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BMP-2 turre size in 1/35 needed
clay_cliff

Joined: April 07, 2008
KitMaker: 375 posts
Armorama: 371 posts

Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 05:40 AM UTC
I decided to scratchbuild an early BTR-90, can't wait two years to see what version enters service. I know that it uses a BMP-2 turret. I have some papermodels to start (a BMP-2 and a BTR-90), I'll use them as blueprints, the problem is: Those paper models are not in 1/35, are just oversized scans, I think they're not even in 1/25 as intended, so I can't just print them and use them. Anyone who has a BMP-2: I need the dimensions of the turret. It is a "frustum of a cone"-like turret, so I need the diameter of the base, the diameter of the roof and the height, with those measures, I can reduce the images I have to 1/35, then print the images in self-stick paper and stick it in styrene sheets, I found this metod in Starship Modellers and I want to try it. Best regards.

Frenchy

Joined: December 02, 2002
KitMaker: 12,719 posts
Armorama: 12,507 posts

Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 06:51 AM UTC
Just PM me your email adress. I think I have some 1/35th scale drawings somewhere on my HD that may help you.
HTH
Frenchy
HTH
Frenchy
Luty

Joined: August 23, 2005
KitMaker: 310 posts
Armorama: 299 posts

Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 07:06 AM UTC
Modelpoint BMP-2 turrets were developed accurately according to BTR-90 (early) 1/35 drawing from M-Hobby. Possibly you find it on eBay.
clay_cliff

Joined: April 07, 2008
KitMaker: 375 posts
Armorama: 371 posts

Posted: Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 05:18 AM UTC
Not again... I didn't asked for a replacement turret, I asked for the diameter of the base, the diameter of the roof and the height of a BMP-2 turret. Best regards.
José.
José.
clay_cliff

Joined: April 07, 2008
KitMaker: 375 posts
Armorama: 371 posts

Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 05:47 AM UTC
I've been give these measures: base diameter: 5.9 cm, roof diameter: 4.5 cm, overall height: 1.2 cm... Now, these measures are from the Dragon kit, the person who gave me this emasures told me that Dragon's BMP-2 is based on pictures instead of first hand inspection, and given the dimmensional accuracies on another Soviet kits (T-72, T-80), these measures may not be so accurate... Well, if someone has something more accurate, I'll be waiting for the info. Instead of the three measures, I think the diameter of the base will be enough. Best regards.
José.
José.
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