Merkava Mk IV **COMPLETE**

[M1Carbine]

My brother....hehehe....yeah baby some Isreali BOOOM Sticks....lol

Bob

[M1Carbine]

Ok so hull fiddlies are done. and turret is done, basically its add AM goodies time.





The rear outer portions are a little crooked. I could not see the hull warpage but its not bad, I make a brace to sit underneath so it it will not bee seen.



GOOOOOOODIES.....WOOOOHOOOO, Resin...I got Resin...I got tracks............Ok Im done.

Beautiful Fruils:



legends baskets and ball\chain are absolutely exquisite:



So a break for the evening and Ill hit the bench in the morning.

Bob

[deafpanzer]

Man, those stuff from Legend is awesome! Try not to have too much fun with the tracks... LOL

[M1Carbine]

Andy - cant wait to dive in bro

[thug626]

Good morning brother,
This is looking awesome! Staying tuned.
Dave

[wbill76]

Arrived just in time, go for it Bob!

[Tojo72]

I like.Extras will look great.Are you doing the ball and chain, that should be fun.

[TRM]

Nice looking collection of add-ons Bob!! The Fruitloops make all the difference on these!! Good luck on the Ball Armor!

[M1Carbine]

Brother Dave - you better be LOL

Bill - Im going man Im going a bit crazy if you ask me

Tojo - yes ball and chain all the way.........God help me

T - fruitloops are the least of my worries LMAO

Stay tuned, been busy out and about getting the final Christmas list completed because there is NO WAY im going out next weekend!

Bob

[M1Carbine]

Oh God! Please be merciful and SHOOT ME!

As you can tell I have started the ball and chain assembly. This is truly a test of patience.

Step one - glue wire into tiny ball, loop and cut
Step two - add to link
Step three - count up four links and cut.
Step four - attach to PE rail and close link.

and this is what you get in two hours:



and all thats left to do you ask:



I am now going to go stab myself in the thigh, the pain will be minimal compared to the rest of the ball and chain assembly.

Way better looking than the PE that came with the kit, you still have to cut semi-spherical styrene bits from the sprue runner and attach to the PE. It would look horrible.

Bob

[Tojo72]

Well at least it's started.Someone needs to come up with an easier solution.

It will be worth the effort.

[M1Carbine]

tojo - I stared at the bag of parts for about a day then said *^*&^ it! and dove in. Has to get done so why not now.

Bob

[TRM]

Yeah, ball armor ranks up there with the #11 rolling off the table and sticking into the big toe!! Looking good though!! A little bit at a time and you'll get there!!!

[M1Carbine]

T - oh yes that has happened more than once LOL

Bob

[thug626]

Those balls & chains are going to look awesome when completed. Just don't stab yourself in the thigh…or eyeball…anywhere else for that matter. The ball and chain goodies will still need completing….and you'll have a distracting injury from gimping yourself.

Dave

[M1Carbine]

Brother Dave - you seem to forget Im damaged anyway............LOL

Bob

[thug626]

Welcome Brother to the Island of Misfit Modelers…..you'll fit right in….You can check out anytime you like, but , you can never leave.
Dave

[deafpanzer]

Man, those chain and balls are going to be awesome! I know for sure I have BIG one attached to my leg... LOL

[M1Carbine]

I never thought id say this............i hate playing with my balls!

Bon

[deafpanzer]

[thug626]

Dec 17, 2014 0:53:17 GMT -5 M1Carbine said:

I never thought id say this............i hate playing with my balls!

Bon

Buahahahahahahahah Say it isn't so!

Dave

[Leon]

Hang in there Bob! The ball and chains are going to look great.

[M1Carbine]

Im hanging or should I say the balls are.

Im gonna burn in hell...............LMAO

Bob

[wbill76]

There are different crosses to bear when it comes to building armor. IDF armor has this as its 'special' one! Nice to see you survived the ordeal Bob.

[M1Carbine]

Bill - thanks buddy. Im almost done. 11 more to go adn will have that sorted out this evening.

Bob

[thug626]

Dec 17, 2014 15:51:54 GMT -5 M1Carbine said:

Im hanging or should I say the balls are.

Im gonna burn in hell...............LMAO

Bob

At least you'll be in company you know well.
Dave

[M1Carbine]

Lmao


Bob

[M1Carbine]

OMG! MY BALLS! THEY ARE DONE!!!!!




Funny....not a bit sore...........OK ILL STOP!

So Im taking a break after 17 hours total getting these fondled.....I mean put together. Tomorrow some work on the rear baskets for the turret and hull.

Bob

[deafpanzer]

Man they look great... can't wait to see "your" little balls on the Merkava!

[M1Carbine]

Andy - take it easy brother, I would expect you to take me to dinner first.............LOL

Bob