M151 Djapas (Shmira)
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That is Academys israeli M151. An trusted old companion with all its flaws
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On a mountainbike trip in the Negev in Israel in the 90s we came across a dessert patrol on a Fort Mutt M151 A2. Being back into the hobby I chose this for my first serious project.
I never used PE before, I never scratched anything and I never did any conversion. I never soldered, I never airbrushed, I never used aftermarket. So - quite a few firsts for this little bugger.
I never used PE before, I never scratched anything and I never did any conversion. I never soldered, I never airbrushed, I never used aftermarket. So - quite a few firsts for this little bugger.
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I realized that the kit lacks parts of the suspension. I wanted to depict the wheels partly turned. Like this you will see the front suspension. So I acquainted myself with styrene.
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Unfortunately the base kit is a M151 A1 and not an A2. The most visible difference is the front fender, which is depressed at the A2. If I recall it right I took that part from CMKs engine for an M151.
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Eduard offers a decent PE set and I used wheels from another M151 kit or conversion (which one, I forgot).
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Academy calls the israeli M151 Shmira. My friends in Israel know it under the name of Djapas.
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The tank which is located under the drivers seat had to be modified a bit to accomodate the scratch build chair.
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I had an idea with the seats and thus closed the installation holes and modified the tank under the drivers seat to come closer to the original shape.
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The iso-mat was shaped with Milliput and draped over the roll over bar.
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The antenna base is homemade. To achieve the conical shape and keep it flexible to position the antenna later on according to my wishes was a bit of a challenge. In case your interessted how I managed, post me a note and I will add some more pics.
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Here you see it after its conversion to an A2 (check front fenders)
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ready for paint.
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The seats were scratch build from brass tube and copper wire.
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The iso-mat is made from milliput, the radio comes from a resin set from Verlinden.
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Here the base coat is on. I mixed Tamiya XF49, XF20, XF57 and XF27 in equal parts according to a recipe I found on idf-modelling.com. By adding lighter and darker tones to the mix I added lights and shades.
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to achieve a more used look I tried various methods. Using a 500g hammer finally did the trick and gave me the desired appearance (seriously!). Unter the fuel cap the hebrew word vor Benzin (Fuel) was handpainted.
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Color is on, washed, weathered, scratched and dusted.
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Looks a bit empty? Ok, lets fill it.
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stuff for a fill
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Calling that one done
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Seat belts are made from Tamiya tape and Pe parts from Legend conversion kit
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I am quite happy with the result.
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Was quite a long journey through often unknown territory.
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I wanted to depict a weatherbeaten vehicle at the dusk of its service. You judge whether this has been achieved.
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Now only a decent base is missing. I tried one but it did not work. But a new idea is in my mind...
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Yes, you are an old build, but we are not done yet. The release of Ammos set: IDF accessories was a motivation to tackle again the suspended project to build a diorama for that vehicle. So some of the accessories received their first coat of paint.
Hozzászólások
33 12 October 2021, 23:47
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In photo 48 you use 'dawn' but I guess you mean 'dusk'.
Very nice achievement with so many firsts !
31 October 2021, 18:14
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Newsfeed overload ........ missed this one ....
Pimped up with lots of details this model really looks authentic and crisp. 👍
6 November 2021, 09:19
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@ Olivier: of cause you are right. Corrected. And thanx for the nice feedback. Dispite its shortcomings I am really happy how this M151 turned out.
@ Neuling: Thanx. I am happy to hear that.
8 November 2021, 00:17
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That was your first scratch/PE/airbrush job? Holy crap many experienced modelled would love to achieve that 😉 what a great job. I really like the iso-mat and soecially the seat (pic 15) .
25 April 2023, 18:09
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Thanks Spanjaard for the nice feedback. Although this chap is almost 20 years old, I still like it quite a bit.
26 April 2023, 20:29
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As Bughunter says, every part is a kit by itself.... Inspirational work for sure.
26 April 2023, 21:02
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Very impressive work here. Amazing work with the seat and the overall weathering is top notch.
26 May 2023, 08:01
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Thank you Rolf and Mr. James for the nice feedback. Much appreciated.
30 May 2023, 13:57