1/35 BTR-85 (YW-750), ready for paint. This is the Bronco kit with Acemodel metal tracks. I’ll be modeling it is an example from the Iraqi 5th Mechanized Division “Muhammad ibn al Qasim.”
*the Iraqis called their Chinese APCs BTR-63 (YW-531), BTR-81 (YW-701), BTR-85 (YW-750)
Very nice. Here’s some buddies standing by the ambulance version at Fort Stewart’s museum many years ago.
Excellent! Were there any unit markings besides the red crescents?
A fine piece of work there Matt- certainly not short on details!
I do not remember I’m afraid.
Decals on, painting small details.
I tried a different approach to ‘layering’ my camouflage.. hard to see in the top photo but there are definitely some cool undertones showing through!
An ambulance with a MG? Naughty.
Not particularly, medics are to protect themselfs and those under their care; which includes from the enemy in some cases.
The proceeding parts of the Geneva convention establish what a medic is “the personnel of the formation or establishment is armed, and that they use the arms in their own defence or in that of the sick and wounded in charge;”
I don’t remember seeing that in my day, I know medics carry rifles.
I know this as I’m a vet
Finally finished with this thing! My last build for 2025.
1/35 BTR-85 armored ambulance, 2nd Tank Regiment “Husayn ibn Ali,” 26th Armored Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division “Muhammad ibn al Qasim,” Iraqi 3rd Army Corps “Al Qadisiyah,” Battle of al Khafji, Saudi Arabia, January 1991.
This is the Bronco YW-750 (called BTR-85 in Iraqi service), with metal tracks from Ace, resin jerrycan from Legends, tow cables from Eureka, and tow cable clamps and radio antenna designed and printed in resin by me. The decals were drawn by me and printed by DRAW!Decal.
That is a very interesting finish Matt. The way the dirt, dust and grime seems to cling to it, particularly in the various nooks and crannies, is pretty cool. It looks hard used but obviously still functioning and in decent order.
looks fantastic 
Nice but you still have seven more days to knock one out.
Thanks pal. This was my reference.. the look I tried to achieve was “recently repainted but heavily used in the harsh environment of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.” Photos from Khafji showed lots of these vehicles were very clean while others were extremely dirty and dinged up.. this photo was a perfectly happy medium.
I can see what you were trying to achieve there with that reference- I think you nailed it!
