1/35 Ukrainian Merkava IV (Academy)

[Old Wombat]

I started this build some time ago (last year, so not as long ago as some (kerick )) with the intention of making it a Royal Australian Marines vehicle but I also have the much nicer, if more intricate, Meng Merk IV.

So, recent events & an image posted over on Beyond the Sprues (below) warped my thoughts on this &, therefore, the Meng kit will be the RAMs tank & this Academy build will become the Ukrainian build.



The build is already at the painting stage &, despite my memory thinking it had indy tracks, it comes with link-&-length tracks (Thank the Gods!   ); So progress from here should be relatively straight forward & quick (he types, touching everything wood within arms reach, including his head).

I'll post pictures of the kit as-is tomorrow sometime, as I won't be starting it for a few days, at least.

[kerick]

There was a pic of, I think it was a Bradley, painted in a Ukrainian version of digital camo. I'll see if I can dig it up.

[kerick]

Found at "The War Zone"

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1647945825186619393/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647945825186619393%7Ctwgr%5E160be4698130b3a63247876f2a9060efc5a5abf2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedrive.com%2Fthe-war-zone%2Fdigital-camouflage-on-ukrainian-bradleys-sign-of-coming-combat-debut

[Old Wombat]

Similar scheme, maybe looking more "Field Applied".

Found some decals for Ukrainian digital camo BDU's (one from the USA & one from Ukraine) - I'll probably buy a couple of each, as they're slightly different & I have a few other figures I'd like to put in Ukrainian uniforms.

[kerick]

I'll have to look that up!

[Old Wombat]

Links:

Sprue Brothers: https://spruebrothers.com/cxdmil35030-1-35-crossdelta-ukrainian-mm-14-camouflage-decal/

: https://www.hobby.dn.ua/en/breeze-decals-brd-001-ukrainian-digital-camouflage-pattern-decal-set-p-107168.html

[Old Wombat]

Photo's of the current state of play:





Because of a couple of changes to how I want the Ukrainian tank to be fitted out there will be a small amount of styrene work before I progress with painting.

Still a lot of tidying to do (the first photo shows the only real cleared area on the entire desk).

So, a couple of days & I may get a few bits done, but then I'll be away for a few days going over to the Eyre Peninsula to visit the grandson & bring my wife back from helping out #1 daughter for a few months.

[Old Wombat]

Me being me, the tidy up has gone on hold & I've started doing the styrene mod's to make this a Ukrainian tank.  

Going well, so far.   [Touch wood .... LOTS of wood!]

[Wardukw]

Me being me, the tidy up has gone on hold & I've started doing the styrene mod's to make this a Ukrainian tank.  

Going well, so far.   [Touch wood .... LOTS of wood!]

 
It's all part of the fun mate 

[Old Wombat]

Me being me, the tidy up has gone on hold & I've started doing the styrene mod's to make this a Ukrainian tank.  

Going well, so far.   [Touch wood .... LOTS of wood!]

 
It's all part of the fun mate 

Ya reckon? You ain't seen my mess, mate!

[kerick]

The bigger the work space, the bigger the mess!

[Old Wombat]

And it's a BIG workspace! Great, when it's clean & tidy!  

But right now?    

[Wardukw]

Mate if your not making a mess then ya ain't building a model.
That's my simple rule of model building 😉.
My work space is extremely small ..680mm by 570mm .. but mate I can make one hell of a mess 😄
Quite proud of that     

[Jakko]

Ya reckon? You ain't seen my mess, mate!

Photos or it didn't happen

[NARSES2]

The bigger the work space, the bigger the mess!

Yup    I try and clear mine every time I finish a model, but it doesn't last long at all    At least the paints from that build get put back in their correct drawers