Thanks @lgardner, @uscusn, @fiveten
Thanks so much for your comments. I got quite a bit done on the BMP today: Repaired that obvious paint issue and worked towards the finishing. I added vision blocks from metal foil painted with thinned blue enamel. I also added a Russian antenna on the vehicle. Left is dullcote and some final weathering.

I really think I did a good job. Frankly, I would not have bought this kit if it were not I was kit-starved when in Vienna over Summer. Due to a lockdown installed in Belgium (my home country) over August, we decided to stay two weeks longer. And so I purchased this ancient kit with molds dating back from the stone age...


What do you think? Menacing isn't it? 😀

Sorry for the lousy quality, I'll make better pics but wanted to share this with you already, it's bed-time here!

You bet Spiros, watch this video!

I think these machines were used by the "Nationale Verteidigungs-Armee" (NVA), the former East-German army. They were their main workhorse, though they also had MBTs like the T-72

Michel you took this to a level that makes the kit appear to be a newer mold. Beautiful.