So when the Brits and US invaded Iraq I was in my last year of school, I remember watching the news reports on our school tv when it was lunch break. There was a clip that will always stick in my mind. Now I don't remember if it was a Brit armor or US but there was a tracked vehicle, I say tracked because I remember it didn't have a barrel on it, and with it they pulled down a large statue, for me it was a moment I will not forget and I would love to recreate that in a dio.

So, does anyone else remember this or have photos, intonation etc of it, cheers in advance guys!

Bronzey

I believe it was a civilian vehicle. I want to say a front end loader/back hoe.

It was an M88A1.

There are some photos on the internet. Just google 'M88A1 pulls down saddam statue.'

Ahoy Alex,
There was a build of that moment in history right here
on Kit Maker ... Armorama.

Here is the link...hope it helps.

http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/93897

Cheers
Joe

Actually, it was a USMC M88A2 that pulled down the Saddam statue in Firdos Square, Baghdad on 9 April, 2003.

Here is the news story on it.

And a pic of the M88A2 pulling it down.


You can tell it is an M88A2 from the side armor plates, extra winch on the front glacis, and the square boxed boom; as opposed to no side armor nor extra winch and a tubular boom on the M88A1.



To model it in 1/35, AFV Club makes an M88A1 kit and Legend makes an M88A2 conversion kit.