Hi John, Great video! This video must of taken quite a bit of time to put together. The final results are very nice! Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
Fantastic work John!!! I wish my hands were steady enough to airbrush like you. I stumbled across your channel, and with this great first impression, I'm going to subscribe. Happy modeling!!
What a beautiful work!! I'm collecting 72 scale because can save much more space for display, although a lot tanks model without this scale but only with 48 or 35 scale.😢😢
Love the merkava series and this kit looks great but I'm amazed they give you no way of showing the engine bay . Nice build of this kit . I built the hobby boss merkava 3D and tbh it left me feeling a bit flat . I must build a mk.v .
Hi John, that was a outstanding build, and you have done a truly excellent build and paint finish on the Merkava, it's a pity when it is all done you will not see the interior thst well unless you take the turret off, congratulations on a job very well done, best best regards from Australia, Les
@@Chris-ev7xo it’s a good question - it’s slightly too thick perhaps but went in the kit eye hook and it’s what I had. Tank cable is 1 to 1.25” thick. Or .029-.035” at 1/35. This is .039”. Blackening it also makes appear thinner. Cheers
Hiya Gavin - I would not recommend this as a first model. Good question. I would recommend the Tamiya Panzer III. This model went together very well but it's the intricacy and level of detail that might spoil your first build. Thanks for watching - cheers
l am currently in the process of building this same kit. However, l have a set of friulmodel (ATL -66) metal track-links for the Merkava Mk. 2. Also, I will be using Legends (LF 1329) IDF Droid ATMD.
Ooooh nice the metal tracks are great. I recently picked up Quick Tracks (resin) they aren't too bad. Best regards to your build. Thanks for watching - cheers
Great build sir, very well done.
Thank you kindly glad you liked it!
The video tells me you had lots of fun with the build of this Merkava kit. You made a stunning job on this, John! Awesome tank 💥👍💥
Superb work John , love what you did with the interior
Thank you Colin! Appreciate it mate thanks for watching
Great vidio John and awsome work stay safe and happy modeling
Thank you so much Paul and you too buddy. I HAVE to catch up on your vids Cheers say hi to Sue.
Nice job John, great results. Kit looked really nice.
Thanks for checking it out Jason - cheers
Great job which has a brought a great result. Impressive Merkava, John. A nice thing in the collection.
Best wishes and a nice weekend. Joachim
Your build videos are very calming and relaxing with your commentary and music choice John
Thank you Neil. That's probably what I want to provide most. Appreciate that. Cheers
Excellent build 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Pawel - appreciated.
Excellent job John
Thank you Dan!
Hi John, Great video! This video must of taken quite a bit of time to put together. The final results are very nice! Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
Thank you so much Jeff, appreciate you watching!
Lovely build of one f my favourite-looking tanks John - will need to build one myself now! 😀
It's an excellent kit Alex and a fun build. And a lot of plastic. Cheers!
Looks great John!
Thank you Steve!
nice job good video keep them coming
Thank you mate I appreciate you. Was happy with that one. The display case came today. Cheers.
@@johnalecsscalemodeling kool 😎
good job, thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching - cheers!
Great build there John A . Mate your mate will be over the moon when he sees that beauty. ( Ivan)
Thank you Ivan! Appreciate you checking it out. Yeah sent him the video last evening he's blown away. Cheers!
Fantastic work John!!! I wish my hands were steady enough to airbrush like you. I stumbled across your channel, and with this great first impression, I'm going to subscribe. Happy modeling!!
Thank you so much Alan! Appreciate you watching and subbing. Hope you enjoy the content take care.
Merkava came out awesome John, great job👍I have yet to build a tank with an interior.
Thanks David - it's fun it shows you what was actually inside them. It's a lot of work you don't see at the end but I have enjoyed them. Cheers
Great work dude
Thanks buddy!
Fantastic work there, and a great video.
I'll be trying that sand wash technique myself👍
Thank you Eric - I got that Model Creation World. Yeah it works great. Thanks for watching. Cheers.
Looks cool. 👍
Beautifull
Thank you Roberto!
What a beautiful work!!
I'm collecting 72 scale because can save much more space for display, although a lot tanks model without this scale but only with 48 or 35 scale.😢😢
Thank you Allen, appreciated. Yeah I am at the point I need to start getting rid of builds running out of space. Cheers mate.
Hi John, Border Model are amazing kits. Just the instructions let them down eh!!
Yeah I agree Nige. Thanks for watching I appreciate it. It's a great kit.
Love the merkava series and this kit looks great but I'm amazed they give you no way of showing the engine bay .
Nice build of this kit . I built the hobby boss merkava 3D and tbh it left me feeling a bit flat .
I must build a mk.v .
Hiya Martin - yeah I bet the latest mark would be amazing. Probably my fav modern tank. Cheers!
Hi John, that was a outstanding build, and you have done a truly excellent build and paint finish on the Merkava, it's a pity when it is all done you will not see the interior thst well unless you take the turret off, congratulations on a job very well done, best best regards from Australia, Les
Thank you so much Les, I am grateful. Outstanding kit. Cheers mate
Good evening everyone.
Everyone 's favorite part😂. That's where I gave up sometime.
Haha! Yeah I miss the old rubber band tracks some times. Thanks for watching - cheers
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Terry
Beautiful! I never heard of Them, how much does this Kit Run ??
Thank you Stephen - I want to say it was $50-60 I can't remember how much it was exactly but it was at least that. Thanks for watching. Cheers
The 1mm wire is that the right size for 1/35 panzer IV
@@Chris-ev7xo it’s a good question - it’s slightly too thick perhaps but went in the kit eye hook and it’s what I had. Tank cable is 1 to 1.25” thick. Or .029-.035” at 1/35. This is .039”. Blackening it also makes appear thinner. Cheers
Ugh I've been wanting to start this as a hobby, but I'm so bad at anything I have to do with my own hands 😭 sad days
Mate - I'm approaching 60 and my hands are getting worse. It's a good kit. Take your time. Thanks for watching.
Do you think this too hard for a first model?
Hiya Gavin - I would not recommend this as a first model. Good question. I would recommend the Tamiya Panzer III. This model went together very well but it's the intricacy and level of detail that might spoil your first build. Thanks for watching - cheers
l am currently in the process of building this same kit. However, l have a set of friulmodel (ATL -66) metal track-links for the Merkava Mk. 2. Also, I will be using Legends (LF 1329) IDF Droid ATMD.
Ooooh nice the metal tracks are great. I recently picked up Quick Tracks (resin) they aren't too bad. Best regards to your build. Thanks for watching - cheers
@@johnalecsscalemodeling Quick Tracks are very good. I have used two (2) sets with great success and have two (2) sets in my stash.