IDF GB April 15-October 1,2006

Ygmodeler4,

Its very good to have some $$$. What do you plan to buy?

A Merkava. Probably.

Ahhgghhh I spoke too soon. Unbelievable. Eduard pack the wrong decal sheet. They placed a decal sheet that belongs in a Mirage lllC box into my lllCJ. I notice that I did not have a the correct decal sheet when the instructions never show where to place the French markings. Ahhh!!! Everything was going way too smooth, great, super great. Ahhh I spoke too soon. Now my creation will only have half of the correct markings. I'll post a pic tomorrow. I guess I'm done decaling

I am waiting on some replacement decals, they should arrive next week or so. I am going to put this project on hold until I get those decals. What decals I had went on very well.

Very nice, Ernie!!

Congrates on the Super Sherman, Anthony!

Ernie, that aircraft is looking awesome! Great job man! Can't wait to see it finished.

Wow! That is looking great ua0124! Keep the pic comming!

Thanks for the comments. The replacement decals will be coming in next week. I ended up ordering another Mirage lllCJ kit. I have some other Israeli markings for the replacement kit. So you'll most likely see that kit in the near future. Time for me to go to bed. Gots to get up early for work.

YEAH I finally got a kit for this GB.
IDF M113 Fitter. Sorry no Merkava.

Great lookin plane ua0124.

I received some replacement decals for the Mirage...the correct decals. Now I can finish my build.

We want pics! lol

Ahh pics, yes pics will be coming soon. I also have another Mirage that I will most likely do for this GB however I just may do something else if it catches my attention.

Congrats on getting done. I apologize for not participating more. I've been working so much overtime at work, I barely have time to even enter my hobby room, much less build a model! I did start a little on the Labor Day weekend, but not enough to post pics of. Maybe when things slow down a bit, I'll be more able to get more done.

Meanwhile, I'll keep popping in to see what everyone else is building. I'm seeing some awesome work!

Bump

Well, it has been a long time and I apologize for taking so long to contribute here. I have finally decided to do something to earn the badge I've been sporting for so long.

I started Airfix's M-3 White half track. I am going to kitbash this into a 6pd gun carrier. So far, I've built the chassis and wheels which were quite easy since the halftrack suspension and tracks were molded as one piece:



You can see that the age of the molds has left the quality of the parts in question. Still it is a fast and easy kit to build and I'm enjoying this one.

Next came the body. I built that up to a point.



Now I have to make adjustments to the front cab by extending the front armored plate on the passenger side. The Israelis moved the .50 caliber machine gun to the main cabin from the gun ring that the US had above the main cabin. That allowed them to be able to fit the British 6pd gun to the back of the halftrack.

They also did the same with a US 105mm I heard, and that may be another kitbash I may do later if I can find a 1/72 scale 105mm cannon to cannibalize.

I also started a BRDM 1 that I'm going to do in Israeli markings to show a vehicle captured from Egypt. I'd only installed two pieces on it, so that is why I don't have pics of that one.

I'll post more pics when I get more progress done. I hope enough people are watching this thread to be able to see what I've gotten done.

Thanks for looking, comments are welcome.

Wow great job Duke. Your not the only one that hasnt contributed Im really lazy when it commes to Gbs.

looking good Duke , i still havent started my idf fitter trying to get other builds out of the way,i hope i will start soon. have a good modeling day all.

Thanks for the comment guys! I'm glad someone is still watching this Thread. I'll have more progress pics up a bit later when I figure out how to build the passenger area to fit the .50 caliber machine gun, and when I get more progress done on the BRDM.

Heh there Duke, any new pics coming on your progress? 

Actually yes, but not on the model you expect. I lost half the parts to the gun I want to mount on the halfdtrack, so I've put that one aside for noe. I did get some progress done on the captured Israeli BRDM 1 that I was also working on for this build, but since all attempts to post pics have failed, I shall have to wait till they fix these Forums before I can post them. I have no clue anymore how to post pics where they can be seen. I miss the old way of being able to post them and wish they'd return to that.

When I get it figured out, or they fix the posting, I'll have those pics ready for you.

I agree on that Duke.  Well my progress is that I opened te box again and almost started but my dad told me to wait until we get some models finished.

ygmodeler, Heh I am in the same boat. I have a total of three models that need to be finished.

Duke, sorry to here that.  I was not aware that there were problems posting pics.  I'll have to give it a try.

Lol! I always have several models to finish!

Here's another attempt to post some pics. These are progress pics on my captured Israeli BRDM 1. (If they show up!)

Here I glued everything together, filled and sanded  the gaps in preparation for the detail parts:



(Wow! It worked! At least when I previewed it....)

Here is a pic of it with the basecoat on it. I painted it in the sand color associated with Egyptian vehicles:



Details are added and painted:



Here it is with a slight wash and the decals applied. You can see I still have the glosscoat on it:



I still need to do a more comprehensive wash. Then I'll dullcoat it and drybrush it and she'll be done. After that, I may start my Tiran 6 for this Group Build as well. I will also be on the lookout for those missing parts for the 6pdr gun so I can finish the halftrack too.

I'll post pics when I get more done. Comments are welcome.

Duke, its coming out very nice. Looking forward to seeing the final finish.  I am still working on my project. I put away and now I am ready to work on it.

hi guys,Duke cool pics of your kit.well i got started on my 113-fitter,not to much to say at this point,got the engeine done and painted,im painteing parts as i go ,i will post pics to my site as i get moer done.have a great modeling day all.

Gdarwin, looking forward to see your progress.

well i finised the interor of the fitter,it looks bare in side.started on the exterior but that will be slow,iwill post pics soon,have a good modeling day all.

Well, it has been awhile since anyone has posted here. Fortunately, I have finished one of the projects I was doing for this Group Build. This is my Israeli captured BRDM I.:



Now I shall start work on the Israeli M-7 Priest that I have. Hopoefully soon I'll be able to find the parts to that 6-pdr Gun so I can finish the halftrack.

Comments are welcome.

Well, I think it's time to bump this up. I have found an extra Airfix Universal carrier and 6pdr gun kit so I was finally able to get the gun mounted in the bed of my halftrack. I added a few extra details as well so she is almost ready for paint. I'll get pics posted here in a bit. Then I will also start on the M-7 Priest for my Israelis too.

Come on people! Let's get those vehicles and aircraft built!