Who needs enemies with friends like this- Team Yankee project in 1/100

[Freddy]

I do not know if the term "missed like the dysentery epidemic in the leper colony" exists in your native langue, in mine it does. And that is exactly how I felt when one of my firends introduced me into Team Yankee- another project on the top of my existing ones. I collect this topic in 1/35
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=139242.0
now I have to do it in 1/100 too. Long story short, the goal is a contingent of the Hungarian Peoples Army, and for now I use the content of the starter boxes. It does not exist officially, for starters I will handle it as a Soviet one with restricted choice of units. Then we will see.

Part of the lure was giving me the Soviet side of the basic starter box, these are the models I used for testing the painting. One of the upsides of 1/100 vs 1/35 is that painting is very simple:
-black basecoat
-Tamiya NATO Dreen drybrush, followed by a Death World Forest drybrush on the upper sides
-Mud colour drybrush on the lower parts (whatever, I used GW Baneblade Brown)
-light silver drybrush on the tracks
And you are basically there, add some more details for the fun- gun covers, track guards, figures, etc. These 3 are painted as Soviet vehicles, Hungary did not use T-64s. I also have the two starter boxes half-built, I will paint them with this method, maybe I will choose some other green.

[Freddy]

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[Cypher226]

Looking good, I like the dark green.

A member on the unofficial Team Yankee Facebook group did an army list for the Hungarians, I can link a copy here if you'd like to take a look?

[Jemima Fawr]

Lovely painting!

Re 1980s Hungarians:

In terms of vehicles, Hungary was quite markedly different to the Soviets.  Their main tank type was the T-55 (no fancy upgraded versions such as the T-55AM), though they received a trickle of T-72M during the 1980s; by 1982 the 11th TD had upgraded a single battalion and by 1986 a whole regiment had been converted.  By 1989 the entire 11th TD was equipped with T-72M, as had the independent 1st Tank Brigade. 

All their Motor Rifle Regiments were wheeled at the start of the 1980s, using the four-wheeled D-994 PSzH-IV APC and consequently very weak rifle-sections.  Only three MRRs (one each in the 11th TD, 4th MRD & 8th MRD) became tracked during the mid-1980s, with the adoption of BMP-1.  So no BTR variants, BMP-1P or BMP-2.

Scout cars were all turretless D-442 FUG, carrying a small dismountable element, though some units converted to D-994 PSzH-IV.  So no BRDM scout cars, though 9P110 (BRDM-1) & 9P122 (BRDM-2) 'Sagger' vehicles were used by the regimental AT Companies.

[Freddy]

Thank you!

A member on the unofficial Team Yankee Facebook group did an army list for the Hungarians, I can link a copy here if you'd like to take a look?

I am interested for sure. I know one version, a quality work of high standard, but with some factual mistakes coming from using plans rather than actual army organizations of the period (the most critical being that Hungary never had any BTR60s save some command and radio versions)

Re 1980s Hungarians:

In terms of vehicles, Hungary was quite markedly different to the Soviets.  Their main tank type was the T-55 (no fancy upgraded versions such as the T-55AM), though they received a trickle of T-72M during the 1980s; by 1982 the 11th TD had upgraded a single battalion and by 1986 a whole regiment had been converted.  By 1989 the entire 11th TD was equipped with T-72M, as had the independent 1st Tank Brigade.

All their Motor Rifle Regiments were wheeled at the start of the 1980s, using the four-wheeled D-994 PSzH-IV APC and consequently very weak rifle-sections.  Only three MRRs (one each in the 11th TD, 4th MRD & 8th MRD) became tracked during the mid-1980s, with the adoption of BMP-1.  So no BTR variants, BMP-1P or BMP-2.

Scout cars were all turretless D-442 FUG, carrying a small dismountable element, though some units converted to D-994 PSzH-IV.  So no BRDM scout cars, though 9P110 (BRDM-1) & 9P122 (BRDM-2) 'Sagger' vehicles were used by the regimental AT Companies.

Yes, along these lines. I have the T-72 battalion box and the BMP battalion box, these are a good start for MN (Magyar Néphadsereg- Hungarian People's Army).
-Su-25s never were used, though there was a plan to buy a company of them, cancelled in the last minute. In some contemporary Western literature it is presented as a fact, I once even saw a colur scheme
-T-72-s come without ERA. Hungarian Army has exactly one of those, bought from Belarus in te early 90s. The rest are basic versions.
-BMP-1s. Hungary had no BMP-2s, only a single turret as a demonstrator tool. The motorized rifles had either BMP-1-s or the Csepel PSZHs mentioned- BTR-80s still serving today arrived in the early 90s as a compensation for the Russian state debt.
-T-55s I built as AMs, MN had quite a few, but yes, in the mid 80s most of the tanks were T-55s without any upgrade. In the 90s all of them were wasted in favour of a great T-72 bundle from various sources. Along with a general big disarmament. The last T-34-s were scrapped in 1994, in the mid80s they still might have had some training purposes, most of them were sold to Ethiopia.
-BRDMs with AA and AT missiles are cool
-Infantry used the local versions of 7,62mm AKs, so I have to cut the long compensators from the Russian figures, otherwise in this scale they will pass. I might sculpt some more MN soldiers, I want this for a quick side project, bt I have a reputation to maintain RPGs were RPG7s, this meant a lower firepower than the Soviets also having grenade launcers and RPG-18s, might worth to note that Hungary had a very successful (in the Lebanese wars ) AK version AMP-69 capable of launcing a powerful rifle grenade, but this was mainly the weapon of the Munkásőrség (Worker Guard), the communist party militia intended for hinterland service (a cool modeling project though...)
-Mi-24s are cool
-also Su-22s. Hungary had the rare M3 version, a slightly different rear section, but for an 1/144 game model its ok.

I will need some artillery, from the current range BM-21s, 2S1s and 2S3s will be it.

[Jemima Fawr]

Excellent!  I've long wanted to do a Hungarian army, but my Warpac armies stalled after doing Soviet, East German and Polish.

[Cypher226]

I've thrown the Hungarian Team Yankee document into Google Drive - you should be able to access it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FwOAM_exX1LtdSQgSMYeNwcTBKvQuk42/view?usp=sharing

[Freddy]

I've thrown the Hungarian Team Yankee document into Google Drive - you should be able to access it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FwOAM_exX1LtdSQgSMYeNwcTBKvQuk42/view?usp=sharing

Thanks! I am not able to reach it, I requested access.

[Cypher226]

approved now, sorry about that!

[Freddy]

approved now, sorry about that!

Thanks, I checked it. Yes, this is the one I also got from the Hungarian historical wargame fb group, not bad, but needs some rework. Dropping the BTR60s for starters

[Cypher226]

Ah, no worries! 

[Freddy]

My first 15mm sculpt WIP, Hungarian soldier for Team Yankee. Whoa man, these are small.

[Freddy]

Getting there with the figure:


I also basecoated the "army", made a photo from the ground forces before that:

[Freddy]

Getting there with the figure:

Ready for casting.

[CapnJim]

Nice job so far.  Love the tanks!  Well done!