paulob1 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 bought myself a nice MTLB....just for fun it wont ever be more than a play thing, it wont be getting any serious CES gear or any fancy paint jobs but it will be used to play with on a regular basis...also have a spare engine, may fit this into something else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Is that the one recently on eBay???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 ok, what is an MTLB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iannima Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 ok, what is an MTLB? I think it started life as an artillery tractor but then several variants were developed, e.g. command vehicle, ambulance etc... I bought one too :-D except that mine is 1:35 scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 thats the one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 thats the one... Looked like a nice one!! Will have to come visit sometime to see all the new toys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 always welcome neil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 My fave Soviet vehicle, good show They were basically cheap and fast so got turned into all sorts of unlikely variants. There was a longer version called the MTLBu (uglier front, one extra roadwheel) that was usually a command post. A hybrid with an MTLB-like front end but the extra roadwheel carried a 122mm howitzer turret as the 2S1. Duxford have one with an artillery-locating radar on (BIG FRED) - it's painted in desert sand so possibly Iraqi? Great fun to drive, the 2S1 makes about 30mph cross-country so I assume the MTLB is faster? No armour to speak of (anything above 7.62 goes straight through) and the angled front gives you a terrific bow wave when fording, 95% of the water gets flung forwards and the rest ends up in the driver's lap! It has a big diesel truck engine in, I think it's the same as the KRAZ. A load of them with a 439-like storage box on top of the hull at the back, and no turret, were used by Sweden (in a very smart green splinter camo pattern) as the Pbv401 - think they were all sold to collectors about 10 years ago. Go on Paul, give us some pics Any idea of its history? Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 THese are some I took in the gulf just a lick of paint and some T cut and they would be good as new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Don't fancy my luck fixing that ATGM BRDM-2 :shocked: Hmm, dunno who owns all the stuff scattered around the desert, anyone fancy pricing up a couple of containers to ship them all back in? :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 will get to it...have to sort out payment collection and then will get photos done...so much to sort on stuff at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 No hurry! I have a bunch of the manuals but you'll have to get them translated out of the Russian...might be easier to buy+translate the German ones though, at least most of the alphabet is the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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