Ladies and Gentlemen. My latest effort, humbly submitted for inspection.

DML's BRDM reboxed by Revell with what I suspect are considerably better decals. Kit is essentially out of the box, with only some metal wire/rod added for grabhandles, antenna, etc. Paint is Tamiya NATO green, with Acryl clearcoats. For reasons even I can't explain I decided to use old DML decals (so my numbers would be unique), but these silvered like a beast. The mud is Tamiya buff. (there's celluclay in the wheel wells--next time I'll use something else. That turned out to be too lumpy and fibrous.) All and all, however, it's better than my last model, and that's called learning, I suppose.

The motor rifle trooper is from DML's kit of that name, essentially out of the box. Acrylics, with oil fleshtones.

All in all, nothing spectacular, but having built this kit as a kid, I've always been fond of this little Russian bus, and meaning to revisit it. Now, it remains to be seen if the tires do better on this one than the last, given that it's out of a Revell box, and the tires completely coated in acrylic varnish. Sorry for the weak photos--I'll try to get better ones if the weather improves.

hi ProfessorF8.
the Burdum looks good.. i like the dusty weathering near the lower hull. IMO perhaps you could add more drybrushing or chipped paint effect on the upper hull areas... make it look heavily used.

as for the figure, the uniform is a bit glossy... or maybe its the flash...and the rifle seems to hang in mid air, perhaps you could rest the rifle butt on the treadplate below the soldier's feet?

Another pic. The rifle is resting on his boot, but only just barely. I should do something about that.



I could have really beat up the car pretty badly, judging from photos on the web of vehicles in Chechnya, but I didn't have the heart to do it. If I could have, however, I would have added more texture and weight to the mud toward the bottom. What little you see is a few glops of celluclay, and not very convincing. As a friend pointed out, it looks a bit 'painted on,' rather than rippled like real mud. I suppose next I'll try Mr. Surfacer, or maybe even thinned green stuff.