Award winner built and painted Merkava MK.III with w/Nochri Dalet Heavy Mine Roller System. Merkava Mark.3 BAZ, Tank 1, 1st Platoon, 1st Company, 3rd Izuz Batallion, 460 Brigade, Operation Cast Lead, Gaza, Jan 2009 Realistic weathering finish with IDF desert color scheme and accurate unit markings. Top building quality with outstanding details throughout the whole model and very high standard accuracy on every individual part. Tracks with road wheel detail. Rotating turret and gun elevation with many turret equipment device details. Adding on vehicle tools and more add-on details.

* Top building quality with sharp details overall.
* The detailing is right up to excellent standards with top building quality.
* Nochri Dalet Mine Roller System with sharp detail.
* Captured the structures of the applique armor around the front and sides of the “Dingle Balls” chain armor.
* Driver`s hatch with details and open-able.
* Rotating turret and gun elevation.
* Turret modular armor nicely rendered.
* The main gun barrel is a multi-part and looks very good.
* Each crew hatch has choice of clear periscopes or closed covers.
* All crew hatches can be posed oped or closed.
* Vision blocks, episcopes, and the panoramic sight lens are provided on clear parts.
* Detailed commanders and loaders MG’s are also nicely replicated.
* The smoke dischargers is nicely detailed.
* Nicely detailed .50 caliber machine gun and two GPMG machine guns
* The upper hull has plenty of fine detail including weld marks and more.
* Positionable hull-mounted spotlight。
* The lower hull realistically reproduced features some nice details such as suspension, axles, and rollers.
* Rear clamshell door assembly nicely rendered.
* Boat hull ventral armor plate covers motorization holes in the lower hull.
* The rear hull storage racks are fair detail-wise
* Heavier side skirts with superb rivet details.
* The road/idler wheels and drive sprockets have detail on both sides with great tooth ring details.
* Choice of rubber road wheels or combination of rubber and steel road wheels.
* Tracks with road wheel detail.
* The detail on the flexible tracks is very good.
* Lots of external details captured with individual parts.
* Towing cable, lights, antenna, on-vehicle tools, and many exerior details.
* Metal chain, antenna, and more add-on accessories.

Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Adding clear paint for good finishing on decal application. Washing to enhance the surface detail increases the appearance of depth including panels, doors, hatches, rivets, bolt heads, and more. Dry brushing to emphasize and highlight texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Adding non-glossy paint for better finishing. Great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches, worn and bare metal realistic simulating, flow rust and rain streaks effects, grease with staining appearing, engine smoking and muffler burned representing. Also, smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection.


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