papa 695's Merkava

[papa 695]

I know its a little early but this is my Summer GB

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I dont normaly do armour but i realy like the look of this tank

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[Ian M]

Good choice Ian.

Ian M

[Centurion3RTR]

A very nice kit Ian, i've not build one but have seen inside the box.

Have fun, John

[Guest]

Haven't seen one of these in the flesh yet but it looks like a really nice kit

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ooh,got one of these in my stash, i am watching this one with interest

[aaron]

Nice choice Ian, Love the flip up headlights. Im not sure but do these have non slip surface molded?

[papa 695]

Hi Aaron no it looks like i have to find a way to put it on

[Centurion3RTR]

'Non slip surface' i hear you say (ok, i read it lol). Mask where you want the non slip and paint it in a gloss (doesn't matter about colour), then just sprinkle flour on top of the wet gloss. Unmask and hey presto, one non slip surface. Hope it helps Ian.

Have fun, John

[papa 695]

Thanks for the tip John will do that when the build starts

[homechild]

Looking forward to this one. I initially thought about doing this one too.

[aaron]

Ive seen non slip done with "sand" but idk if im allowed to post a link to another build on another model site.

To be honest it freaked me out when i saw him pouring sand onto his merkava, Thats how i found out that there was such a thing lol.

Im a modern afv novice.

[Guest]

I must say this one kept shouting out to me in the shop but i resisted ... for now

good luck with throwing a bucket of sand on it Ian

[papa 695]

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Thats it for today

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[Ian M]

Road Wheels don't you just love those..... NOT!

Ian M

[Guest]

This'll be a good, fun build. Look forward to seeing what you create