Hello!

So, a Magach-a-rama after all! I like to look at you building those israeli monsters. They really hava a talent for re-fitting tanks, don't they? Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks Pawel. I guess I'm on a roll, still have lots of stuff in the stash to use up.

More pics soon, the M60 is ready for primer and M48 moving along too. I have to say here most of the Dragon Magach parts are pure fiction, so I'll have lots of scratch work to do.

Cool!!!!!

T'anks.

So, Magach with more done on the hull, and M60 ready for primer:

IMG_7792 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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Thanks for looking!

Some more progress on the Magach today. I did trade out the Verlinden gun tube for the DEF Model stuff, nicer and more accurate.

IMG_8657 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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So far the Takom parts for the turret have all been great, even the very fragile bustle rack. Getting the DEF parts to go in there was fun, as they're designed for the Dragon kit, but with a little Aves putty, it all worked.

I've started the ERA on the Magach, not a lot of fun since Dragon has done a poor job on the grouping and mounting of the individual blocks. I'm assembling them per instructions, then separating them, filling and sanding and THEN mounting them, individualy as per the real thing. Tedious, but necessary. It took most of a day to do the port side of the turret.

IMG_9390 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_9389 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

I'v also added what is probably the last of the hull detail, and could possibly work through the rest of the turret soon, even considering the corrections I'm having to do. I'm also into the spares for ERA blocks, as Dragon shorts a few.

Oh fantastic, love those ERA blocks! 

T'anks, G. Other side almost finished, hull too. Time permitting, I'll get pics up tonight.

Short day today, pics of progress so far:

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More on the cupola reamains, and some more etch, but getting closer.

Excellent work on these vehicles.

Thank you! I think one of my next projects is going to be very simple, OOB and just for fun, never mind accuracy, although the M60 was pretty straightforward to get together, and if it ever stops raining around here I'll get some paint on it.

Oh she's coming along great! Love the storage in the bustle rack. 

Thanks G. So it calmed down outside, and I shot some green on the M60, skipping primer this time in an attempt to preserve fine detail and textures. I'm using Krylon "camo green", and I think it worked. I had an interesting experience, too. My old can was getting very low, so before it ran out I warmed and shook the new can and shot a bit, noticing right away that it was a shade or two lighter. Thinking ahead (surprising for me) I finished the ititial coverage with the new lighter can, then went back with the last of the old, darker can and very lightly sprayed the lower hull and bottom ot the turret. It's not readily apparent, but time (and better photography) will tell.

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I did an acrylic dark green wash, highlighted a couple of areas with a lighter green, then a sime-gloss clear coat and decals, from the Dragon kit. so far:

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I'm going for a clean look, possibly using some wargames Agressor markings I have on an old Verlinden sheet, need to do a bit more research first.....

That looks really good! 

Thank you sir!

And some more wash application, working with a medium brown color now:

IMG_0803 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Looks good, Dragon made an odd choice with the bumper number, HQ-16 though.

Russ - the tank is looking nice!

Rob - why is HQ-16 so odd? Did they mean a tank belonging to the boss himself?

Have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel

Russ - the tank is looking nice!

Rob - why is HQ-16 so odd? Did they mean a tank belonging to the boss himself?

Have a nice day

Paweł

 

Pawel, usually the Battalion Commanders tank is marked HQ-66. At least when I was in. 72-80

Wow, nice work, and the Magach is a real ugly beast.

M60_ tanker

 

 

Pawel

Russ - the tank is looking nice!

Rob - why is HQ-16 so odd? Did they mean a tank belonging to the boss himself?

Have a nice day

Paweł

 

 

 

 

Pawel, usually the Battalion Commanders tank is marked HQ-66. At least when I was in. 72-80

 

Dang it, wish I'd known that earlier.....

Nice work on both.  Loking at the MAG, I'm getting the folding shovel out to make my foxhole WAY deeper.

That's funny right there. And thanks.

goldhammer

Nice work on both.  Loking at the MAG, I'm getting the folding shovel out to make my foxhole WAY deeper.

 

Pawel

Russ - the tank is looking nice!

Rob - why is HQ-16 so odd? Did they mean a tank belonging to the boss himself?

Have a nice day

Paweł

 

In the old 5-tank platoon days, there were three tank companies (A, B, C) with 5 tanks per platoon in three platoons (1, 2, 3). -16 isn't a normal tank number. A command tank is often -66 or -65, sometimes -60 and -50 for commander and executive officer respectively. Tanks in the various platoons are -11 thru -15, -21 thru -25 and -31 thru -35

I really don't know whose tank HQ-16 would be.

I'm gonna dig through my box o' goodies and see if I have some workable numbers now, I'm bugged. Would -15 be a realistic choice? I have two big fives, and surely some smaller digits for the bumper codes

RBaer

I'm gonna dig through my box o' goodies and see if I have some workable numbers now, I'm bugged. Would -15 be a realistic choice? I have two big fives, and surely some smaller digits for the bumper codes

 

While your at it, you need to fix the US Army numbers on the left side. Always reads from left to right. US ARMY 9BXXXX. And while I'm giving you a hard time, the bridge Classification needs to be on the upper front slope. Out side of that, you do remarkably good work.

M60_ tanker

While your at it, you need to fix the US Army numbers on the left side. Always reads from left to right. US ARMY 9BXXXX. And while I'm giving you a hard time, the bridge Classification needs to be on the upper front slope. Out side of that, you do remarkably good work.

 

I thought they did.....   I may have another bridge classification decal, but serial numbers I don't have.

Anyhootch, pics so far:

IMG_1036 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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Thanks for the input, really. I do prefer to have things like markings as accurate as I can get them.

She's coming along great!!!

I'd be tempted to spatter mud over the running gear and lower hull including the unit number...