Wow!! That is a hell of a brew-up. Gotta love the crew protection considerations on Soviet/Russian armor.
Note: It is always a good idea to put the ammo exposed and pointing up around the turret base.
You may not be able to take a good picture of it, but it will impress people who get to see it in person. If you take it to a show it will attract attention. 
That looks like fire coming out from around the mantlet/ dust cover seal, where it used to be.
Looks to me like the flames should be orange, too.
Flames coming out of the end of the gun tube! I like that!
Here’s an interesting detail:
Marks from the projectile fins.
I thought that was so the turret could come off so the crew could escape. Kinda like and ejection seat.
GM,
I noticed my practice piece was way too red. Actually studying flames, there’s hardly any red, mostly orange and yellow.
That picture was a screen shot of a YouTube video of a T-72 taken out by an RPG-29. To watch the video YIKES!! What a hellish scene. There was another video I watched where a T-72 was hit by an RPG and as it came into view of the Go Pro camera attached to a T-72 turret behind it, you can just see the turret landing after the explosion.
I gata say, for a non-tank guy, watching the gun fire and the concussion around the barrel and round WOW! I never thought there was that much concussion. Dust flies off the objects around it, trees lose their leaves etc.
Well this is where I am so far. My idea will be to pose the “Lion” brewing up as it veered onto a street curb. Of course there will be a street on one side of the curb and sand on the other.
Now I wasn’t over there, I was at a LORAN station in Montana at the time, so I have no idea if this is a plausible scene.
The cotton is the start of the flame. I will add to it applying layers of acrylic pouring medium and cotton. I ordered some high intensity white LED’s to insert inside and will stiffen the flame with wire.
Looks good Steve, I like the articulation you’re working into the road wheels there.
And thanks guys from me too, I’ve thought about trying to build a burning Ferdinand TD at Kursk but never got around to it since I have no idea on how to depict a burning AFV.
Instead of an urban scene, I will be doing the causeway at the Rumaila oilfield since I can’t find any evidence of a destroyed T-72 at the battle of Khafji.
This is one of the flame pillars with the LED’s installed. I will be placing it in the hatch and add black smoke when I complete the build. What do you think?
Looks awesome. Good job on the fire.
It looks like you set your model on fire! I think you got it. lol
Steve I think your fire is as good as I’ve seen, and I’m not one to say much because I haven’t had the time to experiment like you but I think I would darken the top of the flames cloud a bit. In the real fires I’ve seen, especially vehicle fires the top 25% or so gets pretty dark. I think you’ve done a fantastic job, jealous here.
Terry
Steve
Great job on the flames.
The best I have seen.
A couple of points
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1- You and jibber are right you need black smoke too
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2- Wouldn’t the electric cord burn up with the intense hea……. OH, Wait,
Now I Get It- never mind.
P.S. Sincerely, A great job so far; this is going to be a pleasure to watch this come together. 
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Thanks guys, I still have a little more to do to the flame pillars. This is where I am so far, the deck and barrel are not attached. I have a hole for a TOW strike, but since I have never seen one, I need to know if it should be larger, or even much larger. I have some initial damage to the fenders, track and road wheels, remember, this attack just occurred and the tank is in the process of cooking off.
That destruction looks real good so far.
Steve I did one a while back and took my blade to take chunks out of the wheels and track and heated an awl to punch holes and when you pull it out it’ll leave a nice rim around it. Doing great Steve.
Just a couple a damaged ones I’ve done.
I didn’t try any fire but I cut and twisted some metal and punched a lot of holes. Just offering some ideas Steve, I think you’re going along great.
Terry
Steve, the ‘fire’ looks fantastic! I wasn’t sure how it would come off but I love what you’ve got going on there. Probably could use more black smoke added to the top as the guys said but it shouldn’t be too hard.
The destruction looks really cool too though as I understand a shaped charge just burns a coin sized hole in the side of the tank and then spews red-hot gas into the vehicle’s interior. I’ll let more people here with more knowledge of the subject correct me here though.
Am I the only one not seeing any pictures here? Wazzup?
It looks as though Imageshack is having difficulties. None of my pictures are working right now.
Ah… that explains a lot.
Yeah, I am totaly bummed. ALL of my posted pics in all the forums are gone right now. I just hope my pics come back after they get their problem fixed.