Award Winner Built Takom 1/35 IDF Merkava MK. 2B Main Battle Tank +PE +ACC

2 Main Battle Tank Israel Defense Forces. Built To Order / Pre-Order. Ka'va with real-life heavy weathering finish. IDF Sinai Grey with accurate decals and unit markings. Top building quality with outstanding details throughout whole model and very high standard accuracy on every individual part.

Add on PE and metal parts. Add on boxes and fancy items.

Tracks with road wheel detail. Rotating turret and gun elevation. On vehicle tools and more add-on details. Top building quality - Great details overall model - Add on boxes and more - Add on PE brass parts on grill and more - Metal chain and accessories - Panels and rivets realistically reproduce w/texture details - Upper and lower hull w/incredibly accurate details - Turret with vision block details - Turret with components details - Hatches can be assembled open or closed w/detail - Turret storage with grill details and more.

Main gun details - Main gun barrel w/detail - M2 and M60 machine gun with mount details - Hull back door with detail - Superb details on wheel and suspension - Tracks with details - Side skirt with sharp detail - Lights and more outside details - Adding antenna and boxes - On vehicle tools and more Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Adding clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Washing to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, hatches, rivets, bolt head and more.

Dry brushing to emphasize and highlighting texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Adding nonglossy paint for better finishing.

Great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches, worn and bare metal realistic simulating, flow rust and rain streaks effects, grease with staining appearing, engine smoking and muffler burned representing. Also smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection.

Discontinued high priced kit, the price may higher or lower when you order, a good chance to have a rare kit high building quality model. The Merkava Mk 2 entered production in 1982 with first production vehicle being completed in August 1983. Main improvements over the original production model include a layer of special armour on the front and sides of the turret, special armour on the hull front, the 60 mm Soltam Systems mortar is mounted in the left side of the turret roof and can be loaded and fired from within the turret, and the steel skirts that protect the suspension are backed by special armour. The Merkava Mark II was first introduced into general service in April 1983 and incorporated several upgrades as a result of the previous incursion into Lebanon.

The new tank was optimized for urban warfare and low intensity conflicts, with a weight and engine no greater than the Mark 1. 2 was designed long before the Lebanon War (1982). 2 was designed as early as the late 70s, when the first model Merkava Mk. Variants : Merkava IIB: with thermal optics and unspecified updates to the fire control system.

Merkava IIC: with more armor on the top of the turret to improve protection against attack from the air. Merkava IID: with next-generation modular composite armor on the chassis and turret. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Other Models & Kits". The seller is "dreamworkshobby" and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Scale: 1:35
Brand: Takom