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Merkava Mk 3 Baz
Since the new Israeli book was realeased for Team Yankee I decidet to ad a platoon of the new Merkava Mk 3 tanks to my existing force. These are beasts and not only ad much needed high anti tank value but also are more protected and mobile then their predecessors.
The flaws of the kit lie in the multi build options for the mk 1 2 and 3. While the Mk 1 and 2 share the same hull the mark 3 has a different one but uses the same as the others in the kit.
This means a bit of conversion work for me. I sanded and filled the sides of the hull as they are smoth on the mark 3. The front lights are both retractable and smaller since they do not sport the IR lights anymore, here I filled and sanded the right one and carved new lines.
The rear of the hull is longer on the original vehicle and the road wheels have different spacing but this and some other small details on the hull were to much for my skill set.
I just added some minor details on the hull baskets.
The turret got the most work as I decided to build the later mk 3 Baz version which got new armour plates, new crosswind sensors, laser warning sensors, a new loaders hatch and a 360° view visor for the commander.
Finally the 50cal got the bag for the spend casings and the hull and turret got anti slip coat I made with gws rust effect.
Antennas are made from collected cat whiskers as on my other tanks (I find them on the favorite spots of my cats from time to time)
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