First kit I ever bought with individual track links in the box!
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Them and the Lindberg T55 were top of the line in Soviet models then. The T55 won kit of the year back then. It too is a dog now, long ago surpassed in quality and accuracy.
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They do include the mounting tabs as PE parts and a styrene molded log w/pretty good wood grain details. The straps are easy to make out of left over PE fret or masking tape.
BMP-2 details, the BMP-1 uses the same parts.
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The only drawback of the kit are the tracks. Trumpeter has individual link tracks with separate guide horns. This makrs it a very time consuming build. Trumpeters BMP-2 on the contrary has vinyl tracks that REALLY fit. I bought these as replacement.
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en/Vehicles/Military-1-35/Accessories-1-35/Tracks-1-35/Tracks-other-1-35/BMP-1-early-tracks
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Yes, they provide the eyelet at the end of the rear deck but there are two retaining loops on the deck for the strap- this isn’t moulded or in the PE. As you said though it is easy to make. I think I just drilled a few small holes and put in some thin brass wire.
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Ahhh okay thank you. I took one look at some tracks from Takom like that and was like “Nope, nuh-uh. Friul here I come!” 
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I replaced the tracks on my BMP-2 above with old Esci (maybe Dragon) indi-link tracks from a sprue I bought off eBay. I also used the sprockets older as well since the Trumpeter ones were of a different pitch and the tracks didn’t fit them. The whole sprue cost around $20.
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Did you use painter’s blue tape to build the strap?
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Probably or some tape like that- it was ages ago!
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I just noticed something else the Trumpeter kit missed- tie down/equipment straps on the turret.
Not difficult to add- I just used some brass rod.
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Is that chipping I see over much of that BMP??
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It looks to me like the crappy sand paint has chipped and worn through, showing the original green below.
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Some really nice detail pics of the rear doors etc.
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Especially the fuel gauges and piping
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Cracking looking example- thanks for the pics.
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If you are talking about in the red circle, that is a firing port, like on the sides. There are no gauges on the rear door fuel tanks themselves. I am assuming the fuel gauges are in the driver’s area.
It is only on the left side door.
You can see it on the exterior with a glass portion on the top and the hole for the gun on the bottom.
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Oh lol thanks Gino. I didn’t realize that.
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