I just finished this Russian Motor Platoon. Orion figs, Trumpeter BTR-80, paint by Model Master and Tamiya. I found the TOE for these units in an old post on a forum of which I can't remember the name. Basically, here it is,
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| The Rifle squad. |
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| Two MG's. As anyone who owns this set knows, Orion only include two HMG armed figures. The TOE calls for two per squad, and with three squads per platoon, I need six! So I trimmed off the clips from the guns, then replaced them with cut up inc pen tube filled with glue. |
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| Squad leader and squad AT weapon |
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| Two of the four rifles per squad |
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| Sorry these came out a bit glossy, because of Orion's idiotic plastic, paint rubs off quite easily, I sprayed them with "Matte" varnish, yeah right! |
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| Platoon command: junior officer; assistant. |
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| The two platoons and... |
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| one of their three BTR's |
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| I painted them to go mainly with modern Russian, as well as here with Middle Eastern units |
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| Each of these carry one squad |
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| The whole platoon |
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| Shown with a Revell T-80 |
I thank the
Army Recognition website for these and many other reference pics. I've got some more surprises in the works too. Thanks for reading.
Edited: 6/6/12
Looks real nice Ben!
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Peter
http://peterscave.blogspot.com/
Thanks Peter, the Orion moderns are great.
DeleteGood work Ben. I would not bother too much about the varnish look, this type of thing happens.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I wish it didn't though!
DeleteThose BTRs turned out really well! And I love your idea for the larger gun magazines, pen cut and filled with glue, that's very innovative. For someone who's a bit lazier, could I just cut up a thick piece of round sprue?
ReplyDeleteI think the sprue would work OK, the only thing though is lack of area to glue, I actually cut a slot in the tube to get a better hold on the gun. I also think the glue inside helps strengthen it, though I don't know as Ive not handled them too much yet. I imagine the sprue would be great for hard plastics such as Valiant and Wargames Factory, though I'm not into them.
DeleteSorry for the long winded answer! Thanks for reading.
Ah, now I fully see the logic of what you're doing. Thanks!
DeleteNice work there Ben
ReplyDeleteThanks Al, your Russians were some of the first I saw done.
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