoline and dirt. This creates a dark leak effect around the holes and its getting lighter to its borders. These leakings are smaller on the fronts and are larger towards the back of the vehicle.
    The reason of this is simple. The bottom of the hull is closed with a few screws (stud bolts?). The open parts of the hull lets the rain and the dust to accumulate there on the bottom of the motorbox. When the vehicle runs this dirty water and the oils are mixing up with the gasoline (seriously) and finds a way out around any possible holes. The sun and the dust finally dries theese leakings off but it remains clearly visible.
    I am not a native English so sorry for my writing skills, I hope I could give something back for these fantastic paintjobs you shared here.

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