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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 7:07 PM

I will be watching this one with GREAT interest. I've been waiting for a long time to see your unique touch applied to some soviet armour.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 6:37 PM

bbrowniii - thanks for the compliments. I really like doing modern stuff too.

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bbrowniii

Member since
April 2003
From: 41 Degrees 52.4 minutes North; 72 Degrees 7.3 minutes West

Posted by bbrowniii on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 11:51 AM

Gino

I really love the more 'modern' stuff, and this one looks to be a great subject. I'll be looking forward to your progress.

'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 11:43 AM

Thanks Terry. If you can find any photos that show the marking, that would be great. I'm looking forward to hearing what you find out.

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terry35

Member since
May 2005
From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland

Posted by terry35 on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 11:36 AM

Good luck with this one, a Tiran was the first tank I built when I came back to armour. I done a South Lebanon Army one as at the time a lot of guys from the club were in the army and had served in the "Leb" and had plenty of stories and photos at the time.

I will be meeting some off the guys for a beer tomorrow and if any ex-army guys are there I will ask if any body has photos and if I get any I will post them for you.

During the 1982 Israeli invasion "operation peace for Galilee" one guy sat on a roof of a road block and just photographed M113's all day long, we had about 200 photos of all that but I'm unsure who has the originals.

Terry.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, August 1, 2011 5:44 PM

Anthony and RBear - thanks for the support. I'll keep you posted.

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RBaer

Member since
September 2006
From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA

Posted by RBaer on Monday, August 1, 2011 10:50 AM

IDF! Cool. I did one a while ago from the Trump kit (not a great start point, I know) and used the kit markings, but I have no idea if they're based on fact or not. I was unable to find any good pics of tanks in actual use, only museum shots. The old Verlinden book was some help, but only about where the ID plates went.

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, August 1, 2011 6:57 AM

should be nice Gino

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, August 1, 2011 6:48 AM

Stik - thanks for the extra pics. I'll see what extra markings I can gleen from them.

Shellback - thanks for checking in.

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Shellback

Member since
March 2006
From: Right Side of a Left State

Posted by Shellback on Monday, August 1, 2011 12:38 AM

Not much to comment right now Gino . I'll be watching .

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Monday, August 1, 2011 12:32 AM

Here's a few more to help...

http://idfmodelling.free.fr/tiran.html

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:57 PM

Thanks for the support Bill. It has been pretty fun so far.

Mike - Yup, another tank, but not a Sherman. I think I will stick w/the kit rubber band tracks on this one. They are actually pretty good.

Scorn - Thanks for the pics. They shed some light on markings options.

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Scorn

Member since
March 2004
From: Sarepta, LA

Posted by Scorn on Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:22 PM

Found another. Not much help either though...

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Scorn

Member since
March 2004
From: Sarepta, LA

Posted by Scorn on Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:20 PM

I have a few pics on my 'puter of the Tiran 5 in action, but mostly you find them in the books.

Here's one though:

Just about everything else I have are museum shots.. sorry bro.

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redleg12

Member since
July 2006
From: New Jersey

Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:59 PM

Hummm....another tank.....well at least it has resin and its not a Sherman!!

Nice work....pore blocks can be a PITA to remove. No sign of the problems. What are you doing for tracks?

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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BaBill212

Member since
February 2003
From: Allentown, PA

Posted by BaBill212 on Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:04 PM

Can't help out with the marking(s) questions,, but I wanted to say,, It is looking great,, nice start on it.

And,,,,, thanks for sharing!

Bill

Enjoy the ride!

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

IDF Tiran 5 - Completed 8/14/11 pics...

Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:48 PM

My latest project is an IDF Tiran 5 using the Tamiya T-55 kit and Legend's Tiran 5 conversion kit. The weapons were backdated to M1914 30.cals and the .50 cal was relocated to the gun mantlet to represent a Tiran 5 used by the IDF. The Legends conversion builds into a later version Tiran 5 used by Lebenese Christian Militia forces in the '80. The Legend set is really nice and not too bad to work with. The hardest part was removing the huge pour blocks from the turret and hull rear stowage bins. I broke them a couple times in the process.

I have completed construction and will be moving onto paint soon. Here it is so far.

As far as markings go, I haven't been able to find any really good pics. From what I can tell, they had the black/white serial number panels on the front glacis and rear hull plate. It also looks as though a unit marking is on the left corner of the rear hull basket. Any other markings I should be aware of? I have most of the old Verlinden IDF Vehicle Markings sheet (# DT MI 302) and a bunch of left over IDF decals. Suggestions?

As always, all comments are welcomed.

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