Israel in Iraq ?

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Israel in Iraq ?

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 3:32 AM

I know Israel never attacked Iraq during Desert Storm 1991, But at the time everyone was building U.S. tanks in Iraq. I wanted to do something different. So I built up this dio and called it "Israel Strikes Back", a kind of what if. Plus it gave me a chance to blow up a tank, well you see what I mean. Anyway this dio is over 10 years old and boy I wish I knew then what I know now. So please keep that in mind I can do alittle better work now, promise. And yes I need to take some newer pics of the dio, I just need to do some touching up. Enjoy.

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vonryan

Member since
December 2004
From: ohio

Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 6:44 AM

i like the pic's. keep up the good work!!! Eight Ball [8]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:24 PM

Good Job, I like how you blew the tank up i need to try that sometime

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:59 PM

holy smokes! did you set it on fire and put it out with a hammer? never seen a tank look that blown up. did it get a MOAB-A-Gram?

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 12:32 AM

Gotta be one of the hardest and most challenging subjects to do, blow up a vehicle!
Skar,this is cool,I`ve been eyeballin your wreck pic in your sig and everytime I look at it I say to myself,man this is way too cool!! Can`t bring myself to damage a tank as yet,but it`ll come. Very nice indeed!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 12:53 AM

sasd,

Mig productions produces a blown out Panzer in resin. All the fun with out the worry of trashing a new kit. It comes trashed.

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 11:26 PM

Geez,what won`t they think of next!!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 6, 2005 12:36 AM

Thanks guys for all the really kind comments. The T-62 was the really nice Tamiya kit. You cant see it from these pics but I scratch built an engine and put a red light in the compartment. This would give it a cool red glow inside the engine area, but the battery has run down...Anyway I plan to pop the T-62s lid off and put in another battery and touch up the dio. BTW I add some more pics of the layout to give yall a better idea of the layout.
And again thanks Big Smile [:D]

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yw18mc

Member since
April 2004
From: sunny imperial beach

Posted by yw18mc on Thursday, January 6, 2005 2:19 AM

Well done. you've really captured the destroyed look on that T-62. Thanks for sharing your work. Semper Fi, mike

mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 7, 2005 4:54 AM

Hi yw18mc, and thanks. I have a couple of F-101 voodoo's I'm building for my dad, 444th FIS, one in metal and the other in that ugly grey color. But once those are done it's back to the dio's.

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madspaniard

Member since
May 2004
From: Portugal

Posted by madspaniard on Friday, January 7, 2005 2:49 PM

I think you did a great job,I like a lot

Pedro

Fw 190 A-3 Richtofen JG

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 3:28 AM

madspaniard,
Sorry so late, Thanks.

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Monday, January 10, 2005 5:58 AM

Not knowing then what you know now seems to have not made you any worse a modeler then, as the dio is quite good and balanced. I like it very much.
Good job!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 10:57 PM

Why thank you Zoki, can I call you Zoki? Wink [;)]

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:42 PM

Looks like you pulled it off pretty convinceingly.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:41 AM

Thanks lizardqing, i appreciate the reply.

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:31 AM

Wow! The destruction job was really well done!

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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:54 PM

Skar, you're a hell of alot better than me at doing the damage, I really wanna do one, and like Russ says, it's hard to achieve that look. Yah, Mig has a wrecked T55 kit out I believe, and a wrecked T34?
You've done an awesome job here, and if this dio's ten years old, and you've got better, I'm in awe! Outstanding work!

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:43 PM

Someone had some fun with a lighter and a hammer Big Smile [:D]

I really liked it though. Great work.

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Cobrahistorian

Member since
December 2002
From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!

Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:10 PM

Skar,

Wow, VERY nice! I saw some footage of one of the new Javelin missiles take out a T-72 during trials. Other than the turret ending up in the next county (it was a direct hit to the turret ring) the results looked EXACTLY like your diorama! VERY cool!

"1-6 is in hot"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:50 PM

Thanks guys, Cobra your right. The pics I used, I borrowed from a friend that was attached to a unit in the first Gulf War. Most of the Iraqi armor that had noticable damage also had there turret blown off. I really didnt want to model the inside of the tank....So I when with the engine hit. The only part that really got the fire was the turret and that was an early test.(or mistake...) What I ended up doing was cut off the area to be damaged, and replace it with a heavy duty foil. Then all I had to do was shape it to my liking. The burnt paint job was done in layers. Light coats first and the closer I got to the damage the darker the paint got.
BTW, the tall building at the end of the street was modeled after the real deal. The real building was being used by the Iraqi troops, and ended up receiving some gifts from the Marine's.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 14, 2005 6:44 PM

Very nice, and great subject. I wish I had that skill! If you got even better, your work must be even more amazing tha it is now. Great!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:40 PM

Thanks Bassooman,
But the pics are taken far enough back that you dont see all the mistakes. Back then I missed alot of detail. And again thanks guys for the kind replys.

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Friday, January 28, 2005 7:45 PM

Further to our emails Skarpotchi, here is an image I found (a model, but not mine), which has the correct lettering. It seems to be similiar to the lettering you wanted for the Merkava. The backwards 3 is actually a 3 backwards, whilst the 'N' is actually a letter Aleph. The best way to show you is via an image, hence the image!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:38 AM

Your right that dio isn't historiclly correct, but it is AWSOME! I like the blown up affect. So what's your secret. Hot water and tweezers? NICE DIO!!!!!

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Scorn

Member since
March 2004
From: Sarepta, LA

Posted by Scorn on Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:29 AM

Excellent job! Way to rip up that communist block stuff!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 31, 2005 3:41 AM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, [:0], Banged Head [banghead]

, Duuuuh.

Well,...This is the Aaaa.....the special forces....aaaa...the special forces that no one has ever seen....YEAH, that's it, NO one has seen them. Big Smile [:D]

LOL.
Okay I think I see the screw-up, thanks for the info. I will fix it. No sure when but I really should.

oddjob007,
The only part that really got the fire was the turret and that was an early test.(or mistake...) What I ended up doing was cut off the area to be damaged, and replace it with a heavy duty foil. Then all I had to do was shape it to my liking. The burnt paint job was done in layers. Light coats first and the closer I got to the damage the darker the paint got.

Thanks Y'all.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:05 PM

The detailing on the tanks is really something. That is excellent work!!!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:51 AM

Thanks Manray.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:39 AM

What a great what if dio. Love the blown out tank. Tiger33

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