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Armor/AFV: IDF [Israeli Defense Forces]
Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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Brad-M
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 02:31 AM UTC
Gents,

Do any of the kit versions of this model contain the dust cover for the gun?

Thanks

Brad
MikeKeenan
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 03:15 AM UTC
None of them have the mantel cover, AFV Club released it as an aftermarket item. The cover can made to tissue paper soaked in PVA glue and water.
Brad-M
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 01:24 PM UTC
Thanks for the reply.

Brad
SabIngaMartin
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SABINGAMARTIN PUBLICATIONS
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 01:32 PM UTC
I try in the past to talk with them so they will put at least in the Israeli versions the dust covers but I fail. It was too much work for them to do so since the first version (australian) was done without it.

But if you are building the IDF CEnturion Shot Kal than some of them during the war lost the dust cover and you can build those specific tanks if you dont want to make a scratch, see www.sabingamartin.com for my book on the Shot Kal centurions in IDF service.
Robert

Dr. Robert Mansherob
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Magpie
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 02:03 PM UTC
Bugger I just bought one too, thought they would have fixed this omission by now.

I tell you I get so frustrated by this seeming industry norm that you buy a kit and THEN buy all the extras to make it into what it should be !
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