BAOR Infantry (UK)

Some photos of my 20mm BAOR miniatures before they disappeared in a drawer due to lack of space in my showcase. Mainly RH Models (formerly Liberation miniatures) and some Elhiem Figures.

FV4201 Chieftain Mk11 (UK)

Epitome of the British armour during the Cold War, the Chieftain was the BAOR main battle tank from the mid-1960s until the late 1980s. One of the very last upgrade for it was the MK11 version were the Chieftain received, among other things, the Thermal Observation Gunnery System (TOGS) which greatly multiplied its lethality in combat.

I finally finished painting the Takom kit, that I had already assembled a long time ago. This kit, which allows you to make versions 10 and 11 of this mythical MBT, is a real little gem full of details. Nothing bad to say except that it is perhaps a little fragile for the wargaming tables. I don't know anymore where the 3 figurines used come from... (made 2020-2022)

SNAR-10 (USSR)

 Introduced in the Soviet Army in 1975 and by early 1980s in several Warsaw Pact armies, the SNAR-10 (NATO Big Fred) is a self-propelled battlefield surveillance radar based on the ubiquitous MT-LB tracked vehicle. The system has only a limited artillery locating function but can provide location on stationary and moving battlefield targets. It is normally deployed close to infantry and artillery observation posts.

The kit is an old one from ACE. As always with this brand, the kit need some works but at the end give a good representation of the vehicle (made 2022).

FV433 Abbot (UK)

A self-propelled gun (SPG) based on the FV430 series vehicle family, 166 Abbot were produced for the British Army between 1964 and 1967. Armed with a 105mm howitzer with a maximal range of 17,000m, the Abbot stayed in service until the arrival of the 155mm AS90 from 1992 onwards.

The model is a 3D print from the Bobmack3d BAOR Kickstarter. Available in firing and running versions it is a very good rendering of this SPG. I have added the ranging stakes at the front, stowage and camouflage netting on the turret. (made 2022)