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                        Looking for a russian armoured vehicle, help with name

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Looking for a russian armoured vehicle, help with name
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 3:22 PM
                        It's 6 wheeled, no turret IIRC.

                        Help?
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:05 PM
                        BTR-152 maybe..?

                        http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/btr-152.htm
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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:07 PM
                        BTR-152 looks similar in layout to the US M3 halftrack series but with a pair of wheels instead of tracks. Could that be it? I know Skif makes several variants of the BTR-152.
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:17 PM
                        that'd be my guess
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:26 PM
                        Is it ww2 or post war?
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:40 PM
                        post-war. late 40's, I think is when it was developed
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                        mark956
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                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:10 PM
                        Thanks for the link Domi. Good information on it.
                        mark956
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:29 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by AttackDonut

                        It's 6 wheeled, no turret IIRC.

                        Help?


                        Are these what you are looking for?






                        The first one is the BTR 150K that is open-topped, the second is the refined BTR 152 W with a closed top and hatches.

                        Both kits are 1/72 scale and offered by a company called Omega-K. Very easy builds, kind of basic, but they build into nice vehicles.

                        If you are looking for it in 1/35 scale, you'll need to consult one of the Big Scale Modelers.
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 6:03 PM
                        Duke, I wonder where your private AFV collection ends...!?!?? ;-)
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:49 PM
                        Well, I have about 390 AFV's and artillery pieces, so it might be awhile before it does! :-)

                        Ask me what else I have, and I'll see if I have it. ;-)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:49 PM
                        Naa, stupid me, it's a modern AFV, but after looking around, it might be an 8-wheeler, for some reason a 6x6 sticks in my mind, but thanks for the very interesting links for the 152.

                        So, with that in mind, what about modern wheeled AFVs from them?

                        Cheers!
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:04 PM
                        The eight-wheeled one without a turret is the BTR-50, I believe. They made them wheeled and tracked if I remember correctly. I'll have to look it up to be sure. And right now, that's where my collection ends, since I don't have a BTR 50---yet! :-)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 12:43 AM
                        The BTR-60/70/80 are all eight wheeled vehicles. check out
                        http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/index.html
                        for more info
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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:16 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Duke Maddog

                        The eight-wheeled one without a turret is the BTR-50, I believe. They made them wheeled and tracked if I remember correctly. I'll have to look it up to be sure. And right now, that's where my collection ends, since I don't have a BTR 50---yet! :-)

                        BTR-50 is tracked, based on the same chassis as the amphibious tank PT-76. Claymore's correct. The BTR-60/70/80 series is the 8x8 armored car the former Soviet Union used. The BTR-60 is availaable as a resin kit by Verlinden and the BTR-70 and BTR-80 are available from DML. Zvezda also recently released one of the old DML kits (or maybe both?).
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:53 PM
                        Okay, cool! Thanks for that info, I always got them confused. Once I get a BTR 50, that'll change!
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:54 PM
                        IIRC, Panzershop also makes a resin BTR-60. Unfortunately, the only large scale
                        BTR-50 that I have been able to find is made by Glencoe. It needs a lot of help to improve the detail and accuracy. I have one that I have been working on for a few years.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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