For Modelers: T-55 made up to look like a Merkava in Lebanon...

[Dark Avenger]

Found it in Yahoo! News.
Pretty good make-up job, I fancy. Modelers, take heart!

A Lebanese Hezbollah tank depicting a Israeli tank advances in a field during the filming of a video clip in Jarmak valley in southern Lebanon July 12, 2007. Hezbollah produced the video clip to commemorate last year's Israel-Hezbollah war. Picture taken on July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy (LEBANON)

Lebanese Hezbollah militants run behind a tank on patrol during the filming of a video clip in Jarmak valley in southern Lebanon July 12, 2007. Hezbollah produced the video clip to commemorate last year's Israel-Hezbollah war. Picture taken on July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy (LEBANON)

Lebanese Hezbollah militants and a tank are seen during the filming of a video clip in Jarmak valley in southern Lebanon July 12, 2007. Hezbollah produced the video clip to commemorate last year's Israel-Hezbollah war. Picture taken on July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy (LEBANON)

[MZKT]

LOL. On the other side that mock-up is better then some soviet tank mock-ups in hollywood movies.

The trurret is made really well, but they couldn't really modify the chassis and size of tank.

[Chulo]

i wonder if we can get that clip..:P

[Dark Avenger]

that mock-up is better then some soviet tank mock-ups in hollywood movies.

The turret is made really well, but they couldn't really modify the chassis and size of tank.

x2. Just about the only movies featuring decent "soviet" armored vehicles were "Red Dawn" (made-up M44s), "Rambo 3" and "The Beast" (Ti-67 Tiran)...

[TheSun_CZ]

Maybe changing the wheels could help a lot. But it is still one of the best tank moc-ups i've ever seen.

[Chulo]

Maybe changing the wheels could help a lot. But it is still one of the best tank moc-ups i've ever seen.

enough to confuse people in the fog of war? hummmmmmmmmmmmm....

[Adax]

From far distance it looks excellent(the same as oryginal)

[Kroforit]

Hezbollah has tanks? Did Hezbollah gain a new recognition lately or something, becuase i dont see people yelling "terrorists".

[tanks_alot]

Hezbollah has tanks? Did Hezbollah gain a new recognition lately or something, becuase i dont see people yelling "terrorists".

They have some T-55s they got from the SLA, but they don't use them in combat as tanks will only provide a nice big target for the IDF, with little use in their type of methods.

my company commnder's crew took out a T-55 used by Hezballah, during the withdrawal in 2000.

[nu4idf]

They have some T-55s they got from the SLA, but they don't use them in combat as tanks will only provide a nice big target for the IDF, with little use in their type of methods.

my company commnder's crew took out a T-55 used by Hezballah, during the withdrawal in 2000.

if they have some why don't/didn't they take them out?

[IDF_TANKER]

They have some T-55s they got from the SLA, but they don't use them in combat as tanks will only provide a nice big target for the IDF, with little use in their type of methods.

my company commnder's crew took out a T-55 used by Hezballah, during the withdrawal in 2000.

Hooligans, right?

[tanks_alot]

if they have some why don't/didn't they take them out?

And what exactly will they do with some old T-55s? maybe they will be of some use if they'll decide to try and take over Lebanon by force or something, but a handful will be of no value against the IDF.

Hooligans, right?

Yep!

[Korath]

And what exactly will they do with some old T-55s? maybe they will be of some use if they'll decide to try and take over Lebanon by force or something, but a handful will be of no value against the IDF.

yeap, they can provide useful 'crowd control' but not much more.

[NimDod]

Yep!

was is Big Benda's tank?
I remeber someone told me he used a HESH for a 4km shot.

[nu4idf]

And what exactly will they do with some old T-55s? maybe they will be of some use if they'll decide to try and take over Lebanon by force or something, but a handful will be of no value against the IDF.

it could be used as an ambush weapon, such as it dug into the ground used on infantry.(obviously they couldn't turn it on,b/c the heat signiture) As a tank on the battle field its serves no value.