IDF GB April 15-October 1,2006

Excellent! It's great to see some other progress being made.I also got some done on the halftrack I'm building. Here it is:



Now for a few details, and it'll be ready for decals.

ua0124 wrote:

I'm trying to decide what to build next.  The Mirage is 95% finished...taking my sweet time.  I have a Spitfire Mk ll.  I wonder if the IDF ever had any Spitfires?  Most likely I'll have to find decals for it.  Any suggestions on my choice?

I believe they did have Spitfires, I can remember seeing one in Israeli markings. They also had Messerschmitt Me109's as well that they got from Czechoslovakia.

gdarwin wrote:

hi guys,i need some help,since i dont have any Sinai gray,or armour sand to piant my fitter,can you sugjest a colour that i can use,i use tamiya acliys,thanks guys.and you all have a merry xmas .

If you haven't already painted it, try any dark sand color, or even a light grey-green. I'm sorry I cannot be more specific, since I don't normally use Tamiya paints.

Thank you all and Merry Christmas to everyone!

I just finished adding the armaments and fuel tanks.  The canopy on the pland is nog up to standards right now.  Too much super glue was squeezed and it fogged up the canopy. Now I am trying to fix it. Not sure how though.  I posted my question in the Techniques forum.  Hopefully I will be able to fix it.  Also the pics can be seen in the Techniques form under Damaged Canopy.   

hi guys,i just added some pics of the fitter to my site,i hope you like them.

hi guys,i need some help,since i dont have any Sinai gray,or armour sand to piant my fitter,can you sugjest a colour that i can use,i use tamiya acliys,thanks guys.and you all have a merry xmas .

I started! I finished the egine assembly and painted it also painted floor in the thing.

I'm trying to decide what to build next.  The Mirage is 95% finished...taking my sweet time.  I have a Spitfire Mk ll.  I wonder if the IDF ever had any Spitfires?  Most likely I'll have to find decals for it.  Any suggestions on my choice?

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!

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 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.

Gdarwin, looking forward to see your progress.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Bump

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!

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.

We want pics! lol

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

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

Great lookin plane ua0124.

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.

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

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