IDF group build 2019/2020

Thank you getlemen, see you in the next GB

Thanks Theuns.

Looks good Castel.

I think you nailed that Merkava, just love the subtle weathering and stains.

Thanx for taknig part :-)

I will update the front page.

Theuns

Well, for better or worse, I am done with this one

Wow niw that looks good, love the paintwork. 

Thanx for taking part.

I updated the front page with a pic and also added the "insignea" GB badge that I think represents the whole IDF.

Theuns

Thanks Buddy.

Yes, it also comes with the Bat squadron.

Great job as usual Steve! I like the tail markings, are they the kit decals?

Thunes,

I,m done with the Sufa. Thanks for another fun GB.

A little further on the Sufa.

That is interesting painting with Rostellium :-)

Castleneuvo , I would play arround with a pin wash just to make the detail pop a little and for the cable, can you not maybe cut off the thimble ends, drill them out and clue in a piece of thread? This is how the cable on my takn came in the kit. When painted it looks good.

Theuns

Installment Seven -

Thank you, guys, for the encouragement on the tan! However, I decided to repaint with Rustoleum after all. I still have some more airbrushing to do; but here are two pics. 

Theuns

Nice save on doing the cockpit paint :-)

The the black for reverse shading tecnique?

 

Theuns

 

Yes, I black base everything anymore.

This is what a brand new Merkava would look like . It is painted with Tamiya dessert yellow and the mantlet is buff. The dessert yellow was probably sometimes in the past mixed with some other colour, but it is good enough. The towing cable around the turret broke when I tried to bend it. The instructions said "bend gently", I guess I wasn't gentel enough . Now just need some weathering, don't quite know what to do...Maybe a wash of raw amber and some black?

Nice save on doing the cockpit paint :-)

The the black for reverse shading tecnique?

Theuns

I finished the cockpit paint. I need to mask the canopy and spray the interior smoke then off to the base coat.

Hi again, everybody!

Nice turret, castel! What paint color did you use?

modelcrazy- Are you going to have its landing gear up or down? May the painting of the cockpit go well! :)

GreySnake- Good job! 

My computer is finaly back online, so here are few WIP pix. The progress has been quite significant from the time these were taken, new pix coming soon

The sufa is coming allong well, I am sure you will sort out the cockpit :-)

The turret on the Merkeva realy does have a "space age" look to it.

Theuns

I got further on the Sufa. took a picture and realized I hadn't painted the cockpit. Ooops.

Oh well, I'll deal with it. It looks mean to me with the electronics spine and CTF's

The Hump on the SUFA reminds me of the Avionlcs hump of the A4 E :-)

Theuns

Looks good GreySnake

I started on the Sufa. They have far more electronics and other items on the fuse than the US version. 

Thanks, Greysnake. :)

You’ve done a great job!

Nice work on the Merkava, I see you also got the same effect of the colour changing from a grey to grey/green as the light changes :-)

Theuns

Thanx :-)

Good job, Thuens! Congrats! 

I dont think a pink undertone is a bad thing, paint in the desert fades into totally odd colours. Here in South Africa green fades into a strange brown tone.

What you can try maybe is a filter to alter the tone a little but still leave the basic colour. I did this with very thined water colour , look at the slight difference between the front (filtered) panel of the LH side skirt and the rest of it/

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

To me it looks like a repainted or replaces part that has weathered at a different rate.

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/35 Magach 7 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Im caling this one dune, was a fun build, came out better than I expected.

Theuns

Thanks, GM. :) The paint seems, though, to have a pink undertone.