Tamiya Merkava 1 dio with Israeli security wall keeping out Hezbollah terrorists, sporting graffiti by artist BANKSEY.

Andy,

Look cool but can you provide a like to the larger picture besides the thumb size photo?

Tony

It is not segregation wall, it is security wall to keep out the bad guys who would hurt me and my friends and family do not believe the BBC.

That aside, looks good need it much bigger.

Security wall built by orders of Likud Ariel Sharon PM, this was in year 2000, Merkava I tanks are vastly upgraded since 1977 / 1982 and are now used as tanks for the reserve and to train the national service people. Jeeps and soft skin more to be used, tanks around the concrete barrier is not sensible because this area is very built with houses and roads. But it is niceand I like great. So sorry to be a person that finds fault.

Take care

Photo rectified best I can. Dont know how to put it up on page without a link.
Thanks for the critic nice to have first hand advice from Israel. I am very interested in the Israeli military and regret never having the chance to serve with them during my time in the Army. When i get a Merk 4 might swop them over to bring it up to date.

Merkava IV would be more in keeping. Interesting is the Gaza crossing points looks very much like the East Jerusalem security wall, maybe model it as a Cast Lead build up / rally point. Critically from the model perspective it looks very well finished I am sorry to sound harsh.

http://usera.imagecave.com/markyannone2/YannoneBlog11/GazaWall1.jpg

This is similar

Thanks Ani
Followed Op Cast Lead in the media. You idea sounds good.

Andy great to see another IDF subject. Here is some pictures of the west bank wall. Your wall is looking a little bit small as its about 8m in height (according to wrongapedia)





As Ani suggests the wall was built in the early 2000's the Merkava I was phased out by then . So your diorama is slighty inaccurate I suggest you make a couple of little modifactations to your diorama and it will look fantastic. BTW how did you do the graffiti?
it looks pritty slick

HTH

Jaymes.

Jaymes I painted the graffiti with enamel closely copying a picture from the wall, could not manage to do the 2 boys well enough so omitted them.

Andy. You don't mind taking a close up of the graffitti you painted do you ? .

Cheers Andy!. It looks mighty impressive mate! Great work on the graffitti it looks very realisitc.

Jaymes.

Banksy really went to Israel to paint that? Wow, theres dedication to art.

This is a really interesting subject and very unusual. I really like how you replicated that graffiti, thats no easy task!

you could try printing the 2 kids on regular paper , cut out the 2 figures , take the negative (the part of the paper that the kids were cut out of) place the negative on the wall under the palm trees and spray it white . then take the paper with the 2 kids on it , cut out the black parts and put that over the white shape of the 2 kids and spray that black . basicly a template , thats how the original was painted.

Will have a go at that thanks