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"June 4th, 1989. Tian An Men , Beijing"


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the 20th anniversary of the Tian An Men incident in China, a significant watershed in the social-political history of modern China happens today.

As one of the most recognisable and famous photos of the late 20th century, i was inspired to build a model kit version of that famous photo taken by Mr Jeff Widener.

kits used are trumpeter t-54A, with a type 59-II providing the 105mm gun barrel for casting.

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and ever wondered what it is like to stare down a colum of tanks? or looking down at a civilian blocking your path?

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more pics!

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that's all. thank you for looking. any comments and critiques will be welcome. i really had fun with this build, i think one of the few crazy enough to build such a massive diorama (more than a meter long)

have a nice day!

kevin

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Wow, 20 years ago already ... I remember that so distinctly ...

Your dio captures the moment of history nicely Kevin ...

Thanks for sharing it and the reminder of the event as well ...

Gregg

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Now this would be interesting if you could upload to a Chinese modelling site. Apparently most of the Chinese youth know nothing of Tiananmen Square as the 'history books' have left it out!

Very nice diorama!

@Mr. Sworld I don't think it would last long on a Chinese site. Their internet overlords have been blocking everything related to Tiananmen square.

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Very nice modeling work to commemorate this historical event! I remember when this was still going on, an American friend of mine asked me what would be the outcome of this demonstration. I replied: You can't f... with the Communist, especially with Chinese commies! Sure enuff, the demonstration was bloodily crushed by the PLA soon after we talked about the event.

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