Team Yankee - Soviet VDV BMD's

Howdy folks,

I hope all is well on your respective fronts. I gotta say, I'm not really digging this minimal snow-early spring weather...I do miss the subzero temps and white stuff on the ground. I'll have to find some way to manage...

As mentioned in my last post, I had been busy like Bob T. Builder putting vehicles together from the various boxes that I've bought over the past few years. At the tops of my list, and in line with some future Northern Dawn scenario ideas, I thought I'd start my painting with the VDV folks and their battlefield rides.

The models themselves went together fairly smooth, I think I had minimal issues...I guess I could re-read my post to verify...

Yup...fairly smooth. They painted up really nicely as well and I have to say it was very enjoyable painting up Soviet vehicles in something other than green...the camo pattern was a nice diversion. I think I stuck fairly close to the pattern in the Red Dawn book, but also reflected some of the reality that I saw when I did my googling. Either way, definitely some randomness to the elements reflecting the general pattern.

Here are a few pics - trying to show some of the straight on, overhead, side profiles, rear aspect, and in-closer views to give a few perspectives on the camo pattern…I hope you enjoy the pics.

Journey up Lead/Plastic Mountain

Painted

15mm         13 (BMD's and crew)         

28mm+        

Bought       00  

Progress   +13

Can We Build It [them]?? Heck Yeah!

Hey folks,

I guess I could have also called this post, "where the hell did February go?!?" I did get some painting done, but for the most part I spent the last month gluing my fingers together. Like, seriously together...I'm not going to lie, there were some dicey moments, and a lot of skin growing…and maybe harnessing my inner Bob the Builder.

But in the end, I put all of the vehicles from the Red Dawn VDV box together (3 x T64's, 9 x BMD-1, and 3 x BTRD...I think), I then moved on to Ryan's Leathernecks (3 x M60 tanks and 6 x humvees), the remains of the Hammerfall box (3 x T-64's), and the Complete Starter Box (2 x BMP, 2 x Bradley, 3 x M1's, 2 x M60's, 4 x T80's, and 3 x T64's)...

So many stuck digits...but I got them all together and have started putting the brush to the BMD's.

All that to say, hope all is well...enjoy March and the ungoddly weather amongst us.