IDF group build 2019/2020

Hi Theuns;

Yes I would participate, but unfortunately not until after first of the year. Benchtime has been at a premium since Fall, and the rest of the year looks about the same. Best of luck getting your GB off the ground; there are plenty of unique and interesting subjects.

I’m interested. 

Sounds like an interesting idea!

I’ve got a kit that I could enter!   

Sure, I have a 1/72 Hase F-16 Sufa I'd like to get into.

OK great, I have the front page build roster up and running , for the guys not stating a model yet please let me know what you will be building.

This is then basically open now so get cracking.

I am open to sugestions for a group badge, if you have one post so we can see please.

Theuns

Maybe something with this?

Or too much?

Theuns: I can make one or a few for you and submit them, if you’d like. I can try to work with that, modelcrazy. 

My build will be the Tamiya 1/35 Merkava. 

I'd be interested, either a 1/48 ESCI Kfir,  or a 1/48 Italeri F-16B

John

Here are some GB badge options: 

Some images from the internet plus some editing and...

The GB dates aren’t too clearly visible on the last one; if you like that one and want me to redo it, just please let me know.  :)

Thanx for the feedback sofar guys, I like it.

Just a heads up, I am in South Africa, about 8 hour or so ahead of US eastern seabord so my responces might seem to be late to you guys, its 20h23 here now ;-)

Theuns

No problem! :) Also, my model is the Monogram 1/35 M48A2 Patton Tank. 

Hi Theuns,

I have a 1/72 AH-1S cobra that I can come in with thank you. 

I am also in with Tamiya's Merkava in 1/35. Bought it a while ago, just waited for an excuse to open it as my motivation for building has been in a doldrums lately.

Cool, seems we are off to a good start here :-)

Nice work sofar on that Merkava Greysnake, I have also looked at a few of the Tamiya 1/35 armour kits and might get one in the future, armour is not really my thng, I just want to try a few new weathering stuff I saw.

My build moejoe for this year has also been as low as can be but I made a start on my academy Maghac and sofar it is progressing well. I have assembled the road and drive wheels to see the track fit.

It seems the tracks are a few mm to short enev with the reat drive wheel axle moved as far forward as it can go...will have to think about this one for a bit.

The turret has the up armoured plates installed on the one side sofar, I had to wrangle it into place but I am sure it must be something I did wrong somewhere.

I had a look at some of the weathering powders and washes that one can buy but here in SA they are very expensive so I will play with oil paints and chalk pastels for now.

Academy's Merkava is also a very tempting subject, I may lool at getting one next year to compliment the one I am doing now.

Gues here in SA we sometimes have breaks in the internet so if I am offlin for a few days please continue, I will be back ;-)

Theuns

I'd like to join up with Ezer Weizman's Black 57 Spitfire. Scale will be 1/72, don't know which kit yet.

Oh goodness, or Oy Vay!

I've got quite a few, mostly aircraft.

Vautour probably my first choice,

Here's a pic of mine. I'll start as soon as I get the paint together.

Build roster updated

T

Mine, to be done in Israeli markings of course : 

Installment 1 - General

Here's the Kfir I'm working with.  the cockpit was short shot so I needed to add to that. The triangular intake on top needs to be remade cause it's way too wide, all panel lines will need to be etched as they are the raised type.

John

Ah man I remeber thos Esci kits from way bask in the 80's :-)

For interest sake, here is the new italeri 1/32 Mirage I did last year.

Italeri 1/32 Mirage 3 cj by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Italeri 1/32 Mirage 3 cj by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

As for the tank, this is what I got done sofar, there are loafds of little brackets and things to put on.

IMG_20190904_063114 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

1/2 of the turret armout installed

IMG_20190904_063056 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190904_065719 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Israel acquired 31 Sud Vautour fighter bombers starting in 1958. While Israel was unable to obtain weapons from most countries following the Suez Crisis, France was a main supplier of armor and aircraft as well as small arms.

Early Israeli jets such as the Ouragon, the Mystere and the Vautour provided the basis of the IDF following the very ad hoc procurement of Avias, Spitfires, B-17s,C-47s, Dragons and so forth. Mirages came later.

The Vautour was initially developed as a small sized nuclear weapon delivery system for the AdeA, but was inadequate as a bomber because it did not carry any radar.

With 4 30mm cannon however, it replaced the Mosquitoes in IDF use and was a counter to the IL-28 Egypt was operating.

Vautours provided a main part of the Israeli ground attacks that precipitated the Six Day War. They shot up Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi and Syrian air bases, with some losses and one A 2 A kill.

It's kind of an unusual design, having the same bicycle landing gear as the earlier B-47 and the later Harrier.

My entry, Air Marshall.

That is an interesting entry, looking forward to see it done.

The Magach is starting to look like a modern MBT now...loads of little things to glue on !

IMG_20190906_130742 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190906_130840 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Installment Two - Some Assembly

Below: Can anyone see the defect?- Ah, what to do?....

Would you put me down as a TBD please? I'll need to do some digging to see what I have.