kits for iraqi/ republican soldiers

The Iraqis used uniforms similar to US & UK uniforms. Basicly Olive Green fatigues or some DPM camo uniforms like what the US & Brits were using in the 60s & 70s in Europe. Unfortunately the pickings are exremely slim nowadays for 1/35 figures in those subject areas. Resin Iraqi figures are out there, but they are rather scarce as well.

Perhaps if we are lucky Masterbox or Miniart will come out with something in the future that will work, as they tend to have the sets that are more varied in non German WWII subject matter.

Im hoping something comes out, I would like to do an Iran Iraq war diorama with tansk and apcs loaded with infantry heading to the front. I am considering using vietnam era figures without the flak jackets. But I also notice they use russian style magazine carriers.

right... you could do some serious "frankenstein" work combining parts from various sets to get a few figures. Dragon NVA or Soviet troops could provide the torsos with the chest rigs & weapons but heads, legs and helmets would need to be sourced from other sets. I dont know if the Iraqis pants had cargo pockets or not. You may want to look at their IDF figures...

If you can get all the materials together I think that would be a great diorama. Super Original! I've never seen one and the subject is a fancinating one. That was one brutal war. I read Dillip Hiro's book "The Longest War" and it was very interesting. Osprey publishing has a book as well with color plates of the different uniforms, I think. The uniforms were a hodge podge of items and equipment. I don't think the pants were cargo type. Very basic pants and collared shirts. US and Eastern bloc webbing. Steel pot type helmets. I think the Iraqis even made their own type of helmet. A little wider than the steel pot USA type. They also had some type of army issued wind breaker. I've seen it in many photos. The armour crews could easily be converted from Soviet crews. I don't see why you can't use any head or arm combination just put a beard or mustache on the face with some Squadron putty or anything else you like to use. I'm going to attempt a Ethopian Eritrian War diorama myself. Do the research and I bet you'll figure it out. 

Did a little looking around and I found that MIG productions has an IDF tank crew with Russian tanker helmets that almost looks like they could pass as an iraqi crew. Some photos show Iraqi's with cargo pants, I figure I could get world war II US helmets because they used a variation of these that they bought from South Korea and I could also get some soviet helmets. ICM soviet tank crew also looks like it could be used as a tank crew for this. IDF paratroopers have the same style of uniform that they Iraqi's used so that helps as well, with some moving around of webbing I think it could look good, could even put the russian style webbing on them with the magazine pouches in the front. I would love to get my hands on a few soldiers that I could load onto a YW-531 or a T-55 as tank riders, I think I could use the tamiya vietnam figures from the APC to do this. Also would World War II soviet pants be ok for this? I see those dont have the cargo pockets? It also seems that alot of the soviet figures that I could potentially use are all set for afghanistan but wear cold weather uniforms, the zvezda kit of the septznaz had a guy wearing pumas which looks interesting. The figures from trumpeters scud missle crew look like they'd be a good match except their boots are the long German style early war boots and not the Iraqi type ones that you see in the T-55 enigma kit from tamiya.

Verlinden has a iraqi pow set. Maybe you could mod that or get a couple sets to mod? My friend has that Osprey publishing book on the Iran Iraq war. I'll try to post some pics too. I would like to see your idea come to fruition!! 

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/180812227194

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/170494804023

Thank you, those kits must have just been posted because I havent seen anything on ebay for awhile when it comes to Iraqi figures. I know they are far and few in between.

First time I've ever seen them too. It's probably some spyware on our browser picked up on this conversation!! Haha

Seriously, post WWII MiddleEastern armies are poorly covered in figures. Wars have been going on there for the past 70 years. But aside from a few IDF figure sets, of 80s/Peace for Galilee types, there are no other injection molded figure sets marketed. No Egyptians, no Syrians, no Jordanians, Iraqis, Iranians... it is a huge hole to be filled.

Right... I would really love to see some figures for the October 1973 War- Israeli, Syrian, and Egyptian. The largest tank battles between WWII and Desert Storm happened then. And lots of up close and personal actions as well. The AFV and softskin kits for those armies are available, time for figures as well!

Yes and no... The Arab armies also had lots of British and French equipment as well. As well as American stuff with the Jordanians. There really was a hodge podge of everythin...

Of the many injected molded 1/35 scale figure manufacturers I think the best chance at getting more diversity will come from the Ukranian ICM company. They have the most diverse catalog of figures. Best WW1 stuff out there. Some great eclectic stuff. I have written them a few emails and they always reply. Lets hit them up with these great ideas. 68' and 73' wars would be a treasure trove of great kits! What other company would come out with a 39' Italian - Eretrian infantry set. It just came out. 

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Of the many injected molded 1/35 scale figure manufacturers I think the best chance at getting more diversity will come from the Ukranian ICM company. They have the most diverse catalog of figures. Best WW1 stuff out there. Some great eclectic stuff. I have written them a few emails and they always reply. Lets hit them up with these great ideas. 68' and 73' wars would be a treasure trove of great kits! What other company would come out with a 39' Italian - Eretrian infantry set. It just came out. 

 

Very true, 68, 73 and iran iraq war would be awesome to see. Itd also be nice to see some russians in chechnya figures. I know some companies dont like doing certain subjects such as chechnya because of questionable actions taken. 

Also, I relaized that the Egyptians wore British uniforms so that could help if any of yall have ambitions of an egyptian diorama. also The Syrians used German weapons such as the STG-44 and some former captured panzers.