Tamiya 1/35 IDF Merkava build

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Tamiya 1/35 IDF Merkava build

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will be watching this one mate


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I'll be watching this closely as I just got this kit yesterday!
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You will be pleased with it, I am :) Simple and relatively easy build, fir is excellent to date. A progress video is rendering on Youtube as we speak. I believe you made as fine choice. Looking forward to your build :cheers2:
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Switcher wrote:You will be pleased with it, I am :) Simple and relatively easy build, fir is excellent to date. A progress video is rendering on Youtube as we speak. I believe you made as fine choice. Looking forward to your build :cheers2:
I'm not sure if I'll post it up here, as I've never built any armour and have a queue to do. I'm nowhere near good enough to show anything I make.

Maybe I should? Be a few months away which gives me time to follow and copy yours I guess.
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khimbar wrote:
Switcher wrote:You will be pleased with it, I am :) Simple and relatively easy build, fir is excellent to date. A progress video is rendering on Youtube as we speak. I believe you made as fine choice. Looking forward to your build :cheers2:
I'm not sure if I'll post it up here, as I've never built any armour and have a queue to do. I'm nowhere near good enough to show anything I make.

Maybe I should? Be a few months away which gives me time to follow and copy yours I guess.
Don't fret good buddy. I have only been at this for 4 months after absence of over 38 yrs. It's like riding a bike, not :)
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Completed and primed.

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base paint applied...

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detail painting complete

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primary chipping complete

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Great work there!! I'm going to subscribe as soon as i get back from work.
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Thank you Luis. I accidentally called you Carlos on one of my vids wrt using spotting putty vice tamiya putty.
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a teaser before the final reveal :)

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I'm gonna sit and watch all these tomorrow, then in a few weeks start building mine!

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It was a fun build with only minor fit issues, and I mean minor :) Can't wait to see you start yours :)
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For all you folks that were waiting in the isles for a reveal, here it is.

Everything demonstrated here has never been attempted before. All things considered I am proud of my accomplishments and know some of my mistakes. I welcome all feed back on this subject, because without feed back, we can never advance. Enjoy!

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