Modern Military and Civilians Spring Clean 2021

I was looking around Ebay for a suitable vehicle for the PLA, and I came across a seller who was selling some modern vehicles which included a BMP 1 and BMP 2. The Chinese didn’t use the BMP 2, but they did have BMP1’s in service. Purchasing a BMP 1 would also mean I could use for a number of other forces such as Russian, alongside military units in the Middle East and Africa. The seller had produced the vehicles on a 3D printer, so they were being sold at a reasonable price, in the case of the BMP 1 £6.

The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1, meaning “infantry fighting vehicle, 1st serial model”. The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known.

China produced more than 3,000 Type 86s and vehicles based on it. 1,000 Type 86s were in service in 2003 and 2005.  Around 1,000 are currently in service.

I undercoated the vehicle with Corax White from Games Workshop, be fore base coating using Vallejo US Field Drab.

The next step was to place blue tack on the model, so I could paint the camo pattern, which would be done using Vallejo Russian Uniform Green.

Once the camo pattern was done, the next stage was to paint the track and then finish with weathering and some detailing on the vehicle.