Early Merkava buildScale:1:35Status:In progressStarted:July 4, 2021Got this bagged kit for cheap - gonna be a basic "new" Merk, not going crazy with A/M - some basic scratch corrections, a bit of P/E maybe. Much of time will be in parts clean up, lots of mold parting seams, odd little voids, and ejector pin marks - Project inventoryFull kitsIsraeli Main Battle TankMerkavaTamiya 1:353627 (127) 1983 New tool Detail and Conversion setsIsraeli IDF MarkingVerlinden Productions 1:35155 M68 Gun barrel for IDF "Merkava" 1&2 MBTPanzer Art 1:35GB35-144 2023 New tool Merkava Mk.I Tamiya Eduard 1:3535574 2003 New tool FiguresIDFTank Crew MiniArt 1:3537076 2020 New tool /search.php?q=*&fkMATEID[]=46988&showast=no&fkWORKBENCH[]=WB46988&page=projects&project=102487 Project referencesMerkava I, II, III Israel's Chariot of Fire Firepower Pictorials No. 1025Samuel M. Katz 1992 Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II & IIINew Vanguard No. 21Samuel M. Katz, Peter Sarson 1997 PhotoalbumsEarly Merkava 22 images1:35Engine exhaust - boxed out inside, very thin sheet forced into place and glued in. Project: Early Merkava build2+Comments 1 7 July 2021, 01:48Casey BeckettBIG holes for toy RC functions, voids on rear of bogeys (will be visible, so fill them in!),mold parting seams galore7 July 2021, 02:12
MiniArt 1:35
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