Dio: Two Merkava Mk.IIID (LIC) on a desert road

Simon Nagorsnik
Great project and nice preshading!
Follow this!

Shar Dipree
Some little progress

Mona
hi, how this one going for you ? I have this kit ..haven't attempted because of the scale ..my eyes and old hands .

Robert Podkoński
Great paintjob, Shar!

Shar Dipree
Hello Mona and Robert. Nice to meet you and thanks for your contributions. 🙂
@Mona:
The kit is good to build. The lack of accuracy of fit between the tracks at the drive wheel and the hull causes some difficulties. The space between hull and the track covers is very tight.
I´m buliding/painting with a magnifying lamp because my eyes aren't that good anymore.
I will add the chain ball armour, they are missing in the kit but they are a distinctive feature of the Merkavas.

Mona
👍 😉

Shar Dipree
Some little progress. I create the number "4" from the others. I need to refine the numbers ("4") a little bit but I think it didn't turn out bad.

Jan Peters
Nice work sofar, will follow this 👀

Shar Dipree
Thanks Jan. 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting project 👍

Shar Dipree
Some little progress with the diorama base and weathering the first.

Shar Dipree
Some of my reference:
gettyimages.es/detai..e-derechos/640972771
gettyimages.es/detai..-derechos/1084151324
gettyimages.es/detai..e-derechos/112717039
rare-gallery.com/754342-merkava-tanks.html
flickr.com/photos/idfonline/15665656935
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Shar Dipree
Some news. Selfmade tow robe and ammo belts. Modified (open) commanders hatch at 1st tank.

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you for "liking" so many of my albums!
Here, too, great progress can be noted, keep it up!

Shar Dipree
Some news. I'm slowly coming to the end.

Thank you Simon. Your models are really fantastically. Great job, awesome colouring, fine weathering and lovely bases. I like to check in with you.

Marius
Very well done so far! The hard work on some of the details paid off. They look really beautiful!
Awaiting the final pictures!

Btw, I have the Esci kit of the Merkava I and I was thinking of a similar landscape as diorama, but I am reluctant to even start since I have never done a diorama before. Your terrain looks very good. What did you use for the fine earth granulation/texture?

Shar Dipree
Thank you Marius.
As a basis ground, i used AK terrains sandy desert: ak-interactive.com/p..-sandy-desert-250ml/
(some finer and more yellow/less red: AK terrains desert sand ak-interactive.com/p..s-desert-sand-250ml/) On this ground i use:
Faller - Streumaterial, Pulver, Tonerde-Untergrund, rötlich: faller.de/anlagenbau..grund-roetlich-240-g
and
simple clay powder (i know it from keeping ants), mixed with (some) sand as needed. The clay powder hardens (more sand gives harder ground) after being wet.

Shar Dipree
Some little news. Antennae made from a stretched casting branch. and I added some weathering to the tanks.
I'm considering laying the lines from the coaxial MG. Other than that, i'm about to graduate.

Shar Dipree
I added the control lines for the MG on top of the main gun and some cloud of dust behind the tracks.
I hereby declare the diorama complete.

Marius
Very good looking!
I like the fact that it's dynamic, the dust clouds gives the impression the tanks are moving indeed.

Congratulations on the hard work any beautiful result!

Shar Dipree
Marius, thank you very much.
I'm also happy that this project has now been brought to an end. It took long enough, however, I also had a forced break due to moving.

Łukasz Gliński
Impressive, inspiring and last but not least v.dynamic 👍

Shar Dipree
Hello Łukasz, nice to see you and thank you very much. 🙂

Simon Nagorsnik
Really great job!
I already taste the dust on my tongue 😁
You´ve created a really convincing desert scene here and with great attention to detail and the dust clouds look good too.
It hits your references very well.

Like it 👍👍

Jan Peters
Very cool, love the way motion is suggested!

Shar Dipree
Hello Simon and Jan. thank you very much for your contributions.
And thanks to everyone who left a like.

Rui S
Beautiful small scale Dio. Great work all around 👍

Guy Rump
Great builds, I thought they were 35th scale initially. 👍

Gary Curling
Love the sand being kicked up at the back of the tanks.Nice

Shar Dipree
Hello Rui S, Guy Rump and Gary. Thank you very much for your compliment.

Bruce Huxtable
Wow! Very skillful work leads to superb results!

Michael Kohl
Oh I like that one. Cool desert feeling.

Łukasz Gliński
I finally found out what it reminds me of... it just looks like a still from "Waltz w/Bashir", only better! 👍

Neuling
Very realistic small scale dio!

Shar Dipree
Hello Bruce, Michael and Neuling. Thank xou very much.
@Łukasz: I know the film, but I had never seen it in its entirety. 👍

Mr James
I'm liking the dynamic dust effect.

Shar Dipree
Hello Mr. James. Thank you very much for your compliment.

Łukasz Gliński
Highly recommended 👍