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Thanks all. I found some aftermarket balls and chain made specifically for the Trumpeter Merkava, so I will grab those and either add them to this build or build another kit.
Nice to see you building again Mike! Nice work on the Merk.
BP Models
Looks good to me, base sets it off nicely.
I hate to think of the ball and chain armor in 1/72 though, gives me a headache..... 1/35 is bad enough.
Apprentice rivet counter.
Marvelous Merkava Mike...I'm always amazed with your work in this itty-bitty scale. Nice base too.
Cheers,
Brad
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
- T.S. Eliot
I haven't gotten to a Trumpeter Merkava yet, but the ones by Esci and Revell were very good. I don't know enough about the tank series to know of any accuracy issues, but it seems like Merkava kits end up looking so well built.
Nice job .
Nice
Steve
After a bit of a break and a couple of aircraft kits for a change of pace, I recently completed two new armour kits. Here is one of them... Trumpeter's Merkava III is a great little kit featuring the new Trumpeter method of track material and assembly. This was first used way back on the IS-3 kits and seems to have become the new Trumpeter standard, rather than those horrid vinyl tracks.The only detail lacking on this little Merkava are the characteristic ball and chain array underneath the turret rear basket. Not sure why Trumpeter omitted this, as the earlier Revell kit includes them.After much research, I used Vallejo Grey green for IDF Sinai Grey. Lifecolor's offering is darker, but Vallejo seems to "hit that spot"I have seen a lot of images in my references and online of Merkava's on dusty roads, so used that as an inspiration for a simple base.
Comments as per usual are most welcome
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