Here's the IFV I'm trying to build. Even if this IFV it a prototype I'm still going to build it and weather it as well.




Here the kit used and my start.

This section needed to be built up.


The shape started out well.......




I tryed to get the front vents to look as close to the real one's as I can.


More work coming soon.....

alright, I'm watching this one. I started building the Namer ARV in 1/72 years ago but never completed it

Looks like you are off to a good start. Keep up the good work.

Very cool, love IDF armour

Thanks: KoSprueOne, I have wanted this one in 1/35 for a long time now. I wanted to build it before Legend comes out with at kit.

Thanks: HeavyArty I have the sides and top built and I will post photo to morrow. I just hope I get all the detailed parts right.

Thanks: vonHengest: One thing I must point out I have to build three Remote MGs. One for this project and one for my Achzarit APC and the last RMG will be for my humvee project. So I hope I can keep you all interested in this build.

Very interesting project and looks fabulous so far!
Thats some fantastic scratch-building.

Thanks for posting.
Cheers
Walter

Thank you for sharing, which will provide me a good reference for the production.
Blackwater

Caveman Is there any clear pictures of the vehicle at the top, I could not find. Thank you.

Thanks: flugwuzzi, I'll keep every one up dated as much as I can.

I go these photos from Military photos, If you need HI-Def photos I will look around and post a link to them, once I find them.
The only othere photos I hve are these:

Here's some more work of my work.

These are some mock-ups for the rear sections so I will be back with them ully finished.

Hello Caveman
Thank you for the link, I need them.

Shalom caveman.

As to the engine deck and grilles/louvers, check your mail box.

The two hinges on the front glacis should be half across the first engraved line.
They should "hinge" the plate, thus need to be half on each side of the line.

Michael Mass

There's nothing in my Inbox here on Armorama, oh I see my Yahoo box. Thanks for the photos. I'll use your photos to help fix things on bothmy APC/IFV project's
Thank's again M8.

I used this photo to start with way befor the IFV photos had come out. That's why my vent's look different than that of the photos I posted of the new Namera. Sorry for that guys.

Great build so far. The quality looks to be very good indeed.

I look forward to follow your build.

Only one thing with designation name issue.

The HAPC (and in future HIFV) is called Namer at it is not based on rebuilded tank hull but it is completely different new build hull but based on tank hull.

Namera is designation name for ARV.

Earlier the HAPC prototype (Merkava Mk.1 rebuilded hull) was called Namera and ARV was called Namer, but they swapped the names so acutall combat vehicle have more "combat friendly and agressive" name. ;-)

Namer= male Leopard
Namera (Nemera) = female Leopard

Namer also stands for Merkava APC
NAgmash MERkava (Nagmash = APC in Hebrew.

As for generations:
Namera = First APC proto based on Merkava Mk. 1 Hull.
Namer Shin-Kaf (GP) = Namer APC for Company's technical team
Namer Achzaka = Namer based on Mk. 3 existing hull =ARV
Namer APC (subject of this thread) = completely new hull. hybrid of Mk. 3 and Mk. 4 Merkava hulls, but newly produced.

See more in my book Merkava Siman 4
http://www.deserteagle-publishing.com/

Michael Mass

Hay "glock17c" I fixed the line, thanks for the head's up man.


Well I poped over to IDF in Scale to pick up some cool chassis detail. So I added webs to my rear Idler wheel.

Here's a bit more detailed items.

hay guys I just found a link with a Namer APC in 1/72 scale: 1/72 Namer APC

The detail on the chassis is done. YOu know it's to bad I have to cover all this detail up with side armor.

will you cast it?!the whole thing.....it can be an idea....nice job up to now
regards
Ciro Riccio

I don't know just yet, I may need to build one more if I do that.(wakemeup)

Nice to see someone started one from scratch, that means a full injection kit will soon follow

Keep on the good work Captain !

Hay "bison126" By the thing I get this baby done some resin AF company will have a convertion or full kit coming out. That's not going to stop me I'm still going to get this projects finished.
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Hay guys I just ran across an article, stating this: General Dynamics to develop Namer APC for IDF.
Move will increase the survivability of Israeli military forces; Israel in negotiations with several countries over Merkava sale.

So what do you all think of Israel to export the Merkava Armor? I'm going to start a stand alone post of this as well.

What's up with this build Captn?! I am really stoked to see how this one is going to work out for you !