Merkava Mk.3 BAZ 1/35 by Meng

[Grendels]

Looks really good!

 

[Dark Kyp]

that sandpaper trick is really interresting, thanks!

 

[cargoman5126]

Nicely done... It looks great... BTW, what size grit is that??

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much guys for the comments

Cargoman, its p80 grit

...some more updates:

I think thats the sandpapering done.....did the turret today:

I scored a bit of texture onto the canvas covers on the baskets,....probably not accurate,....but they looked too plain

.....thats it at the minute.....perhaps a base coat?

J

 

[TRM]

Some more nice sandpaper work John!! Well done!

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely liking how this one looks

 

[Dark Kyp]

great job, can't wait to see the painting stages!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Base coat!

 

[Jaitea]

Well......paint other than primer ;D

J

 

[Grendels]

Nice update!

 

[Cash]

Looks cool !

 

[nicholassagan]

I'm not really a tank guy but this looks waaaaaay cool!

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much for the comments guys

It's been hectic at work,....again,....& it'll heat up again next week,......interfering with my interests ???

....so after recovering from the last bout of overtime & late nights,...I eventually got back to the Merk

Still wheels, track,...sideskirts & chains & things to do,.....but I got some paint on her:

.....oh,...& still to build the mine wheels

Thanks for looking

John

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely think the Merk is one of my favorite tanks

This one's looking really good

 

[The Chaos]

Good Work.
The Merks looks cool and futuristic.

 

[nicholassagan]

bad azz

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks Nick, Q & Chaos,....I'm enjoying this build

Small update:
It looked good this morning with the sun on it,.....by the time I got to take the photos it had overcast a bit

Thanks for looking
John

 

[JohnSimmons]

Very nice dude! I saw one of these at a local comp the other day and it's a great looking tank

 

[Klaus not Santa]

This baby is really coming almong nicely.
The sandpaer is working out perfectly and the canvas covers look just right.
Thumbsup!

 

[nicholassagan]

Oh yeah! Very cool!

 

[Scrach]

Progress is looking great!

 

[Jaitea]

OK,....I got it finished,.....but left out the mine rollers

I have to admit I didn't really enjoy building this kit,.....there was warped pieces,....the small pieces on the sprues were held on with connections larger than the pieces themselves, resulting in a LOT of broken parts,...needing repaired

I don't think I'll buy another Meng model,....I have other Armour kits to build,....so I'll make a better decision after building them

Perhaps I'm just used to the superior engineering of Bandai kits

Thanks very much for looking

....all the best to all that enter

John

 

[Scrach]

Looks great! I'm getting ready to put up a post in armor to use as my build thread for the Mk.I I'm entering in the Open category.

 

[nicholassagan]

Wow John that's incredibly awesome. I have an Academy MkIV with ALL the aftermarket coming soon and this will serve as a "what to do right"

 

[JohnSimmons]

Very nice dude!!!

 

[Junkie]

Well done man, despite the kit issues, looks great.