The
harbour is under expansion and there will of course be more space for ships and
boats. This one, the BK-2 Soviet Riverine Gunboat from Barrage Miniatures, is a welcome
addition to the fleet that is already crowding the waters in the
present harbour. The one under construction will be 6’x4’ compared to the
present 3’x3’, so there is certainly a need for more vessels.
In
the kit you’ll find the one-piece hull, a turret and also an insert for the open
cockpit (seats and a machine-gun mount) and a heavy machine-gun. I skipped the
latter two parts as I wanted space enough for a miniature to stand in the cockpit.
The
hull needed a tiny bit of green-stuff to fill a couple of small bubbles but
otherwise everything was great.
I
painted with a brownish green colour, stippled on different metal colours and
gave it several different washes to make it look well used.
A very rare model!
ReplyDeleteBoats and ships in 28mm is rather uncommon overall, and combat craft even more so.
DeleteOh crap, now I've started thinking about going back to the very beginning of my war, Hanoi Harbour 1946.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! That Viet Minh warrior was all that was needed.
DeleteYou know I have all sorts of other appropriate vessels :-)
And a harbour...
And that's an excuse to do early VM and French Colonial forces. And the Brits were still there. And re-armed Japanese under British command.
DeleteYou're mad!
DeleteIn a good way :-)
That's a nice addition to the fleet.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is. I think I will have a slight pause in fleet-building now.
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