Trumpeter 1/35 BMP-2

Trumpeter has just released the BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) in 1/32 scale.
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I believe this should round out the family now as they previously released BMP-1s and BMP-3s of various flavours. As it looks very similar to the BMP-1 here is an excerpt from Wikipedia on the basic differences.
"The BMP-2 is broadly similar to the BMP-1. The most significant changes are:

• A new two-man turret armed with the 2A42 30 mm autocannon and the 9P135M ATGM launcher capable of firing SACLOS guided 9M111 "Fagot" (AT-4 Spigot), 9M113 "Konkurs" (AT-5 Spandrel) and 9M113M "Konkurs-M" (AT-5B Spandrel B) anti-tank missiles.
• The commander now sits with the gunner in an enlarged turret.
• Seven troops are carried instead of eight.
• Two rear infantry roof hatches instead of three.
• Slightly improved armour."

From the box top it has 470+ parts and is 191.5mm by 85.5mm, or 7.5" by 3.3".
A 16 page instruction manual is in standard format.
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A nice touch is in the colour profiles. Trumpeter has actually labeled each profile so you know what each one is. I think this has long been a complaint. They have done a number of colour schemes with the colours and profiles being contributed by Ammo of Mig. If there is anything to say about it,it's confusing. There are 7 "slots" but 13 different vehicles. One of which is not labeled. No matter. What is so cool about these is they run the gamut from early Russian all the way to the current Ukrainian and Syrian conflicts. So much choice means one would probably want to buy more kits. I know I will.
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 Parts are cleanly cast and some quite petite. The is 1 clear sprue and 1 sheet of PE. The BMP-1 had 2. One thing that surprised me was that they give you rubber band tracks. In the BMP-1P they were links.
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 If you are a fan of modern Soviet armour, or want something to model one of the modern conflicts, this is the kit for you. So many different schemes and areas where they fought means thiswill be a very popular kit.
Looking at pictures it looks good to me. I'm not well enough versed on the real thing to tell you if this is exactly like the original. But it looks like a BMP-2 to me.
Thanks to my long suffering wallet for this kit.
 
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