Destroyed Abrams Tank - Samarra, Iraq......2007.

[spanner570]

A massive and devastating internal fire has totally wrecked this Abrams Main Battle Tank.

The suspension has collapsed with the intense heat, and the wheels have splayed under the weight of the tank, which now lies burnt out, resting on its belly.

Trumpeter 1/35 Abrams Tank. I designed and built the buildings, which are painted in cheap poundshop acrylics. The rubble is chopped up off cuts from the building construction. The general dust is sweepings from here and there, sprinkled over the whole base. Plus a gorgeous deep blue sky as a back drop!

All brush painted.

I hope you like the end result. Rather too many pictures, I'm afraid - Sorry.

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...a wet one for Mr. A. Wells to paggle in!
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Thanks for looking.

Cheers.
Ron

[Si Benson]

Hi Ron,
Really, really good sir....very impressed :thumb2:
Si

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Superb. The photos could be real. The tank, the buildings, the groundwork and the photography - all brilliant.
Jim

[Snowman]

Nicely done!:thumb2:

[Guest]

Never too many pictures when they are this good Ron. Excellent work as usual from the hairybrush master :thumb2:

[Marcello]

Very very realistic result, Ron. Massively impressed with every single aspect of this dio. :thumb2::thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Spectacular result. Outstanding effort. Loved the puddle. PaulE

[Gern]

Another real beauty!

[Guest]

Absolutely amazing! Love it
ev

[col68]

Excellent as usual Ron.

[spanner570]

Thanks for your positive and complimentary comments chaps. Much appreciated....... :thumb2:

Cheers.
Ron

[colin m]

Very nice and so realistic, well except for the blue sky, I'm not falling for that one. Oh wait............

[spanner570]

well except for the blue sky, I'm not falling for that one. Oh wait............

Honest Colin, it was summer this year......Yesterday and the day before!

[bazers]

Great work Ron buildings are top notch and the water is a nice touch.

[colin m]

Honest Colin, it was summer this year......Yesterday and the day before!

I couldn't see it for the haze of BBQ smoke.