BRDM-2 (Iraq 1991)

Ron Puttee

The Dragon kit was built virtually out of the box with the addition of an aerial and flag. While not based off a specific photo, a generic standard camo scheme was applied, athough the colours are authentic.

The Arabic grafitti on the side reads "Allah Akbar" (God is Great!), and was handpainted as are the rego plates. Airbrushed
dust and pastels finished the paint job. The backdrop of burning oil fires was airbrushed onto a large sheet of cardboard.

Refs used:

T-72 Battlegroup - The Soviet T-72 and its Support Vehicles in Iraqi Service - Mike Bishop & Pat Stansell, Grenadier Publishing, South Carolina, 1991.

A Gulfwar Eyewitness Account - Frederick W Swanson, Warmachines No.8 - VP 626, Lier, 1991.

Sword in the Sand - US Marines in the Gulf War - Tony Engelhart & Pat Foran, Concord Publications, No. 2007. New
Territories, Hong Kong. No Date.

Photos - copyright Brett Green & James Blackwell 1998
All content - copyright Missing Links 1999