Already my twelfth entry in my Z production line: the MT-LB. You can find more informations about this ubiquitous vehicle in one of my previous articles here. The present 3D print model is again from Red Tank Minatures. A very fine model just waiting to be declined in the many versions of this vehicle.
In this case, I choose an ambulance version embellished with a few figurines from Alex Miniature.
Last entry in my project Z, the BMD-2 airborne IFV. You can find more informations about this vehicle in my precedent entry here. The BMD-2 is still widely used by the Russian paratrooper units in Ukraine not having been entirely replaced by the new BMD-4M.
The kit is the S-Model one. Easy to assemble and, although a little simplified, with a few modifications/additions it gives complete satisfaction. The figures are from Alex Miniature.
Next in line the ubiquitous BM-21 Grad ("Hail"). This self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher has acquired a sad worldwide media celebrity due to his omnipresence in many conflicts around the world since it entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963. Based on a Ural-375D 6x6 truck (later replaced by the Ural-4320), the 40 launch tubes are arranged in a rectangular shape tant can be turned away from the unprotected cab. The 40 rockets can be fired in as little as 20 seconds, individually or in small groups with a range of 20 km (30 km for some newer types). The BM-21 is not an accurate artillery system but more a saturating one.
The kit is from ICM and is one of the worts I have had to build so far. Bad instructions, bad adjustment of the parts, fragility of these... and bad luck throughout the construction process will not leave me with good memories. Nevertheless I appreciated the painting process and I am more than satisfied with the result and the general look of the machine. Will have to try the Ural 4320 version by HobbyBoss next.
