Gulf War Iraqi T-55

[JED]

Here is my Trumpeter 1/72 T-55 in the service of the Iraqi army during the First Gulf War. I don't believe it has been hit although the vehicle it appears to be resting on has I think. I think the tank was abandoned and pushed of the Basra Highway by the Us forces. 

[Robbo]

Lovely choice to do Jed, seen this photo so many times

[JED]

Unfortunately Robbo I can't find a van to use so I will just have to have bits and pieces lying about.

[jimrichards]

Interesting project, JED
Do you know what the 3RRF stands for?
Looks like it was sprayed on after it was upside down.
Perhaps just a code for the records of the photo for the Military?
Lookin forward to seeing more of this project.

Keep up the good work.

Jim

[JEFF]

On 12th December the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, travelled from Germany to the Gulf. The 3rd Battalion Battle Group advanced into Iraq in February 1991 at the start of the ground war. 

There you go,Jim.

And Jed, This looks like this is going to be a very cool build.

[JED]

Oct 9, 2024 3:15:19 GMT -6 jimrichards said:

Interesting project, JED
Do you know what the 3RRF stands for?
Looks like it was sprayed on after it was upside down.
Perhaps just a code for the records of the photo for the Military?
Lookin forward to seeing more of this project.

Keep up the good work.

Jim

Hi Jim
It stands for Third Battalion The Royal regiment of Fusiliers which I was part of as was Robbo. We used to have three battalions but now only one. For short we used 1RRF, 2RRF and 3RRF.Primarily we were a foot infantry regiment but had periods of being an armoured regiment with the Warrior AFV. 

[JED]

A little progress with the T-55

[Robbo]

Nice Jed the more the better under that tank.

Proud to have served in 3RRF, good explanation

[jimrichards]

Oct 9, 2024 13:56:33 GMT -6 JEFF said:

On 12th December the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, travelled from Germany to the Gulf. The 3rd Battalion Battle Group advanced into Iraq in February 1991 at the start of the ground war. 

There you go,Jim.

And Jed, This looks like this is going to be a very cool build.

Thanks JEFF

Jim

[jimrichards]

Hey JED

Thanks, when JEFF explained what Battalion it was, I knew right away it was yours.
What did you use for the frosting on your cake? LOL
no seriously, what did you coat the Styrofoam with?

I know as little about dioramas, as I do Military stuff
But I can rebuild a Harley engine in the dark (always had poorly lit shops, lol)

Jim

[JED]

Oct 9, 2024 13:56:33 GMT -6 JEFF said:

On 12th December the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, travelled from Germany to the Gulf. The 3rd Battalion Battle Group advanced into Iraq in February 1991 at the start of the ground war. 

There you go,Jim.

And Jed, This looks like this is going to be a very cool build.

Thanks Jeff

[JED]

Oct 10, 2024 14:49:54 GMT -6 jimrichards said:

Hey JED

Thanks, when JEFF explained what Battalion it was, I knew right away it was yours.
What did you use for the frosting on your cake? LOL
no seriously, what did you coat the Styrofoam with?

I know as little about dioramas, as I do Military stuff
But I can rebuild a Harley engine in the dark (always had poorly lit shops, lol)

Jim

Hi Jim
Nothing wrong with your knowledge mate. I used ready mixed filler for a base coat, on the top is AK sand mix, I will put more filler on the sides and smooth it out before painting.

[JCON]

So proud of our Vets here on our site! Thanks for your service men! As to this build I love it Jed! You are doing an amazing job on it!!!

[JED]

Oct 14, 2024 13:17:12 GMT -6 JCON said:

So proud of our Vets here on our site! Thanks for your service men! As to this build I love it Jed! You are doing an amazing job on it!!!

Many  thanks Joe, I wish I had more time to do more!!

[JED]

I managed to source a van by Hotwheels and whilst it isn't of the type in the picture hopefully with a bit of fettling I will be able to get a fairly good likeness.

[JCON]

I like where you are going with it Jed!

[JEFF]

Pretty close to a perfect fit, I'd say.

[mustang1989]

In seeing your other builds I'll be HIGHLY interested in seeing how this one turns out JED

[JED]

Many thanks to you all, I just hope I can put my vision into practice!!

[mustang1989]

Nov 5, 2024 18:14:19 GMT -6 JED said:

Many thanks to you all, I just hope I can put my vision into practice!!

 No doubts brother.