Modelling the T-55 Main Battle Tank

Nicola Cortese was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1961 to Italian-Irish parents. He began AFV modelling in the late-1990s. Sam Dwyer specialises in armour modelling. He has been building plastic models for over 25 years, his first being a Matchbox 1/72-scale Lancaster Bomber he 'helped' his father with at the tender age of 5. Graeme Davidson is a serving officer in the Canadian Army; has been an active modeller for over 20 years:; and is a regular contributor to the missing-lynx.com galleries. Andrew Dextras began modelling in 1997 and is the founder of the missing-lynx.com website.

• Introduction; Tools and materials; Graeme Davidson: Czech T-55 AM2 'Kladivo', 1/35 scale; Andrew Dextras: Somali T-55A, 1/35 scale; Nicola Cortese: T-55 Israeli 'Tiran 5', 1/72 scale; Sam Dwyer: Special feature - Iraqi modernised T-55A - destroyed, 1/35 scale; Further reading, media and websites; Museums and collections; Kits available; Index