iraq street scene

Pretty ambitious and big.  The HMMWVs would be dwarfed by the buildings.  For the buildings, I would recommend plywood or balsa.  Draw it out on them and cut the piecs out for the walls.  Cover them with spackling compound (wall plaster) and then you can scribe details into it once it dries.  Smoothed plater for the street as well. 

Good luck.

The biggest operation for the Marines in 2004 was in Fallujah. With that in mind you have a lot of options for a diorama base.

like what? i want to do an urban scene and would they have the full marpat uniforms in that period?

I suggest you go on-line and look at pictures of Marines in Iraq and/or Fallujah.  Find a pic that you like and try to base your dio on it.  Right now you seem to have no real idea what you want and what should be in it.  Post the pic you like here and then we can give you pointers on how to build it.

For the uniforms, MARPAT was in use when the war began.  Some Marines still wore/wear the standard 3-color DCU as well though.  Either one would be correct.

That sounds much more doable.  Bigger isn't always better.  Keep us posted.

Good luck.

P.S. - One other pointer.  Initially, most Marines wore Cayote Brown (dark tan) IBA vests.  Later they started wearing Woodland camo ones.  I haven't seen any IBAs in MARPAT camo.  

they have some real nice humvees in 1/72 scale

some even come 2 to a box 

curtis remington wrote:

if i get a hold of a 72 scale kit my first instinct is to build then blow up i used to build the airfix 72 scale tanks for fun.

hello curtis,

     i have iraq war diorama in progress its only  45% far away to completion,what do you think ??

ive got the idea on a street from a fallujah photo. here

the diorama is still in the making.

you could put an iraqui sniper in an upper floor of a building

sturzkamp,

            nice idea bro, theres a marine   providing a  perimeter in the second floor, since im imagining that the area has been sweep already,sorry its blurry.

no not yet bro, 2nd floor is on the making on the next building,,yeah ill try to put and hide an insurgent to the other building.

thanks bro.

Whatever you do DO NOT use anything from that CRAP TV show "Over There". I came back from Iraq in January after a year, if you want photos of street scenes I would be happy to give you some from my personal collection.

..."Over There"... there is a reason that show is off the air. It was awful. I saw about 30 minutes of an episode when I was home on leave last October. Something to do with an orphenage - which of course - was run by a hot French chick. Well the E-6 squad leader goes into the building ALONE to talk to her - I won't even get into what was wrng with the house it's self . Meanwhile, his squad is outside not pulling security with the same mountains from the TV show "MASH" in the background. I can't remember how many beer cans I threw at the TV before I changed the channel.

awwww what movie is that sturzkampf??

Devore,yes please,can i have some photos?? gonna be a biggy help and good reference.

i cant remember it very well. i think its band of brothers.