Available from Model Miniature is an Israeli armored troop vehicle rendered in 1/72 scale.

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I thought the Namer was based on the Merkava IV chassis. Maybe the very first ones were converted from Mk.Is and IIs...?

Yes, as mentioned here: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/namer.htm

Thanks Tat, some interesting info there. I didn't know IDF was experimenting with a Merkava based HAPCs as early as the mid '80s.

However, there's some misinformation in the article:

'Merkava 3 and 4 have torsion bar suspension' - as a matter of fact, all Merkavas have either paired (Mk.I and II) or independent (Mk.III and IV) helical coil-spring suspension.

'As a result in 1983, obsolete Centurion MBTs (sic!) were withdrawn from service and modified into heavy APCs' - the last Shot platoon was withdrawn from regular service in July '92 (see picture #379 here: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/260992&ord=&page=4). By 2002 all Shot reserve units too have been dissolved.

Cheers Israel. Sorry can't comment any further. Maybe the IDF experts can chime in.

This looks nice, but some of the road wheels look to be floating a little above the track, like the second to last one on this side:

Well, now that I see it without side-skirts, I can tell you that’s DEFINITELY not a Mk.I/II type suspension, but more like a Mk.III/IV. Unless the suspension of the initial ‘Namers’ converted from Mk.Is and IIs was replaced too (which I doubt), something’s obviously wrong here: either the kit, or the description...