#Operation phantom fury iraq Patch#
#Operation phantom fury iraq trial#

Vallejo medium and dark grey wash was applied over the rubble to add depth and Vellejo weathering pencils for streaks on the concrete. The entire diorama was painted in CARC Tan 686 and highlighted with AK desert sand primer. I did some adjustment to the colours and switched from enamels to AK acrylics.

#Operation phantom fury iraq Patch#

After the buildings are painted and weathered ill add a burn patch under the vehicle some smoke trails up the concrete and disintegrated tires melted off the rims. What seemed to be common was the almost whiteish gray and black mottled appearance from intense heat. I might lighten the backdrop it took a lot of searching to find a good perspective.Ī few nights ago I did some reserch on an idea l had to add a burnt out vehicle. I am sure this is an old technique but it works well using stipped down cardboard then giving it a light sanding and a coat of hardner before a metal finish to lay down the fibers.Īlso tried a dry fit of the background to make sure the debris field and perspective matches. Today working on more debris additional corrugated metal.

I would appreciate comments and suggestions.more photos to upload as work progresses. I am working on some date pals to fall behind and a photo board for final back drop.

#Operation phantom fury iraq trial#

Here is a trial of the colour that the majority of the buildings will be painted in. I am using condensed foam in two grades that I trialed to see how they would react to cutting, compacting, tearing, solvents and adhesives. I found that super glue works the best and will not melt the foam for smaller piles of debris a spray adhesive common to craft stores or Mod-Podge works great and dries clear binding pieces. Need to make an iron gate that will be a final detail. troops FIBUA fighting in a built up area with light armored vehicles in support. I started with something that would bring the flavor of the region forward a 'mosque entrance' then expanding outwards to create adjoined buildings. I consulted on my own photo references of (battle damage) as well as online to capture the architecture common to Fallujah and the effects/results of the many military campaigns. Being a modeller as well I find it therapeutic as I build this diorama I reflect on my time in country the good and bad experiences. I myself have served in the Infantry in Kosovo war and as Munitions Specialist in the Afghanistan war. Through photos, articles, memorials and even dioramas that often adorn war museums its a tribute to our brothers in arms. I do however think that we cannot let the past be forgotten. Many other memorable points in military history have been captured in diorama's it is hard and often too soon or raw to recreate a combat scene. The second battle was the bloodiest battle of the entire Iraq War, and is notable for being the first major engagement of the Iraq War fought solely against insurgents rather than the forces of the former Ba'athist Iraqi government, which was deposed in 2003.

When coalition forces fought into the center of the city, the Iraqi government requested that the city's control be transferred to an Iraqi-run local security force, which then began stockpiling weapons and building complex defenses across the city through mid-2004. Earlier, in April 2004, coalition forces fought the First Battle of Fallujah in order to capture or eliminate insurgent elements considered responsible for the deaths of a Blackwater Security team. This operation was the second major operation in Fallujah. Marines and Soldiers have been involved in since the Battle of Huế City in Vietnam in 1968. military called it 'some of the heaviest urban combat U.S. Marines and U.S Army against the Iraqi insurgency stronghold in the city of Fallujah and was authorized by the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Interim Government. The Second Battle of Fallujah-code-named Operation Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر 'the dawn') and Operation Phantom Fury-was a joint American, Iraqi, and British offensive in November and December 2004, considered the highest point of conflict in Fallujah during the Iraq War.