Dario Risso
Member
Well, I started this kit weeks ago; I've not posted yet because...I suspect from the begining that it would not be one of my best jobs; but I discovered this section today and ...here I am 
Is the Zvezda 3617 kit; it seems to have sprues from Easter Express and Toko kits toohmy:
In this drawing you can see the vehicle drawed in the box art; it is the "M" version, wich differs from the "A" version in the adition of 2 suplementary fuel tanks on the rear mudguards (and may be other details)
A friend give me the kit partially builded, as you can see in this pic:
It need the adition of some rivets...just 150 or so
This kit was released before by Eastern Express and Toko, so, some sprues came from different manufacturers and I think this is the cause of the bad fitting of the wheels parts; the tire part came in rubber and the centre is formed by 2 part and some of then does not want to fit into the rubber center
So, I take a drastic solution: surgery; I take my scalpel, #11 blade and cut the inner part of some wheels; you can see the scars pointed by the red arrows in the right side wheel; the other wheel show a nice detail: the tire brand and specifications, I think
Another issue of this vehicle is the front axle, located too ahead; I've read some modellers cut the chassis, but I'm not sure about the measures, so I use a less risky way; I add a new part (a single piece of plasticard) to install the front axle
SOURCES
Webs
Data (in spanish): http://director.io/tanquesyblindados/articulos/2gm/aliados/ba10/ba10.htm
Data and pics: http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/armored-cars/ba-10.asp
Pics: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BA-10
Beute:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=42954 (y 51 páginas siguientes)
http://beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/su/ba/ba-10/ba10-1.htm (y 12 páginas siguientes)
Walkaround
http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=554
GAZ M engine (I supose it would be similar to the MM of the BA-10) http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=1574
Zvezda Instructions: http://www.model-making.eu/zvezda-3617-ba-10-soviet-armored-car-p-1-991993.html
Well, as always, I could not resist to add some details; anyway it can not end worst than OOB...or it can?
I add some home made rivets (hot sprue moulded in a epoxi putty mold) and made some recessed lines between plates.
I don't like the shape of the front fenders, so I try to correct them with epoxi putty. I add the fron part, below the radiator, that Zvezda forget to include
Here you can see the actual shape of the fenders and the part below the radiator. My part is too long, I will short it later
The only museum vehicle I find is one from the Finnish Army, used until 1955 or so; the part I've mentioned has some kind of armor added
And finally, I will correct the shape of the horribles front lights
BTW, I change my mind about the camo; I like this winter scheme
Darío
Is the Zvezda 3617 kit; it seems to have sprues from Easter Express and Toko kits too
hmy: In this drawing you can see the vehicle drawed in the box art; it is the "M" version, wich differs from the "A" version in the adition of 2 suplementary fuel tanks on the rear mudguards (and may be other details)
A friend give me the kit partially builded, as you can see in this pic:
It need the adition of some rivets...just 150 or so
This kit was released before by Eastern Express and Toko, so, some sprues came from different manufacturers and I think this is the cause of the bad fitting of the wheels parts; the tire part came in rubber and the centre is formed by 2 part and some of then does not want to fit into the rubber center
So, I take a drastic solution: surgery; I take my scalpel, #11 blade and cut the inner part of some wheels; you can see the scars pointed by the red arrows in the right side wheel; the other wheel show a nice detail: the tire brand and specifications, I think
Another issue of this vehicle is the front axle, located too ahead; I've read some modellers cut the chassis, but I'm not sure about the measures, so I use a less risky way; I add a new part (a single piece of plasticard) to install the front axle
SOURCES
Webs
Data (in spanish): http://director.io/tanquesyblindados/articulos/2gm/aliados/ba10/ba10.htm
Data and pics: http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/armored-cars/ba-10.asp
Pics: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BA-10
Beute:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=42954 (y 51 páginas siguientes)
http://beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/su/ba/ba-10/ba10-1.htm (y 12 páginas siguientes)
Walkaround
http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=554
GAZ M engine (I supose it would be similar to the MM of the BA-10) http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=1574
Zvezda Instructions: http://www.model-making.eu/zvezda-3617-ba-10-soviet-armored-car-p-1-991993.html
Well, as always, I could not resist to add some details; anyway it can not end worst than OOB...or it can?
I add some home made rivets (hot sprue moulded in a epoxi putty mold) and made some recessed lines between plates.
I don't like the shape of the front fenders, so I try to correct them with epoxi putty. I add the fron part, below the radiator, that Zvezda forget to include
Here you can see the actual shape of the fenders and the part below the radiator. My part is too long, I will short it later
The only museum vehicle I find is one from the Finnish Army, used until 1955 or so; the part I've mentioned has some kind of armor added
And finally, I will correct the shape of the horribles front lights
BTW, I change my mind about the camo; I like this winter scheme
Darío
