BMP-1 IFV - Soviet army, Afghanistan 1980s - Build

[square4]

Great detail work and great looking model,very well done.

[yan33]

i love it so much all details are wonderful

[Locb13]

??!

[lmcq11]

Hi, thank you

This post is for the final installation of the electronics, interior lighting and running trials, with 2 YOUTUBE video links at the bottom of the post.

References seems to show that the interior lighting is blue...

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

Four blue 3mm LEDs are installed in the crew compartment, more or less where lighting needs to be. Notice the wiring under the turret basket, connecting from the bottom to the front section of the vehicle, with loose cables allowing for rotation.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

Here are views of under the hood. This is quite basic, with a Clark T-34 TK-22 control board, Heng Long speaker in a smaller custom mount, switch, volume control, Flysky receiver and Zippy 800 battery, but there is room for a Zippy 1000.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

Space is a luxury, not allowing for any fancy display of electronics. The showcase is the vehicle with crew interior and turret basket, minus driver area too much at the front.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

Access to the electronics, switches and connectors cannot be more simple using the trap on the top front glacis.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

The blue interior lighting is a bit weird in the plain white plasticard but I hope it will be better once the interior is painted in a realistic darker color.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

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Exterior lighting and final view of the BMP-1 before painting.

Ludwigs BMP1 1/16 RC Soviet IFV

YOUTUBE link to the electronic trial video

https://youtu.be/niqf0LCxWRY

YOUTUBE link to the running trial video. It runs well.

https://youtu.be/Ho3zkV7mKA0

Next step, the painting and weathering phase. The next time you see the BMP-1, It will be in a standard Afghanistan camo.

Regards, Louis

[HERMAN BIX]

Spectacular work Sir.
The blue is striking, I would have banked in red being it’s a low visibility colour , but there’s no way I would put a bet against you being spot on with a detail!!!
Is the model nose heavy with all the electrical gear in a small spot ?
If so it doesn’t seem to run like it is.
Great job, thanks for sharing your work with us

[Locb13]

It's cool! Even leading to change =) And correctly observed add weight to the rear (for balancing car wheels) just turn off for Clark discord. BMP turned around one caterpillar and not around the axis of the machine

[lmcq11]

Is the model nose heavy with all the electrical gear in a small spot ?

add weight to the rear (for balancing car wheels)

I had to make the spring on the front wheel shock absorber pretty strong. Other than the gearbox, the rest of the equipment is light. The chassis is long so it helps balance the frontal area. But as you can see in the picture below, the real vehicle is a bit nose heavy itself and the length of the side skirts are not horizontal, the skirts have a light slope from the rear towards the front, which makes the model look more nose heavy depending on the angle of the camera.

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BMP-1

Regards, Louis

[BarryC]

Bravo! Louis

Barry

[Soeren]

Amazing. It is great to watch your builds you really know what you need to do to get such unique tanks look awesome.

[Locb13]

Louis I'm talking about the point around which the BMP turns. It should be pushed back a little more. and for this is to download the back. Yes, and it will be more pleasant to manage! I on its added 250g! weight around the rear hatches. was much nicer to drive, but it had oversteer around the front pair of rollers. But that's just advice. The machine is super! Waiting in color