Heres my Skif BMD-1P in progress. Overall the kit is pretty nice. I didn't have to sacrifice a Tamiya Kit to get it look good like you have to do with their T-64 kits. It goes together pretty good for a Muti piece hull, though the MG ports on the front hull fit HORRIBLY! If your looking for easier build..try the Eastern Express BMD hull since the MG ports are molded with the upper hull and it has a one piece lower hull like most Western/Far Eastern kits. I corrected the weird step on the turret from some photos I got off a Russian website.

I did the welds with Miliput super fine putty from an article posted over at Armorama and it works pretty good. I used the BMP-1 Barrel and Antenna Pot from Modelpoint. The only part I had to steal was the Mantlet from DML BMP-1, since the kit one is lacking alot of detail on it and would required alot of putty to make it look decent. The MG Port covers are a punched out disc of .015. plastic with some Super Fine Miliput on top shaped with a punch from my punch and die set. I'm also using Eduard's PE set for it and makes a big difference in the kit, unlike some of their other offerings which are overkill.

When I finish construction on it I'm going to be Painting as one of the Russian Vehicles that came out of Bosnia into Kosovo without NATO's Consent. It will be done in the Green/Sand camo with thin black lines outlining the Sand camo.

I shot the photos using my Sony F717 Camera set at F8 with the "film" setting of ISO 100, which made a huge difference in the Image quality


Any comments or questions...please ask

I like it. It is nice to see the Cold War vehicles of the USSR every once in a while. Just a few comments/questions. First is that I would suggest going back to the rear of the turret and going over it with a coat of primer and some more filler. In the pics it seems like there are gaps/divots that would turn a good paint job into a poor one. Second, I think that there is a problem with the head lights. They seem a little crude and in my opinion would seem out of place on a well built model. As for the question, out of sheer curiosity, what are the two black panels on the front of the vehicle? Sorry about my being so blunt but I really think that with those few changes this model could turn from a good model into a great one. Keep us posted on your progress.
Kyle

Kyle,

The "headlights" you see are accually covers for the MG Ports on the front hull. I'll prob put some more MR. Surfacer on them to make them more "smooth" looking.

The black panels you see on the front are part of a swim barrier.

As for the rear of the turret. I had to hack some of the peices of stryne to make it fit right and thats why it looks on the rough side. Its fairly clean and smooth in person, but it will have a coat of primer on it to check for flaws before I paint it.