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This thread is gettin pretty low energy folks.
I'm resuming the btr. It suffers from trumpeters low "builders perspective" as they just want high mould quality sprues and it suffers from this in some pieces. Mainly the clear periscopes that, in all their foresight, put the feeding right on the part that is seen from the outside, leaving the periscope below clear of cleaning, but who the fuck cares about something that can be seen unless you pull the hull apart? They need to be carefully sanded but some lost their sharp square shape I had to re sand to get them straight again. A lot of work for something so meh.
I'm still not sure what to do with the interior. From the hatches you can see very little, only the the driver and commander seats in front or part of the bench in the back so it's not worth it to paint it all. Or even to leave the hatches open. The soviet troops ride the btr almost all opened and on top in Afghanistan (and I in general) so having it all closed might be unnatural for the theater.
Also I wanna share a tip, that perhaps most know about it but for me was something that happened as a byproduct on other builds and never payed attention to it until now, if you mix tamiya white putty and tamiya extra thin cement you can create a liquid micro filler. Perfect to fill gaps between hull/rail and things like that, but be careful due the destructive nature of both products. I guess that thinned with lacquer thinner you can archive a similar result and apply it with a brush without having to buy tamiya liquid surface primer or mr surfacer
