Tourism in Germany (2)

Next stop on my personal getaways from our family holidays in Berlin and on the German Baltic coast: the Technik-Museum Pütnitz. Located on a former Soviet airbase, the museum is host of a treasure of ex-NVA (East German army) vehicles (mostly of soviet origins) and some civilian one from the DDR time. Even if I could not combine this visit with the annual active demonstration organized by the museum, this day was for me the realization of an already old project and I was not disappointed. It was really an opportunity to see a series of my favorite vehicles up close. Highly recommended for any lover of Soviet machines.

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BTR-60 R-145BM (USSR)

The BTR-60 R-145BM is a turretless conversion of the BTR-60PB in a command and communication vehicle. He is equipped with a collapsible AZI frame antenna, a 10m high telescopic mast, an AB-1-P/30 generator and five different radio sets.

The model is a conversion on the base of the S-Model BTR-60PB. (made 2021)

BTR-60PB (East Germany)

First vehicle in the great family of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers, the BTR-60 entered service in the early 60 and the PB version in 1966. Developed as a cheaper vehicle for use in motor rifle division alongside the more expensive tracked BMP-1 for use in the tank divisions, the BTR-60 was a revolutionary fully amphibious design for its time, around 25,000 of them being produced, the BTR-60PB remaining in production until 1976. The NVA (East German Army) took delivery of more than 1,500 BTR-60 between 1965 and 1970.

The kit is the S-model one. A very nice and easy kit that can be use as a base for a lot of conversion works as the BTR-60 versions are numerous and very attractive (to me at least 😎). Here one of the passengers of this NVA BTR-60PB is aiming a Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) surface-to-air missile (MANPADS) from one of the roof hatches (figure from RH Models). (made 2016)