Deweycat Soviet BA-64 B and D Armoured Car .stl pack

The BA-64 series of armoured cars entered service with the Red Army in mid-1941, just at the start of the Great Patriotic War. Intended to replace the earlier BA-20s, the BA-64 was based on the GAZ jeep. The initial model – the BA-64 B - was later improved with a wider wheelbase. It was a small nimble AFV, intended to scout rather than to fight. The basic armament was an LMG.

This .stl pack includes the LMG armed BA-64 B as well as the BA-64 D , which was armed with 12.7mm DShK HMG.

In designing this model I ran into the collision of historical fact and Warlord book description. In the Soviet Army book the BA-64B loses the “open topped” feature of the earlier BA-64, as does the BA-64 D. I haven’t located any indications that the turrets on these models were fully closed. To cover off this contradiction and be truthful to both history and the Bolt Action rules I have modelled  both the “B” and “D” turrets with tarpaulin covers over the top of the turrets; canvas covers were employed to keep the weather out, and this was the models will be historically correct.

This .stl pack does not offer the basic BA-64 open turreted model, only the BA-64B and BA-64D versions.

There are separate files package for FDM and for resin printing, including optional hollowed and pre-supported for resin.

The pack contains files for FDM as well as Resin printing

FDM

This file contains the following

• Hull


• Undercarriage


• wheels ( x 5)


• LMG turret ( 2 parts )


• HMG turret (2 parts )

Print at 0.1 mm layer wit full supports. Remove supports with care and test print before gluing.

Resin 

This file contains the following

• Hull


• wheel ( you will need to print 5)


• LMG turret


• HMG turret

The actual file plus one with supports added and with the hull and turrets hollowed are provided. The supports were suitable for my situation and you may wish to add your own in a Slicer program.