The BMD-1 is touted as the world's first fire-support vehicle developed and fielded for airborne operations. It was a small and plucky vehicle that was light enought for air transport and air-drop missions behind enemy lines - reportedly from heights as low as 300 meters through as high as 1500 meters. It was also renown for being droppable in combat readiness - reportedly able to enter combat operations very shortly ater landing. The BMD was lighter than its cousin - the BMP. The painting sequence was nothing spectacular to note, Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black as an overall primer, oversprayed with Tamiya XF-2 Flat White in thin, uneven layers to represent some wear.

Opposite are photos of the pastel weathering process over a paper towel. All dry application using two colors from the VLS Corp Figments Range. The miniature was worked in small sections at a time, heavy initially and then blended when all areas had been addressed with a soft brush. I sealed the miniature with Polly Scale Flat - which does not darken the colors, nor blows the pastel figments away when applied by low-pressure airbrush. The little lazy-susan turntable I have the model mounted on it crucial for the painting and weathering stages, to allow me to get to the miniature without touching it.

Small gear and equipment came from the spares box, just a couple of tissue paper tarps, a camo net roll and a set of skis rounded out the modeling effort. Big fun in a little package.