Provoking wierd dioramas.

[Maginot]

Oops! Has someone lost a tank?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2021/jul/12/tank-trouble-trophy-rome-mondays-best-photos#img-10

[dcrfan]

And thats why tanks have an under belly escape hatch.

[Trevor L]

Wow. How on earth did they manage to flip a tank!?

[dnl42]

The caption claims it fell off a transporter. I'm thinkin' that transporter took that curve a little hot...

[Maginot]

Yes. My mind's eye sees a parked low loader with dismounted driver stood looking at the overturned tank scratching his head, some kids pointing and laughing nearby, a policewoman taking notes.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Maginot

[Maginot]

I think Stompie the T-34 is likely well known to many. Located on the corner of Mandela Way and Page’s Walk, Bermondsey, south-east London, It has had enough paint schemes to fill a cabinet with scale reproductions. Taking on the modelling challenge sure would push the colour swatch to new limits.

 

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/soviet-tank-sat-bermondsey-back-16718999

[Maginot]

Before I forget, this thread is inspired by Rob Nichols' In the Pink IS-2m build over in 'Work in Progress - Armour'.

 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235096400-in-the-pink/

[John Tapsell]

Even more embarrassing when you do it in front of an audience...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYiDLpT-DI

 

[noelh]

'Only in Russia' as they say. 

[TISO]

Or on competition.

AFAIk it was Kuwaiti crew on tank biathlon

 

Edited July 15, 2021 by TISO

[TISO]

His instructor was probably this guy: