Time now for something completely different in the form of trumpeter's very nice and very big SA-8 Gecko. The plan is to finish it as a Hellenic vehicle which will look suitably different in a rather nice camo scheme. The kit has an almost complete interior minus engine etc which is all very nicely molded. However once the upper hull is in place almost none of it is visible. So I'll concentrate on the drivers compartment which will be seen through the windows and roof hatch.
i love the sa-8! hangars with sa-8 were close to my battalion. when we first got them we kept the east german dark green on them for a few years. then all of them were painted with merdc. there was no manual for applying merdc on a soviet vehicle so the painters had some freedom of expression hehe check pics of greek sa-8 and you'll see none of them has the same cammo pattern as another. each vehicle looks unique. most of the times i've seen them on the move, were carrying lots of folded camo netting on top
ReplyDeleteThanks Igor that's some great information there. I'm looking forward to painting the model.
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