Osprey Modelling 20 : Modelling the T-55 Main Battle Tank

The T-55 tank first appeared in 1958. It developed as a result of numerous improvements made to the T-54 series (1949), and has a lineage stretching back to the wartime T-34 and the T-44. The T-55 series saw service around the world with many armed forces, including the Warsaw Pact countries, Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Poland, Somalia, Sudan, and Vietnam, and saw action in key modern conflicts, most recently in the two Gulf Wars. This book showcases the talents of several leading modellers, and presents Serbian, Iraqi, Czech, Syrian, and Russian variants across 1/35 and 1/72 scales. It also features several challenging projects that involve extensive scratchbuilding. Text by Nicola Cortese, Samuel Dwyer and Graeme Davidson.

Contents

• Introduction
• Tools and Materials
• Czechoslovakian T-55AM2B (Kladivo)
• Knocked-Out Iraqi Type 69-II
• T-55A (1/72 Scale) Iraq
• Serbian T-55/M-18 Hellcat Hybrid
• T-55 Gallery
• Further Reading and Research
• Kits and Accessories
• Index
• Colour Reference Chart