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Camouflaged BRDM-2 Options?
emroglan
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 07:37 PM UTC
Hello all,

I am currently attempting to complete all the shelf queens and I ran across a BRDM-2 that has been waiting half-assembled for more than 5 or 6 years. I decided to build this before any of the usual suspects come up with a brand new issue of a BRDM kit.

The old DML kit offers decal options for Russian, Polish and East German vehicles, as well as Iraqi ones. Problem is, except for the Iraqi BRDM-2, all others are plain green.

Question: Are there any camouflage options for Polish, East German or Soviet Russian vehicles?

If not, what would be suitable Gunze Sangyo Mr Hobby Colors to build a green-sand camouflaged Iraqi vehicle?
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 07:51 PM UTC
Hi,

Polish version you can do also in NATO camo or in sand, but you should be careful as some of Polish BRDMs have been modified by removing small wheels and adding side doors:
brdm2
http://polskiesilyzbrojne.bloog.pl/foto,11225824,gal,705041,index.html?ticaid=6df59
http://www.vm.aganet.pl/grh/articles.php?article_id=308
http://otomoto.pl/inny-brdm-2-T2262506.html
http://www.pojazdy-wojskowe.com.pl/pl/oferta_aktualna/poz/443_brdm_2.htmle
SovietBoy22
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 08:18 PM UTC

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Hello all,

I am currently attempting to complete all the shelf queens and I ran across a BRDM-2 that has been waiting half-assembled for more than 5 or 6 years. I decided to build this before any of the usual suspects come up with a brand new issue of a BRDM kit.

The old DML kit offers decal options for Russian, Polish and East German vehicles, as well as Iraqi ones. Problem is, except for the Iraqi BRDM-2, all others are plain green.

Question: Are there any camouflage options for Polish, East German or Soviet Russian vehicles?

If not, what would be suitable Gunze Sangyo Mr Hobby Colors to build a green-sand camouflaged Iraqi vehicle?


Trumpeter has announced the release of their BRDM-2 and a BRDM-2 ATGM version, so i'd hurry if you want to beat the release date!
Euan
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 08:39 PM UTC

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Trumpeter has announced the release of their BRDM-2 and a BRDM-2 ATGM version, so i'd hurry if you want to beat the release date!
Euan


I've seen the Nürnberg announcement, that's why I'm in a hurry to complete the kit It's nearly ready for painting, that's why I'm looking up for proper colors.

Polish examples are good, but sadly they all seem to have been modified.
Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:24 PM UTC
What about an East German SPW-40P2 belonging to the Volkspolizei-Bereitschaften (special police unit) :





On a side note, Revell's re-boxing of DML's kit included at least one NVA camouflaged option :



HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 04:48 AM UTC
That police vehicle looks nice Frenchy. Do you, by any chance, have the painting instructions or photos for that NVA BRDM-2 in the Revell box?
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Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 05:05 AM UTC

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Do you, by any chance, have the painting instructions or photos for that NVA BRDM-2 in the Revell box?


I'll have to check that (when I'm back home from work), but maybe this would help in the meantime ?

http://www.tanknutdave.com/component/content/article/125

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 05:09 AM UTC
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=BRDM-2M-97C&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1R2RNWE_enGB414&biw=1024&bih=511&tbm=isch&tbnid=bFnylGtGj6J7KM:&imgrefurl=http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php%3F99988-Russian-Photos-(updated-on-regular-basis)/page1503&docid=QGDYGU2MjM1YOM&imgurl=http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9537/brdmpg4.jpg&w=800&h=533&ei=9c1DT5iBBOSq0QWr7t2ODw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=156&sig=110861460370689686478&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=201&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=0CEsQrQMwAg&tx=10&ty=107

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=BRDM-2M-96&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1R2RNWE_enGB414&biw=1024&bih=511&tbm=isch&tbnid=KlfRrT_dhHxBWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D1209715&docid=aiwi7-cf7wZB2M&imgurl=http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/08/Ten-Russian-BDRM2.jpg&w=494&h=298&ei=fM5DT5TIOqqb0QXUn9yPDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=688&vpy=102&dur=78&hovh=174&hovw=289&tx=185&ty=123&sig=110861460370689686478&page=4&tbnh=116&tbnw=193&start=35&ndsp=13&ved=0CJACEK0DMC8

www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=BRDM-2M-96&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1R2RNWE_enGB414&biw=1024&bih=511&tbm=isch&tbnid=g4RIS-aaxlzqCM:&imgrefurl=http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php%3F99988-Russian-Photos-(updated-on-regular-basis)/page1164&docid=V5rocTJRruciXM&imgurl=http://vif2ne.ru/nvk/forum/files/Slava/(090429150220)_IMG_7053.jpg&w=709&h=472&ei=fM5DT5TIOqqb0QXUn9yPDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=109&sig=110861460370689686478&page=5&tbnh=136&tbnw=201&start=48&ndsp=13&ved=0CJYCEK0DMDA&tx=161&ty=100

The first one is Russian (you'd have to modifie it a wee bit), i think the second Gerogian and dunno about the third. For the third one you would only have to add a couple of doors

Euan
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Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 05:26 AM UTC
There are many camouflaged BRDM-2 in Russian army:

http://angrymanz.livejournal.com/60731.html - look through all page;

http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/apc.htm - Chechen war - 6 pages of images in total (look for BRDM-2 titles - and click the image to enlarge);

http://www.war-history.ru/gallery/histsov/EXB_TANKS_073_Pr

http://otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/wars0/wars_42.htm - Chechen war - BRDM-2 of Army scouts - click to enlarge (note unusual camouflage);

http://zvercorner.com/?p=2430

http://cris9.narod.ru/infanteri_brdm2.htm - click on images to enlarge.

And so on...
MichalBT
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Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 09:57 AM UTC
If you are looking for interesting camoulfage for BRDM-2, you should consider this Polish vehicle from early 90's



There are other options for Polish BRDM-2.

"Desert" usual vehicle


BRDM-2B


SHORAD version



ZBIK-A


Hope this helps

Michal
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