Nice job, good advice from the guys here, give it a try and you next model will turn out great!

i vote the CV9040B. if the CENTURION is the afv club it has some fiddley stuff and, given your list, you have options. i built the SHO'T KAL and it turned out good. there is an armor post here with pics. you might want to check the finescale reviews of these kits. they tend to be short and helpful with pros and cons but not a lot of rivet counting comments. just ignore the qmount of time. everyone builds at different paces for a variety of reasons.

Thanks for all the feedback. I was surprised there wasn't any clear pieces in the kit. I'm not sure if they come with them or not. The kit came with a set of tracks and they weren't long enough to close (completely baffled) so I had to order the AFV Club workable tracks. They may be wrong for being the IDF version though. For antennas I never thought to use wire, always hesitant to stretch sprue for them.

As for next builds. I have a T26E4 Pershing, PZkpfw IV, CV9040B, M1A1, Centurion Mk5/1, Challenger II, Flakpanzer IV, and AH-64A Gray Camo to pick from.

i agree a very nice first build. i agree with all the other comments it looks like you forgot to weather the bussle rack at the rear of the turret. i have miissed the entire top of a turret once and only realized it after taking photographs. the figure looks nice. i rarely see figures photograph well, don't know why but they almost always look like figures.

looks like there is no glass in the vision block on the cupola though you can argue successfully that is the frame and the vision block wasn't installed. i don't see any antenna. i use very fine wire and have a decated oin vise for drilling antenna holes. i was in M-60 tanks and i suspect these teacks in the kit are the wrong ones for the idf blazers. when i left in '78 they were being replaced with the 2 removeable block per track pad type though i think my italeri blazer has the older track style too. grill doors would be grimy black. that is the exhaust. the grills on top are fine. they are air vents and, while collecting some residual oils and thus more dust they would look like yours and not grimy black.

the right track is correct but left track is backwards. not to worry i had to look it up to see which one was correct. the road wheel tires could be shiny like yours. sometimes they were sometimes not. the raised portion are black as they are rubber.

this looks like a lot of fiddley stuff but, when the build is done well and the paint job (not the color) is done well, the details are the mext thing folks look at. The biggest problem is the tracks being backwards. btw the way that can work for tires on lav's as i found out after the fact.

i look forward to future builds, what are you working on next?

Not a bad build to start with.  Besides the other suggestions of the others I would also note it looks like you forgot to paint both your front headlights and the tail lights.

Keep at it and always remember to have fun!

Hello!

Nice work! Although you probably need to research your subject more, for things like the colour of the tank - that was the first thing I noticed, many people argue about what colour an Israeli tank should really be, but definitely not this green. Rear of the tank - if it's dirty, you should fade the white markings more, by weathering them over. If it's clean, you should show the black slots on the rear lights more. It's good to use a black wash on the grilles on the top and rear of the tank, to show they actually have holes between the ribs. That said - I look forward to see more of your work on this forum, thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

Yeah keep at it then post the final pics.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. dirk you got me, I painted it flat first then sprayed a satin to apply the decals. Completely forgot to respray it matte. Still have some more work on it, if I can stay focused on one project that is.

Not bad at all.

I do notice two things. If it were me, I would  have hit it with a lightened color of the base coat to provide a fading effect, especially in the middle of most panels.

The other thing is, I see some glossy areas. Easily fixed with a coat of flat coat. That flat coat will give your weathering powders something to stick to, also.

 Just my .02. I don't build many tanks though. Looks good.

Nice tank!  I too like the weathering.  Looks good!

Front/Sides:

Top: (Do the fuel stains look somewhat authentic?)

Back:

On the end, how should the grates on top look as well as the very back? I can't seem to find good reference photos. I also screwed up on the glue, what would be the best way to fix it? 

Very nice looking M60!! I like the weathering personally. Thanks for posting it and post more!!!

Some more pics would def. be helpful. Looks good so far.