Soviet soft skins and transport vehicle plans?

[bootneck]

I'm looking to scratchbuild some soviet softskins, such as utility vehicles; fuel bowsers; transporters; radio/radar trucks etc., to put in dioramas but can't find any details.

Can anyone advise of where I can find plans or details for these types of vehicles?

cheers

Mike

[Pin]

There are quite a few of them already available as kits - what scale are you interested in? What subjects?

http://hobbyport.ru/venicle/gaz_66.htm

http://www.a-time.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5872&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

http://www.ural-market.com/unitautotech/atz-10-ural-4320-40 (click on second tab)

http://www.mzsa-trucks.ru/automobiles.php?gr=315&id=141

http://www.tgauto.ru/toplivozapravka.php?id=35

Quite a few vector drawings here

http://model-copy.ru/product_info.php?products_id=163846

Edited November 14, 2012 by Pin

[bootneck]

Hi Pin,

my interest is 1:144 and I'm looking to do a military airfield dio with some vehicles dotted around.

Also I'm thinking of doing a SAM site type dio so would be looking for radar and radio vehicles as well as any small utility trucks etc.

Thanks for the links

Mike

[Niall]

This book had 1/76th scale drawings of SA4, SA6 and SA8(There are drawings of many other armoured and combat engineer vehicles as well). There are drawings of the launcher and radar vehicles for the SA4 and SA6. There is also a side view of the SA4 reload carrying truck.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soviet-Tanks-Combat-Vehicles-Present/dp/0853687439

[bootneck]

This book had 1/76th scale drawings of SA4, SA6 and SA8(There are drawings of many other armoured and combat engineer vehicles as well). There are drawings of the launcher and radar vehicles for the SA4 and SA6. There is also a side view of the SA4 reload carrying truck.

http://www.amazon.co...t/dp/0853687439

Thanks Niall, that looks to be just what I'm looking for. Has anyone got an example page that can be posted (or pm'd to me) to see the quality of the drawings?

Thanks again Niall,

Mike

[Niall]

The drawings are done by Steve Zaloga who is a well known model maker and author.

I found this link after a quick search -

http://die-cast-army.over-blog.com/categorie-10169552.html

The drawing three quarters of the way down the page looks similar to the drawings in the book.

[bootneck]

Thanks Niall,

I'll order one of those books. I would be grateful to hear of any other sources as well.

cheers

Mike

[Niall]

Found this on Google -

http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-SAM-Site-Configs-A.html

There are a couple of SA3 drawings on this site, in the "Weapons" section and a lot of Russian trucks in the Trucks section -

http://www.the-blueprints.com/

I forgot to add that I used Zaloga's M163 drawing from Modern American Armour to make a 1/35th scale model on the Tamiya M113.

[bootneck]

Thanks Niall,

that Aussie site is interesting as it shows more road vehicles. I'm not so interested in the tracked stuff as my interest is airfields and perhaps a SAM site.

Thanks again

Mike

[Pin]

Eastern Express is going to release some Russian airfield vehicles in 1:144 shortly:

Edited November 19, 2012 by Pin

[bootneck]

Thanks Pin, that's just the sort of stuff I'm looking for. Thanks for posting this.

I just need to identify a seller/distributer in UK

cheers

[Pin]

Usually Hannants stocks all EE novelties.

[bootneck]

Usually Hannants stocks all EE novelties.

Hi Pin,

I've just received set #2 of the airport vehicles sets from Hannants and they appear much better than the original cad drawings show. The nice thing is that each truck comes with clear windscreens, plus a very nice decal sheet with Airline company logo's which allows one to choose which airline each vehicle represents.

cheers

Mike