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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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A Merkava Diorama
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 01:08 AM UTC
This was built early last year and is built from the Revell Merkava kit.
The figures are from Preiser and it sits in a 10 x 15 cm picture frame.

Hope you like it

Regards

Sven-Åke




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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 02:32 AM UTC
Absolutely brilliant!!
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 02:50 AM UTC
Very Nice Sven. Simple but very effective.
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 05:08 AM UTC

Very nice! What did you use for the anteanna?

I've always wondered...what is they purpose of the .50 right above the main gun? (I kind of doubt a crew member actually leaves the safety of the tank to use it.)

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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 07:16 AM UTC

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Very nice! What did you use for the anteanna?

I've always wondered...what is they purpose of the .50 right above the main gun? (I kind of doubt a crew member actually leaves the safety of the tank to use it.)


My guess is its a spotter. Should be in sinc with the aim point of the main gun. TC can use it to ID target area for the gunner..."Watch my tracers" Gunner ID's tracer impact area, and follows up with the main gun. OR...its a nice extra gun for those peskey troop type targets. You can never have too many guns on your side in a firefight. Spoken from experience.. "Q"

ps. You can find pics of it online. They are remotely fired. In the pics you can see the wires running back into the TC's hatch. Also some great pics of them in several books on the IDF.
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 09:59 AM UTC

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Absolutely brilliant!!


Thanks Charles!!!

It was actually my first 1/72 kit that I built early last year and it
was that kit that got me hooked on small scale modelling

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:02 AM UTC

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Simple but very effective.


Thanks David!!!

I always have a hard time doing dios because I want both
the vehicle and the groundwork and the figures and the story
and averything else to be equally good but it's soo hard to
pull that off so lately I have concentrated on vehicles only
putting them on a simple wooden base so no attention is
pulled away from the vehicle...

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:12 AM UTC

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What did you use for the anteanna?


Thanks Christopher!!!

I heated some sprue and stretched it for the antenna...

And the .50 is as Mathew says remotely operated so no one
has to lay flat on their stomach on the turret to operate it...

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:19 AM UTC

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[My guess is its a spotter. .


Thanks Mathew!!!

Here's a good link to Israeli weapons systems

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/index_vehicles.htm

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 01:39 PM UTC
Thi is a Fantastic diorama

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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 03:01 PM UTC

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This is a Fantastic diorama


Thanks Gregor!!!

Glad you like it

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 08:25 PM UTC
Thanks for posting the link to that site. Lots of useful pics. "Q"
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 09:51 PM UTC

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Lots of useful pics


You're welcome Mathew
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:03 PM UTC
Damn Sven !!!

I built this one some years ago... nothing against yours !!!

When i saw the first picture i believed it is 1:35 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Very cool weathering and Effects, really outstanding Diorama !!!!

Cheers and my respect !
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Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 10:31 PM UTC

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When i saw the first picture i believed it is 1:35


Thank You very much Martin!!!

I guess the greatest thing to hear for a 1/72 scale modeller is
when people think it's 1/35 scale...

Regards and many thanks!!!

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2007 - 04:14 AM UTC

ya learn something everyday, thanks!

I learned 2 things today!
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2007 - 09:32 AM UTC

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I learned 2 things today!


That's good!!!

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:10 AM UTC
Hey

Nice work. I think it looks really good for 1/72 scale!
Keep up the good work

Grtz
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:30 AM UTC
That looks awesome
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:39 AM UTC

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It looks really good for 1/72 scale!


Thanks !!!!

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:40 AM UTC
Geez, I didn't even notice it was 1/72!!
Being a Merkava fan, I can tell you that it's awesome. The color, the shading, the figure poses. 11 in 10 possible points. The 1 point is a bonus for your excellent vision
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:40 AM UTC

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That looks awesome


Thank You very much!!!

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 03:42 AM UTC

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Geez, I didn't even notice it was 1/72!!


Thanks Antonio !!!

Really grateful for the high score you gave me

Many thanks!!!

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 05:08 AM UTC
i really like it, most excellent.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 09:11 AM UTC

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This was built early last year and is built from the Revell Merkava kit.
The figures are from Preiser and it sits in a 10 x 15 cm picture frame.

Hope you like it

Regards

Sven-Åke


Wow, excellent!
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