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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: ScranJ51 on December 29, 2021, 11:27:15 AM

Title: Golan Heights
Post by: ScranJ51 on December 29, 2021, 11:27:15 AM

An Israeli Merkava tank links up with Israeli Paratroopers on a lane in the Golan Heights:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51784770265_1141b38948_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mU3u3D)Golan Heights 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2mU3u3D) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51784149818_2ae00610eb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiBh)Golan Heights 2 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiBh) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51784149798_2f6158a64a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiAW)Golan Heights 3 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiAW) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51783083042_19a5e3c919_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTTQuA)Golan Heights 4 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTTQuA) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51784149883_5bb01da641_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiCp)Golan Heights 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2mTZiCp) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr


Tank is the Academy Merkava Mk.IV LIC, figures are DML Israeli Paratroopers

Title: Re: Golan Heights
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 30, 2021, 01:23:40 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Golan Heights
Post by: raafif on December 30, 2021, 07:22:42 AM

Nice ! now I can finish my full resin kit of this beast :icon_sueno:

Title: Re: Golan Heights
Post by: Old Wombat on December 30, 2021, 10:10:39 AM

Not a bad kit. I'm building one at the moment & it's going together quite well.

Mine will, however, be whiffed. ;)


Like what you've done here. :smiley:

Title: Re: Golan Heights
Post by: ScranJ51 on December 30, 2021, 11:46:28 AM

Very pleased with the kit - fitted well with minor problems - the PE also quite good.

My only issue - there are two figures included - the Tank Commander and an Infantryman.

However, the instructions don't tell you how to leave the hatch open - I'd followed them and actually closed the hatch - then had to pry it open...............................

Title: Re: Golan Heights
Post by: Old Wombat on December 30, 2021, 03:38:28 PM

There's also an error in the instructions when building the commander's hatch (Sub-Assembly "L" in Step 7); Part B23 is shown the wrong way around, the small hole shown should be on the other side. The trick, however, is not to glue part B8 [anywhere] & to just glue parts [B21+B23] & B22 to the hull top. This allows the hatch to move freely. :smiley:

Doesn't help with the "J" sub-assemblies (spring bars), though. :icon_crap: