Hey guys,

I have bought the Mini art/ Vision models BA-64.
Its a small kit, but it looks pretty nice.
Some details are missing, although that is not a problem because its easy to fix this with some scratch building.
Here are some photos of the building proses...


The box...



The frame without modifications...



The frame with modifications...





The exhaust pipe with scratch build modified pipe..

Feel free to argue the build. the comment may give me some ideas or tips.

Regards,

Remco

Hi Remco. Nice start

Me too I have this kit in my stash so I'll follow your tread

Maybe you've already had a lot of references but anyway, if you need something let me know. I have plenty of pics about this russian armoured car

cheers

Mauro,

If you have pics of a tactical signs used on these vehicles...
I have a couple pics in my book over the cammouflage and tactical markings of the red army in 19? till 1945.
They are of a tank scout battalion with a white tank on it...
Also one with a white stripe on the side and manny slogans...

If you got someting nice, share it with me please...

I am working now on some missing welding seems. They are quite easy to reproduce with some Tamiya liquid glue and the mission models cissel.

Regards,

Remco

Go here

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/armored_cars/BA_64.htm

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/armored_cars/BA_64_im.htm

http://www.battlefield.ru/en/tank-development/30-armored-cars/21-ba64.html

http://www.bronetehnika.narod.ru/ba64/ba64_3.html

http://www.o5m6.de/ba_64.html

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/visionmodels/vm35002.html

There are quite a lot of interesting drawings with tactical markings

Regarding camouflages,actually there are few choices:

1 4Bo green





2 4Bo green washed with white





3 two tones field camouflages









The kit is very nice in my opinion. The only think that I don't like at all are the mudguards. They are too tichk, especially if you want to depict battle damages
That's the reason why I haven't done it yet. I should scratch build new fenders with aluminium foils


I hope this is useful enough for you

cheers

Mauro,

Thanks for the big help!

I have taken a look at your links, and they looking good!!
Patern of vehicle 6 ( 4bo green with motteld dark yellow and 0a1marking)
looks nice and verry challenging becouse its a small vehicle to spray the motteld cammoufage on it. I could make it a kursk survivor vehicle in 1944...
Some battailions where using a bit lighter collor than german yellow, becouse of the terrain surcumestance.

Patern of vehicle 7 ( same, but with hard edge cammouflage) looks also nice.

Yes the fenders are a bit dissapointing. I have some lead foil to reproduce theme. Also the detail of the horn and the tail light are a bit thick... An old T-34 photo etch set with spare parts that i did not use, like klamps and klasps for tools i will use.

The side visors are having the bullit splashguard all moled into one. So you can only make the side visors closed. I made new visors that can stay open and a new bullit splashguard frome wire. There are 2 types of bullitsplash guards. The thick one and the thinner one. I make the thinner one.

Building goes very smooth.

Regards,

Remco

As far as I remember also the MG support have some issue



and there are no engine reproduction

Anyway, as i told you, if you need pics, let me know

I'm waiting for your next step

cheers

If you need pictures of the engine, I have them.
Your model is BA-64B. Don't mistake it for BA-64. BA-64 was based on GAZ-64 vehicle, and were produced only up to 1943. From 1943 BA-64B were produced. They were based on GAZ-67B. It had a different frame, and I believe a different engine too.

Yes that's absolutely correct but as far as I knew the engine was the same (Gaz-M1 if i remember in a right way). Ba 64-B had a different frame because the original were too narrow so the car tended to roll over.

http://ww2armor.jexiste.fr/Files/Allies/Allies/1-Vehicles/USSR/10-ArmoredCars/Light-ArmoredCars/BA-64.htm







cheers

One thing to look out for are the wheels. The holes are much larger than the pins. It's a wobbly fit. Fill the holes with glue, fit the wheels and let it dry properly.

You can also insert a tube in the hole to improve the fit. Or maybe you can add a plastic strip round the pin to enlarge it

Hey guys,

First i want to thank you all, for you're help and the info you provide for me.
I always say info is priceless and you cant have enough from it.

@ Alex z.
Yes, it is a BA-64B. My mistake. I had to put the title up correct. My humble apologies.
I don't know if i make the engine in it, because you see little to noting from it.
Te interior detail is pour and very basic. You see the big things but no small details. If you make this strait out of the box, within a day you have the build process ready.

Yesterday i made good progress. here are the pics

These 4 pics are from the upper hull. some welding seams i had to create myself with some tamiya glue and my mission model chisel.









The next 2 are from the lower hull. There is a welding seam thats missing on the side.





The wheels are molded on a nasty place on the sprue. be careful if you cut them out. Or you have holes in some rims like me...



The kit DT-28 and his replacement DT-28 from Tank



The clamps and clasps of the side tools are a bit rough. I sanded off the mold clamps and clasps and replace them with some spare T-34 photo etch clamps and clasps. The iron rod on the side i replaced completely and scratch build that one.



Again, thanks fore you're support!

Regards,

Remco

Do you need interior details and pics?

Let me know

Cheers

Mauro,

If you got some from the turret that would be very helpful...

I also scratch build the gasoline tank in the hull.

I am busy now with the frame. It would be nice if the steering wheels are a bit to the left or right .

The inside of the doors are easy to scratch build for some details... i made the left door open.

Regards,

Remco

Send me a pm with you E-mail adress,
I'll get you all my interior pics and driwings

I hope that will be useful for your build

Cheers

Hey,

We are going good here. Some photos from the progress of now...

The frame with steering arms are ready...





I see that i use a lot of my space in the photo gallery.
, so i have decided that i post not that much photos. Its fun, but takes a lot of space....

Regards

Remco

Why don't you open a flickr account?

Is free and you can load lots of pics

Mauro,

I just have made my flickr acount. I am not so good with computers so i have to figure out how to upload photos there. It seems not to hard

Again thanks for the help.

The e-mail has not arrived yet, but from experrience the best is to send 2 photos at the time. then they wil arrive for sure.

Regards,

Remco

Actually they are 107 pics... I should send you about 54 e-mail...

Joking aside Now I'll find a way to give you all the pics. Don't worry



UPDATE

I'll send you a PM.There is a link where you can download all my files

Cheers

Hi Remco.
I don't know if you got my link

If you didn't, you can go here

http://svsm.org/gallery/ba-64b

Is an exhaustive ba-64 b walkaround. There are several interior pics

Anyway i hope you'll be able to get my pics

cheers

Mauro,

the link is suberb!!!

I made some good progress. I just bought a new house, so if i have the time i post some new pics. I got my 4BO green paint also.

Also i try to work with te flickr account... see how it works. So bussy now...


Regards,

Remco

Hi Remco, I'm glad to help you

I hope to see your latest progress soon


cheers

Progess till now...

In the weekend i made some real progess!! The fenders are made now of lead foil. I made a copy of the fenders from paper, and draw them on the lead foil and cut them out. This is really handy for making damage here. The head light on the left is replaced by a headlight from a T-34. Its not the bullit shape light, but this looks nicer
The horn's atatchment looks a bit big. i cut i away and made it from photoetch and put a wire in it.

The interrior is made. Mauro, i got you're pics a bit o late but i see what i can do to make some change inside for some nice MG magazine holder on the sides... The turret i still can cusomize, so i will do that.

Regards,

Remco

Post some more photos Remco, this is good stuff!

Hey Jeremy,

I will make some photo's while building. I am currently not home, but i want to master my Flickr account to place some pics.
In the weekend i bought the AK/ Valejo 4-BO paint. If you like, i am building and painting my T-34 on the East european steel campain... You can follow it if you like. Becouse i didnt got my paint, i turned to my BA-64 to build.

Also got a nice dio in mind for the BA64. I tought of a scene that the BA has run of the road and crasht into a tree and the crew is leving the vehicle...
O, i got to buy a tree Almos forget that i don't have a tree...

I am glad you like it, it tells me that i make it interesting for the people here.

Thanks for you're support and advice

Regards,

Remco

So, you've emproved a lot the model!

I can't wait to see your pics

I've been building a russian Willys a week now and I have to finish my t-55 (i hope soon... ) but I think that Ba-64 will be my next build, so I'm very interested in your job

cheers Remco