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Academy Merkava Mk.IID

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tom1815

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My entry for this campaign is the Academy Merkava Mk.IID in 135 with Lengend productions Turret/Hull basket set;


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In truth I know very little about the IDF and this was a bit of an impulse buy so I'm probably going to make it mostly out of the box with very few extras.
 
This is a neat kit and i am looking forward to seeing it's construction. I have a few of the Academy kits and would really like to know how this one goes together, as they seem to offer a neat product at a reasonable cost/no hype, the same of which cannot be said for some other brands
 
iambrb said:
This is a neat kit and i am looking forward to seeing it's construction. I have a few of the Academy kits and would really like to know how this one goes together, as they seem to offer a neat product at a reasonable cost/no hype, the same of which cannot be said for some other brands
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So far the build is going well and I dont see any immediate problems, I have to agree that often Academy kits are underrated which is a shame because I've enjoyed them over the years. This one comes with etch and two sets of wheels which is cool but rubber band tracks so its a trade off really.
 
Looks like a very nice kit- and the Legends kit just adds that much more...will be watching this one!

Been eyeing their Abrams kits at Hobby Lobby...guess the tracks are way off- wrong type and all...but the rest seems nice from what I can tell...
 
tom1815 said:
iambrb said:
This is a neat kit and i am looking forward to seeing it's construction. I have a few of the Academy kits and would really like to know how this one goes together, as they seem to offer a neat product at a reasonable cost/no hype, the same of which cannot be said for some other brands
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but rubber band tracks so its a trade off really.
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With the upper run covered the rubber band tracks are not bad at all. I have the M1A2 TUSK and am looking forward to it
 
Hey...is it just me, or does that test fit shot of the turret from above look a bit like the Millenium Falcon?
 
Iron Mike said:
Interesting, what is your impression of the resin parts so far?[/quot

Hi Mike,
The resin is a real work of art, makes me wish I was a better painter to really show it off, its easy to work with too. The only small niggle I have is with the large turret basket has a gap which you can probably see in the pic, all the reviews I read said it fits like a glove so perhaps its operator error and I've noticed a few pics online with similar gaps, I will probably try to get a closer fit and just live with it I think,
Tom
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Every resin piece I ever used has required some artful grinding or shimming, so I guess this one is no exception. Looking forward to the next steps. :good:
 
Just finished the non-slip on the hull using the Rust-oleum method, have to admit I dont like spray cans as there is so little room for error and here I got a little to close to the rear of the model and sprayed a bit to thickly but the front looks pretty decent.

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Next time I will buy a model with the non-slip already on it lol.
 
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