Russ' stuff in 2017, so far.

[rbaer]

I didn't finish enough last year to bother with a Gallery thread of my own, but I seem to be a bit more productive this year. I'm including one or two started earlier but pulled out and finished in the new digs.
First, the Italeri M47, with some DEF and Dragon bits, in ROK colors:
IMG_0582 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0581 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
And built and sort-of painted about 8 years ago but used as a test mule for the M47:
IMG_0578 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
The Tamiya IS-2, Friul tracks, a metal barrel and some miscellaneous scrap, on an old Verlinden base:
IMG_0480 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0478 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0482 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
Next the Academy Merkava4 LIC, another one shelved a couple of years ago but finished here:
IMG_0497 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0495 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
Now, the Academy Magach7C, mostly OOB, with Friuls:
IMG_0486 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0489 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
And last for now, the HobbyBoss Merkava3 Baz, with lots of Meng parts and Friuls:
IMG_0549 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0542 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_0546 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
I have an urge to do a Merkava2, using a bunch of spare kits and parts laying around, but the Takom kits look so nice, and now they've released a couple of M-60H kits, with really nice hulls that would make a fine starting point for a Magach, and I have a nice collection of Legends, DEF and Verlinden stuff laying around. What to do!

[dupes]

Build it all!

Nice round up. I thought the IS-2 was my fave, then I saw the IDF stuff. Yummy.

[Leon]

That's a great gallery Russ!

[TRM]

Congrats on getting the gallery up Russ! Very productive year I would say...all fantastic my friend! Thanks for sharing them with us along the way!

[rbaer]

Thanks gents. I have one more in progress, but my guess is that it will be next year before I even get paint on it.
Cheers!

[rbaer]

It's 2018, already? Er... it's July 2018? Geez....
So here's two that are recent, start to finish finished without anything else in the way or on the bench, a first (almost) for me.
First,a Magach6B Gal, from a pic in the Desert Eagle book. The model is from Italeri, Academy and Legends parts, with Friuls. Figs are Meng, Legends and Verlinden. I tried to create a little scene of a reserve crew, exercise done, waiting for the instructor's evaluation (and for him to get off the phone) and the driver and loader on the ground, pointing out a road wheel losing a tire, titled maybe something like: "Hey! HEY!!! We're losing a tire!"
I dunno. Here's pics.
IMG_4141 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4138 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4136 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4134 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Also finished today, a companion build, the Academy Magach6 Gal Batash, also using an Italeri Hull, Friuls and a couple of Legends bits. I also used the lower half of an Italeri turret, to fix the major interference issue Academy let slip through. TC is a Valkyrie fig.
IMG_4146 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4147 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4148 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4150 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
Now: what's next?

[rbaer]

It's 2019 already? JULY 2019? Hmmm.....
This may be the first one this year that is truly finished, not "waiting for a base/antenna/figure/whatever". Not that it may end up on a base of some sort later.
Academy's Hellcat, largely OOB, with Friuls and stowage.
IMG_4369 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4272 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4271 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4270 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4269 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4268 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4267 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

[Leon]

Nice finish on the Hellcat Russ!

[Tojo72]

Good stuff Russ