Here's a bit more to look over guys.










Your comments and points of view will be appreciated.

From start to finish this has been a superb build! Great scratch building and great finish Caveman

Thanks Newfish, I'm going to build one more version of this tank. I see that there are some Mk.IIIDs with flat turret armor and I want one of those as well.


Now as for My next big project, it will be the newest IDF Mk.IV "Namera" heavy APC. I'm have only made some line drawings on it but with in the next week or so I should start building on it. Now I'll be building the "Active duty model.,not the concept version.

Hi Captain,
for a kit with sooooo many inaccuracies it's freaking good !
I wish I'd be able to get a quarter of your results !
Very inspiring.

I must give a try to some IDF MBTs. If only my banker agreed

To get around have int to spend so much money. I looked for sales on Great Models as well as Squadron. An thin there's all the scratch work I did to same my self money.
OK here's a list of the things I got on the mini sals over the years of that build.
1. 1/35 Academy Merkava Mk III - $19.95
2. 1/35 Legend Merkava upper hull conversion set - 39.89
3. 1/35 Legend IDF FAN MG set - 9.98
4. 1/35 Legend 50 cal. set - 9.98
6. 1/35 Legend ball & chain set - 10.99
7. 1/35 eduard Merkava Mk. III detail set(PE) - 19.99
8. 1/35 Fruilmodel Merkava Mk III track sets - 39.99
9. 1/35 Academy IDF tank crew set - 3.99
10. 1/35 Academy IDF Modern Infantry Set - 4.98
Total......................................159.77 over some years of hard and fun work. AN was it werth it "YEP"!!
No remember I did not buy all of this stuff at one time.
Now all the styrene I use I had it so I will not at that to the full cost. Nore will I add the cost of the Resin I had on hand. The paint what a custom mixed paint I made up afthere looking at IDF photo on line and in the mini books I have. The type of pain started off with: Fl-Mild Gray Primer, Tamiya Fl-Black for the lines, Thined 10%-20% Olive Green, Then my mix of 20% Gray 40% olive Green. And then I dusted the tank with chalk pastels. I feel I'll do a lot better on the (LIC)-Low Intensity Conflict version.

I am trying to find out the colour of the Merkava Mk III tank your kit looks very good and so does the colour but it must be the lighting because one shot shows it in a buff tone the other is grey green. Can you please elaborate on what paint you used and if it was a mix. Kind regards Dave porter