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Merkava Mk III Baz

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 02:56 AM UTC

A simple scene with a crew:

rfbaer

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 03:17 AM UTC

I get no pics.....

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 03:26 AM UTC

How's this?

Forgive me, but I'm new to this forum and am not too sure how to upload photos. Hope you can see them now.

Recon

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 03:48 AM UTC

Who makes the figures?

Mike

GuyGos

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 04:01 AM UTC

For a moment there I thought it was an actual picture of the tank!

Very nice

rfbaer

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 04:07 AM UTC

I see them now, and I'm glad I came back to look, very well done.
I'd also like to know the source of the figs, they look very good as well.
Construction details on the tank itself?

retiredyank

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 09:32 AM UTC

Quoted Text

For a moment there I thought it was an actual picture of the tank!

Very nice

ditto

EHAM0624

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 09:48 AM UTC

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For a moment there I thought it was an actual picture of the tank!

Very nice

Indeed, you could have fooled me, very nice!

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 12:15 PM UTC

Thanks guys! Much appreciated!

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 12:15 PM UTC

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Who makes the figures?

Mike

Mike, the 2 standing figures are from Black Dog, but their heads are from Blast Models' IDF crew set. The driver is part of that set.

SaxonTheShiba

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 01:02 PM UTC

Jasper-----Great build! I thought I was actually looking at a real Merkava for a second. Well done!

Best wishes,

Ian

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 02:32 PM UTC

Thanks Ian!

Russel, the build was pretty straightforward. Meng's Mk III was a breeze to build, but the parts count was hellish. I added bits and pieces here and there, nothing too serious. Didn't particularly like the plasticky rear basket tarp, so replaced that with foil. Here are some more pics:

Thanks for viewing!

specmod

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 04:59 PM UTC

Beautiful work, nice detail and figures look great!!

Phael_minis

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 05:03 PM UTC

Wow, incredibly realistic!
What have you used for antislip?

merkava74

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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 05:14 PM UTC

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Wow, incredibly realistic!
What have you used for antislip?

Thanks, Andrew and Raphael!

For the anti-slip, I used Hamster bath sand. Applied Tamiya cement onto each panel, sprinkled the sand on it, pressed it in a little, and then scrape off any excess with a knife. Tedious, as I had to do it panel by panel. I chose this method over the texture spray as I wanted to show a tank that was more worn out. If I made a Mk IV, I might go with the texture spray to show it in a more pristine condition.

obg153

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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 04:26 AM UTC

Simply outstanding work!!! And using hamster bath sand is another example of how innovative this hobby can be.

aristeidis

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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 06:23 PM UTC

Jasper pretty nice Merkava! I really like it very much and excellent photos!

Can you provide some further info concerning the colors you used and the canvas on the rear baskets? What did you use?

Is it a resin update from an AM company?

merkava74

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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 09:08 PM UTC

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Jasper pretty nice Merkava! I really like it very much and excellent photos! Can you provide some further info concerning the colors you used and the canvas on the rear baskets? What did you use? Is it a resin update from an AM company?

Thanks, Aristeidis!

The tank was primed with Mr Surfacer 1500, then pre-shaded with Black. The base coat was Mr Hobby Tan with 20% Black, and then post-shaded with Tan and a little white. Then it is washed with Raw Umber (oils with turp), dry-brushed with Tamiya Buff, and then lightly washed again. The grime and streaks are all various oils. Some pastel powders were also used to dust it up.

As for the canvas on the rear basket, that was made with lead foil.