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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
...continued... Then I got a little carried away! I blew a couple of coats of more Sinai Grey, then a light overspray of Sand Grey just to highlight it a little. I didn’t want to overdo the preshading effect, so I allowed the later coats to dial it right back. Anti-skid still there! Here you...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Had a busy day yesterday! I primed the beast on Thursday, using Ammo One-Shot: Very pleased to see the antI-skid has survived :smiling: The skirts were not exempt either- I mounted them on a strip of tape which I then taped to the inside of my “spray booth”: After letting it cure for a day, I...- Road of Bones
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Latest Acquisitions (2020)
Scored this for a snip on eBay: I built one about 3 years ago, and it was a beauty of a kit. I have a different plan for this one though...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
...and this is why I love forums like this! No worries about hijacking my thread Chris, as I have no problem with Jakko sharing his knowledge with everyone. There is always something new to be learned, after all! One of the best blogs I ever did was the one for my M60A3, where 3 different guys...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Ian, Jim- thanks chaps! Jim- it was pretty mishap-free, but was tricky nonetheless. Masking the tracks- I hit on this idea when making an Abrams a few years ago; rather than spend ages manipulating masking tape around the running gear, I use kitchen foil to cover the wheels & tracks. No need...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Bob- don’t follow me, I’m lost too! :smiling2: Ian- thanks very much:thumb2: The chariot now has wheels and tracks... This thing is starting to get quite weighty now! Very pleased with the tracks and wheels so far though. Next up will be masking off the running gear, so I can mount the skirt...- Road of Bones
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- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Paul- to be honest, I think trying to do the RPG screen in your scale would test my mojo! Thanks for the kind words though :thumb2: Had a good couple of sessions at the bench this weekend. My new AB hose arrived on Friday, so I painted the lower hull and wheel hubs with Sinai Grey. I found the...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
The mojo burns bright on this one, as I decided to fill the turret basket with various bits & bobs. I used a spare Israeli Jerry can from AFV club for the left hand side, added the spare track links and then an old camo net roll and some milliput packs, plus a few resin stowage items. I’m not...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Thanks all! Pressing on, I fired up the compressor, only to find my hose had developed a leak at one end. I bound it up in tape for a temporary fix, and broke out the Iwata Neo carpet bomber and my Ammo One shot primer. I sprayed the lower hull and the wheels: The crew got primed too. Next up...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Greg, Scottie, Stephen- thanks gents :smiling2: monica- hi there! Thanks for lending your support! :smiling: Glad you like it Ok then, a bit more fiddling... I was perusing my refs, and realised I’d detailed the barrel clamps incorrectly :flushed:. I carefully modified them to the correct...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Mike, Simon- go on then! Show us yer Merks :hungry: Jakko- I have managed to keep them intact in the past, but these seem especially flimsy. :confused: Jim - too true, sadly. Probably a consequence of having to break them down to make castings, I expect. Greg- my biggest fan! Thanks...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Thanks Scottie! Readying the figures for priming- had to use a small amount of putty to fill gaps in the arm joints, and the helmet mics needed repair (I do wonder how long they’ll last though!). I’ll do these in oils again once primed: Then I looked at the wheels, and realised I hadn’t...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Andrew, Steve- thanks chaps :smiling2: Grabbed a couple of hours this week, so I gave the anti-slip another touch-up, and then fitted the retaining straps for the ammo cans from the Eduard PE set: I also started with the crew, a pair of resin figures from Valkyrie. I have used them before on...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Thanks for the kind words gents :thumb2: I broke out the True Earth anti-slip goop again, and touched up a few places on the hull, before turning my attention to the turret. Here’s the first pass over the upper surfaces. I compared with my Desert Eagle reference book to see if the bolts were...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
After a hectic week at the mill, I finally got a few hours at the bench tonight:nerd: I finished off the side skirts on the other side, and they’re all stored until needed later. Time to tackle the notorious anti-skid texture, which is a feature of these vehicles. In reality, the anti-skid is...- Road of Bones
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Tamiya M10 IIC Achilles
Yer ‘tis (apologies to those who saw this first time around):- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Starboard side (mostly) finished- just got linking chains to fit once all the brackets are mounted on the hull: Thinking ahead, I suspect I am going to have to paint the lower hull & fit the wheels and tracks before I mount all this fiddly brass over the running gear. I tried a dry-fit of the...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Did a little more on the side skirt today, after successfully fitting my new pickups to my guitar yesterday. Each panel has a PE box behind it, which has holes in it to line it up on the hanging brackets - provided you stick some 2mm lengths of rod in the appropriate places! Then a face plate...- Road of Bones
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Chariot of Fire- Meng Merkava IIID
Cheers chaps! So far so good, but the time has come to start the side skirt mounting brackets... The E.T Models PE is rather good stuff - it’s a bit thicker than Eduard, and the fold lines etched in are angled, so it’s easier to get good square corners to each fold. Each of the 10 mounting...- Road of Bones
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