Thanks, I intent to do it as a what if (maybe a novorossya one?). Glad this one didn’t had any missing sprue.
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Nice! Not too many farmers get to tootle around in a Mercedes.
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Is it a big problem with missing sprues? It never happend to me
My first project involving modern armour, and my first AFV for a while - got a bit bored of aircraft, but will go back to them.
I honestly never thought i’d start a modern AFV, let alone an IDF vehicle. But, there’s just something…aesthetically pleasing about the Merkava that drew me in, and so i’m looking forward to this and will blog it (to a point). I’m a bit of a weekend warrior, so this may take some time.
By the way, there were no poly caps in the box! which is disappointing - I have used Meng’s Sales email form to request replacements, but do not know how good they are at responding to this sort of thing. Fingers crossed.
EDIT: Meng’s Customer Service was excellent and the missing poly caps ship this Friday.
Some extras, Desert Eagle’s excellent detail set which i only really bought for the antennas, but also includes a really nicely detailed fuel drum and mount frame for the rear of the vehicle. That will definately test my ability to work with PE. Also, the kit’s ‘workable’ track links are a widely acknowledged nightmare. Nobody has had a good word to say about them - each link consists of two styrene parts, full of ejection pin marks and requiring the patience of a saint and the gluing precision of a brain surgeon to make work. Not for me, its the obligatory (and in this case) superb quality Friul kit, which also comes with drive sprockets. Take my word for it, if you buy this kit, you also need to budget for AM set of track.
Some sundries also, paints, pigments and washes. Quickwheels (of course) and an interesting AFV Club set of blue reflective stickers for the vision block optics.
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I hope, that you or anyone else is not angry about that, it was just a joke
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After ten months without buying a model kit, caved to temptation with Spruebrother’s Lightning Deal on RFM #5041 KV-1 Model 1942 Simplified Turret. Less than $34 for this KV-1 with workable tracks was just too good to skip. That’s like 1993 prices for a nearly new release from last year!
Rounded out the shopping spree with a Panzer IV H decal sheet and pricey Mig Mud.
First impression very nice kit. Hope to start it after painting the current back log of projects.
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This is a really good price, in germany it costs 49,-€. To me the “workable tracks” are not easy to build. With too much glue they are not workable anymore, with too little they fall apart again. But the 3d printed workable tracks from rfm are really great
This one tracks are for the tiger I initial production
I’m sure the other one are as good to. They are as good as the tracks from T-rex
Have fun with it
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Build it soon.
The finished model is a lot smaller than that moving box it came in …
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In my experience Meng are very good regarding replacement/missing parts. it does take quite some time however. Last time for me it was a little under three weeks, most of which was spent at heathrow customs.
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The struggle is real.
For our European friends, I noticed there is Tankraft UK shop. Yeah, I don’t know that doesn’t fix all the problems but it is on that side of the pond.
Last night a club member gifted me a started Takom Bergepanzer 2 kit. 
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Now that is an awesome gift!!!
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I agree. The hull is not glued together. I think the most complex/long step left is the tracks.
Forgot about the Academy M9 blade set that I was also given.
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Truly a fortuitous day! Two deliveries. The US6 book from Dave Doyle in support of the Mirror Models project and the Tankograd volume via Duetsche Post in support of the stash.
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One postal truck filled just for you
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11 days is pretty fast. When I order in the US it takes until 3 weeks
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