1:24 US Meal - Ready to Eat

American MRE combat rations 1:24 (ETA diorama)

An accessory from the maker ETA diorama in 1:24 scale with the motif of the American combat rations the army designates by the abbreviation MRE. It is not a kit or a figure but small equipment with which a scene is made lived-in. The abbreviation stands for a prepared meal ready to be eaten at once, and in the American military setting it is among the most recognizable objects of all.

The real subject

MRE rations replaced the older canned ration sets and have formed the basis of field feeding in the American army since the 1980s. They are packed in tough wrapping, they keep for a long time in storage and a water-activated heater is usually part of the pack. The wrappers lie about in the field everywhere a unit has stopped even briefly, so on a diorama they look entirely natural.

Where you will use the accessory

• Supplies at a checkpoint, in a shelter or on the roof of a vehicle.
• A scene of rest, where the crew eats and rests away from the machine.
• Discarded wrappers as a trace of a unit that has passed through.
• Completing a load on a trailer, on a bed and in transport crates.

Who the accessory is for

For builders of modern American scenes in a large scale who want to add to their vehicles and figures the small things that give a situation a human dimension.

The accessory serves to equip a scene; the main model is not included. The package holds neither glue nor paints, unless stated otherwise.