BTR-60P

[iking]

Comrades, this is my Trumpeter 1/35 BTR-60P which is the open-topped version.
I built this OOB with only the antenna as an aftermarket because it is made from a guitar string.
I retained the Dushka machine gun as I don't have the SGMB or PKT that are usually mounted for these crawlers.

The paints were Tamiya while the pigments are Vallejo and Mig Prods while the wash and streaks are oil colours.

Pictures are here:






























Enjoy!

Cheers!

Iking

[TRM]

Beautiful work on this BTR Iking!! Love the weathering you put into this!! Pretty decent figure work too!! Keep them coming!!

[bullardino]

Very nice BTR, iking

As T said, the weathering is nice and realistic.

How did you make the antenna wire from guitar string? Here they sell the strings bent in circle and they tend to stay bent. How do you straighten them?

[spud]

Awesome

[multicam]

Really well done, iking:) Love it!

[iking]

thank you thank you thank you guys for the kind words! really appreciate it!
comrade bullardino, they do sell it also here in rounded form but what i did is use some pliers and carefully straighten the wires. kind of tricky because the guitar strings are quite not flexible compared to copper wires but slow and repeated bendings worked for me. hope this helps!

[wbill76]

Nice work on the APC iking!

[Deleted]

Great work there buddy, nice camo and finish

[`Boots`]

Thats a lovely build and finish iking..........look forward to seeing some more of your stuff fella ;D

[iking]

thank you wbill, stevem, Boots and Dicky! Will sure do to post my other works here:)
This kit has been sitting on my shelf for more than a year so I was glad that I finished it already and finally it can sit side-by-side with my motor rifle division hehehe!

[bbd468]

Great lookin' BTR iking!! Luv it!!!

Gary

[nemesis]

Just goes to show what can be done with an oob build....very nice work IK

Regards from the Swamp

Eth

[iking]

Nemesis, Bbd and Exrememal thanks for the appreciation!

Oh Id love to see a repair version of thie APC. This APC is very very versatile on real steel.

Cheers!

Iking

[406 Silverado]

Man that looks sweet. The weathering and paint look great. Something about those two colors that make weathering so much fun .

[iking]

Thank you Scratchmod and Exrememal! i also have the closed top BTR-60PB but i am thinking of modifying them into 1V18 or the BTR-60MBP versions

cheers!

iking

[reserve]

Very nice the weathering is splendid...well the whole thing is.

Regards,
Mark

[iking]

thanks reserve! your comments are well appreciated man!

cheers!

iking