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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Some add on details and a few pics form today's work. Soon will be working on weathering
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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Today I finished the turret. Some details added according to pics. Tomorrow I will deal with the chassis.
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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Today I finished the track fitting. Some basic weathering applied although there still more to be done. The fitting was less troublesome however I lost one of two pieces so there were a coyple of gaps under the fenders. I would call the job satisfactory as the result was far from perfect but for the time spended definitely worth it, took me a couple of hours only
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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Thanks Alan actually wheels don't need to be perfect as they are quite weathered and imperfections can be hidden easily. With Tamiya I usually dont get the snowy and watery effect -
Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Done painting the wheels. With little brush and micro lenses. Chassis was also painted with airbrush. I really love how easily Tamiya colors are sprayed and thinned. On the upper part I cut the thick plastic at front and rear and replaced it with 0.10mm ABS to create spoilers
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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Major parts were assembled I noticed on the above pics that horizontal surfaces are not smooth but have some chipping. Spending some time thinking how to do it I found at the basement some plastic ice crystals that were used on a diorama as ice effect. Put them in a coffee grinding machine, turned them almost in powder form, like salt. Then I brushed the surfaces with PVA + water mix and sprinkle them over. Let them dry for a while then airbrush with primer on low pressure to avoid chipping from blowing away. I have to say the result, after strong initial doubts turned more than satisfying.
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Merkava III by mikegr - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC
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Time for a short getaway from 1/700 scale. Lets built something more relaxed. The kit in details doesn't impress much. The tracks are plastic in many pieces, not the most friendly option to a below average modeler. Somebody on youtube commented that one piece is missing matter how good can be assembled. We will see. The upgrade kit I found for 25€ doesn't sounds tempting although Revell kits do need extra detailing. I have tones of very close pics to get ideas from
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1. Yes you can 2. Yes they do. If you keep it in the garage won't be an issue 3. Yes they do. Below 18°c resin may need warm up. I use a hair dryer. Keep distance to avoid overspill. In hot weather may reduce curing times
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Last shots on daylight as those above looked a bit unclear Looking at the history I learned that even this ship was torpedoed at Eastern Solomons by enemy submarine it was was actually friendly fire particularly a 5" aa shell that caused the most casualties off Okinawa, 3 dead, 44 injured
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Thanks everybody for the support and comments
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The hand couldn't follow the mind, although I had success in the past. This is the difference between machine and human. So I set aside the base, time to made a new one, the 3rd. My target now is to make a simple presentation than a layout. This time a case was made. The reisn poured over and left overnight under a cover. Note the yellowish mixture. Its an old resin left on storage for long time. I didnt take the risk to use it, although it did hardened quite ok in 40 minutes(fast dry product) Next morning I brushed thick gel over resin, by the time pics were taken it was dried and transparent. Another one project came to end
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I am making the sea base
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You can different materials for apply glue, like a pin or a single fiber from a paintbrush. If its gel type it can be applied easily Sometimes if excess glue is allied i lightly burn the part with a lighter. The CA vanishes and re joining the parts is required
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For the weatheriing I used basic principles and few materials Some white airbrushed vertically on the hull. Then bit of black to create contrast. Next was chipping effect with grey rust color. For deck some white and black washing. Very light. Then some black weathering aon grey areas. I made a very diluted mix. So thin that there is no need to remove the excess black. I don't want to make a mess especially in a such small scale is easy to happen
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So I done rigging, it focused mostly on the middle section. I used fake hair. 2.99 for quantity to make 2500 models. But the best feature is that it is very thin barely visible that's why I had to put white paper behind to make it more visible. I did use some elastic rigging too thought, in a few cases.
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Thank you for following and commenting my post
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The rails are installed. I will not put aircrafts, they are on duty. Rigging, the next step
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Thank you Indeed the 3 cranes and the aircraft catapults were a big upgrade.
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The 800$ duty free limit sounds like a bargain comparing to EU where everything from 1 cent and above is subjected to VAT 19-25%. from 150 and above extra duties occur. In Greece they charge 24% VAT even on shipping cost not only on package value.
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I am getting close. It is the time that small details can make the difference. I still have to add decals, railings, rigging and weathering. Then the final display. Another week of work
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fire directors, Bofors, Oerlikons and ammunition boxes were put in place. Time to install searchlights, liferafts and other details
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Back to work. I bought some Mk51 fire directors from Black Cat models. They are of exceptional detail although most of it can be revealed using lens. More quad Bofors installed. Also single Oerlikons, were made, hey looked quite ok, some were put in place but there are many more waiting. I painted the barrels using one single thread of paintbrush and microlens. Finally I made my own version of SK2 . But removing the PE proved hard so better leave it as is no need further damage to be done had enough so far.
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I believe German and British destroyers are easier to built. IJN destroyers are more demanding as well as bigger vessels because of their continuous modifications
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The bases for the Bofors proved somewhat narrow. So I decided to remove them. So that gave me the chance to remove they supports closer to the crane as indicated above. Another save - step back. I worked on the Bofors and improved a design used in the past. The outcome was pretty satisfying, the detail was excellent. Some were put in place along with the new bases. Later addition was the set of crane almost amidships, the PE was pretty detailed also. For the 5" guns sterile needles were used for barrels. Unfortunately I wasn't able ro finish the project on the desired time, it will take at least two weeks of evening work to put in more details like Oerlikons, liferafts etc, as well as rigging, weathering and a base
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