I bet some of you thought this one was an error when you saw the title – didn’t we just have this post? Well, kinda but also, no. As I explained in the previous BT-42 post recently, I had some issues with some Battlefront models and ended up looking for some replacement turrets and found a BT-42 STL turret model by a sculptor called TigerAce1945. As well as printing out the extra turrets, I thought I may as well also print out a trio of the full models, as TigerAce’s file also had a hull packed in – which may or may not be Bergman’s BT-7 hull. So here they are!

As I also mentioned before, I decided to paint these fully printed BT-42 with their slightly less detailed hulls in a camo scheme to help hide the lower level of detail on these when compared to the Battlefront hulls(!) The Battlefront models also had “normal” tracks, with visible grousers (the sticky-out bits of the tracks) while the printed hull has detail-less strips.

Thanks to John from justneedsvarnish once again for the Ps.numbers (Ps.511.). This time I did them on the lower front and rear glacis, as space on the front armour next to the driver’s viewslit is a bit smaller on these printed hulls than on the BF ones, as you can see above.

Speaking of the BF models, you get to see a couple of comparison photos showing the differences between the BF hulls with their sharper detail and also the 3-colour Finnish camo vs the Field Grey. In a lot of ways I think I actually prefer the field grey! You can also see here the Dark Earth texcture paste I applied to the tracks to hide their lack of detail.

Here’s a comparison with the camo I painted on the Landsverk L-62s. The main difference is the yellowish ochre I painted the third colour in – described as varying from different tones of grey into sandy colours. This time I used Vallejo “Stone Grey”/AK 3rd Gen “Rock Grey” and I do personally prefer this tone to the one on the Landsverks.

Finally, a shot my small but growing Finnish Motor Pool. No two sets of vehicles in the same colour scheme! From Soviet 4BO to field grey to 2 versions of “the same” camo. I guess these are the choices I have for the next armoured units to come for this force – T-28s, T-34s (both 76 & 85) and Sturmis. We may even see more than one of these schemes making a comeback across that spread!

This second batch of BT-42s guns are also more fodder for Dave Stone’s Season of Scenery ’25.

Another one of those posts with way-too-long titles today! We’ve returned to my Finns with some of what was supposed to be Battlefront models, except that two of the three kits I purchased had warped resin turrets. I got onto Battlefront’s customer service and they said they’d get right onto it… when they next have some stock arrive… in a couple of months. So those have still not arrived, and I decided I didn’t want to wait until an indeterminite time in the future to paint and finish the models. So I found a BT-42 STL turret model by a sculptor called TigerAce1945.

I did also print three more complete BT-42s as well. In fact, the turret STL also came with a hull STL in the archive file, so my first plan was to simply print a trio before later deciding to print the replacement turrets that you see here. While looking up images of BT-42s I was taken with the look of the Feldgrau models, so I decided to paint these three in the nice looking field grey (though mine have turned out a lot less clean, and more weathered and mucky) and to paint the fully printed ones with their slightly less detailed hulls in a camo scheme that would distract from the less detailed models. They’re still WIP at the moment, but hopefully we’ll see them completed soon!

Thanks to John from justneedsvarnish I’ve got the Ps.numbers for these assault guns (Ps.511.), so I’ve gone for 1, 2 and 3 and added number decals in a similar style to the hakaristi decals on the turrets, but with all of that on the rear glacis I didn’t feel up to trying to freehand another trio of tiny little hakaristi on the rear – and my stockpile of decals is limited and the Axis Allies Decal Set supply isn’t great for top-ups (and they ain’t cheap, either!) – so I need to be tight when it comes to top-hull/turret, front and rear decal use on most of these.

As per usual, I added some stowage to individualise both vehicles with some plastic spare parts from other kits – jerry cans, crates – as well as some milliput bags and bedrolls. As for the delay between posts, I wanted to get some vehicles finished before posting terrain – so I could have painted ones (and in the case of 15mm, recently-painted ones) for the size comparison pics. But I had to wait for the decals on these to come from NZ, as well as the decal set with some key bits for the next models in line as well…

These three little assault guns are also more fodder for Dave Stone’s Season of Scenery ’25. I know I’m speaking for the whole blog community that we have here when I say that we’re hoping to hear from Dave soon that he’s on the mend.