Currently building this, with a fair bit of etch ( from ET Models ) etc
I've found a fiar bit of info on the vehicle through a couple of Russian web sites, but nothing with any pictures of an operational vehicle.
Does / has anyone used this vehicle, with the ERA ?

Or am I going to be finishing it in plain ol' Russian green to be safe ?

Any help appreciated...

I of course meant BMP-3 with ERA....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14948904@N04/2350905358/
A few camo patterns from different armies.

Those are BMP2s not BMP3s.

Hi Andy
Maybe in these links you can find references

http://weaponwars.ru/bmp-3/bmp-3.html
(A very interesting site with a bunch of techinical drawings. Pics are in B&W)

http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/BMP3/
(some pics)

http://army.lv/ru/bmp-3/701/57
Fantastic site indeed. Clicking on the links on the left of the main pic you can find:

http://www.army.lv/files/97.pdf
(A complete online book)

http://army.lv/ru/bmp-3/foto/701/57#info
(411 pics)

http://army.lv/ru/bmp-3/risunki/701/57#info
(a colored profile)

http://army.lv/ru/bmp-3/shemi/701/57#info
(High res 3 views drawings)

http://army.lv/ru/bmp-3/video/701/57#info
(2 videos)

Another interesting site is "Otvaga 2004.ru" You can find:

http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/armour-rus-bmp3/a_bmp3.htm
(references about all the bmp3 versions. Click on the pics to enlarge them)

http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/armour-rus-bmp3/a_bmp3d.htm
BMP-3 vith ERA (which I think is depicted by the Trumpeter kit). Pics and ...huge drawings:





Maybe you' ve already known anyway to find out more references I advise you to write in the google toolbar the BMP-3 original name written in Cyrillic alphabet

БМП-3


I hope this is useful for you

Cheers