Merkava II

That's a very nice Merkava II... I wouldn't care for the non-slip surface, I have the book Merkava I, II, III Israel's Chariot of Fire from Concord Publications Company. In that book there are a lot of pics of Merkava IIs and most of them lack the non-slip surface, even in the Merkava III pics, "Mahatz", the pre-production tank, lacks the surface. The Academy Merkava III depicts this tank, so I'll detail most of it, but I won't make the non-slip surface as the tank in the pics clearly lacks it. Thanks for sharing. Most regards.

 

José

It looks so-so.  Besides the seam lines on the ammo cans, there are various knock out pin marks on the .50 cal, tow hooks, etc. that should have been removed or filled in.  There is some flash and extra plastic around the bottom of the turret as well.  Looks like he forgot to paint the tail lights again too.  The .50 cal on top of the barrel should line up with the barrel as well, not be pointing upward.  Looks to be the standard throw it together as quick as possible job by your "professional" builder.

Well Maniac, it looks decent paint wise, but detail wise there is something very important missing.  The anti slip is completely missing and is a crucial detail that AI seems to have forgotten.  Not to mention some seams on the ammo case.