Merkava IV

[wouter]

Hiya Martyn, thanks chap!

Spud, thanks, yeah, let's hope so, haven't done 'desert' weathering so far ^^

Bill: many thankjs dude, yeah, a little less worried now ;D

Steve: glad you like it Sir, thanks. I agree with you indeed!

Cheers

[bbd468]

Hello Wouter,

That is one beautiful build!!! The Merkava is sporty looking as well as deadly. The 50cal. looks sweet! Paint soon?

Gary

[wouter]

Thanks jackwagon, glad you like the meany! I'll get back to German lines soon, still got me the African Tiger I in the GB to finish, pfffiew ;D. And indeed all the etch is from the kit, except for the little tags which you can see on turret and hull, they come from the Legend kit

Gary, thanks mate. Yep, that's the plan! Got me some ModelMaster Israeli Sand Grey...first time using enamels .

Cheers

[paulh.]

Lookin' good Wouts. Beautiful, clean build. Looking forward to the paint going on.

[eastrock]

Nice set of blings, Wouts!!! I'm sure your in-law will be glad to see this one out

[danb.]

Very nice Wout the Merkava is a awesome looking tank and yours is off the hook cant wait for the paint stage keep it up.

Dan B

[multicam]

Looks Great Wouts. Can't wait to see that sand grey.

[wouter]

Hiya fellas, many thanks, glad you are still with me!

Yesterday evening my girlfriend had a ladies night out, and the little 'un was with the grandparents, so plenty of time to do some mogelling...after a couple of hours I was finished with the assembly of the Friul tracks.

HobbyBoss' instructions suggest to use 105 tracklinks ...make that minus 8...97 is more like it...if you use 105 you'll end up with a tracksag never seen before on a vehicle
;D ;D ;D





Cheers

[Deleted]

Wouts,Sorry mate,just played 'catch up' on this .......She really looks the part now,with her party shoes on!! ;D......Next stop,Paint??

[danb.]

Looking good Wout love the Fruiels i need a set for the Jadgcat cant wait for the paint stage keep it up mate.

Dan B

[spud]

Sweet, the tracks look killer

[robbo]

Wow this looks a treat mate, paint should look the business on it, can't wait, crack on Wouter

[jackh.]

Looking good Wouter, nice work on the tracks.

[wouter]

Hiya CB, glad you're still with me dude , thanks, and no, no paint comin' up yet...first those darn balls ;D

Dan, Spud,Robbo, thanks fellas, those Friuls are cool indeed ey! Can't wait for the paint myself but it will take some time I reckon ;D

Mr. Jack: thanks a lot fella, glad you like it

Cheers

[wouter]

Thanks Dickster!

Well, I placed the tracks inside out now, so it was easier for me to add the final trackpin since this is just a dryfit.

But if I'm reading you correctly: do you mean the Merkava tracks are mirrored ones?

Cheers

[Deleted]

No idea about the tracks and which way round they go.... But this is a good looking build

[wouter]

well, I had to re read your post but that got nothing to do with you ;D

I googled the tracks and I'm totally getting you now. Thanks for pointing that out, it sure comes in handy at the final assembly stage

Cheers

[`Boots`]

Man i can`t believe i`ve not commented me `ol Belgie buddy........soz mucker but this one must`ve crept under me radar big time!!!!!!!!!!!, she looks top notch my friend and defo your usual standard of modelling perfection............really lovely job matey ;D ;D

[Deleted]

Don't worry Wouts....that IS how Boots talks in 'real life'...((LOL)) ;D

[`Boots`]

Cheek....................thats proper queens English that be!!!!!! ;D ;D

[bbd468]

Hey Wouter,

Dont ya hate when the balls get in tha way of finihing off? ;D ;D

Man, Im really looking forward to see some paint. Looking good bro!

Gary

[deafpanzer]

Real good looking tracks! Can't wait to see it painted soon. Don't tell the US customs my friend brought me a pack of the best beer ever... Tuborg! All the way from Denmark... LOL

[wouter]

Bootsey, thanks a lot chap, glad ya radar picked it up. Oh, and your English is just fine mate ;D

CB: LOL ;D

Gary, thanks man! Completely right 'bout the balls bro ;D

Andy...thanks and OMG...Tuborg? You are kidding me ...that's really not the best beer ever, by far not! ;D ;D ;D you blasphemer
*dialing the number of the US Customs department*

Cheers

[multicam]

It's looking super BA, wouter. Can't wait for paint on this bad boy. What type of paint scheme are you plotting?

[wouter]

thanks a lot Nate!

probably the three tone ambush camo scheme ;D ;D ;D

errrrm, or not ...I bought some ModelMaster Israeli whatsitcalled color ;D. It's the common sand grey seen on IDF stuff I think. Quite exciting, will be my first time using enamels

Cheers

[multicam]

nice, that'll be awesome. Can't wait to see your magic, Wouts.

[wouter]

Nate, thanks a lot partner!

I've managed to do a part of the ball 'n chain assembly but it's progressing slowly. Several hours and hours have passed by and I'm maybe halfway...

Initially it wen't slow, but it wasn't too hard to assembly. But for some reason HobbyBoss decided that the PE parts where the chains needed to be attached to, had holes in them, with an opening in the bottom part...this makes it very hard to get the chains fitted firmly. So, for the rear attachment parts I needed to scratch them using styrene (Evergreen styrene strip, item number 103). I cut the styrene to length and drilled some holes

it's not as tidy as jackwagon scratched stuff, but it does the trick

The Voyager Models ball 'n chain is better than the HobbyBoss ones: the chain is easier to work with and the balls are more up to scale. The balls with the wire attached to on the left are the kit ones, the small dots on the piece of kneaded eraser are the Voyager ones


Well, that's it so far. Still lots of frustrating hours on their way ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers

[spud]

oh nasty, that would melt my brain,

[wouter]

I'm lucky I haven't too much of a brain, otherwise it would have melted indeed ;D ;D ;D

Cheers

[spud]

lol