BA-10M by Zvezda



One of my more recent projects has been a Soviet Ba-10 from the Second World War. This particular vehicle is not based on any actual Ba-10, though in the backstory I have invented for it, it is being used by Pro-Soviet partisans behind German lines, on this day supporting a raid on a railroad junction, hence the large crowbar on the fuel tank.


 The kit itself is by Zvezda, my first from them. The construction turned out to be more difficult than I had imagined, largely due to mediocre part-alignment, and a rather different system of applying the armor plates on the front and sides of the engine cover, semi-circular studs and corresponding indents being used instead of holes and pegs. Overall the instructions were pretty good, though they were slightly confusing at times.

 The model was brush painted with Model Master Russian Armor Green. One door and the turret were painted with the Armor Green thinned with yellow, to represent a large repair and replacement that occurred in the vehicle's past. weathering was a process of dark-medium brown washes around the edges of the fuel tanks and fenders, along with heavy dry-brushing of tan and light-brown. Accessories are few, only a Soviet flag held down by a piece of scrap metal or food packaging, and a very large crowbar for ripping up railroads.

That's all for this time, thank you for reading and I will see you on the next post.

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