IDF Magach 6B Gal Batash

Tim Heimer
Thanks for adding the extra pics. Nice work!

Rene Scheiblich
That looks really good! These tuned Israeli tanks have a certain charme and you finished it well.
I like how you did the anti-slip surfaces too!

Florian Ludloff
Thanks Guys! Well, this was my very first IDF Model ever (you can say, the Boxart of the Kit woke up my interest in IDF-modelling) The kit itself was quite easy ... it was interesting to see the differences in quality between the (old) lower Hull parts of the long availiable M60 and the new moulded "Magach" add-on parts.... so the hull needed some reworking while the turretparts were like "cut them out...put them into a box....add glue...SHAKE IT- READY!" The only horror was the masking procedure before the anti-slip surface was applied.... the only things i modified on this kit were: inserting Mesh to the basket, adding the remotedevice for the (also exchanged) Cal. 50 , adding some goodies like the cooling crate, canisters ets and last but not least antennas from styrene and selfmade rubbermats at the rear turret made from foil....

Rene Scheiblich
Sounds like it was a fun build! And I can very well imagine the masking being a PITA, even with liquid mask. The added goodies add lot of interest. The red cooling box screams "LOOK AT ME! I'M AWESOME!"😉

Are the antennaes supposed to be bright white? 🤔

Florian Ludloff
@ Rene: well... a mistake i made.... me was told that the antennas of the IDF are more ivorycoloured...Fact is: many antennas are very bright... well... i checked tons of pictures but it is very hard to identify... is it dust over white? is it very light tan? If someone has the correct answer: i´m willing to learn! ^^
@ James: it is structure powder from "cast a coat" (don´t know if this is still on the market.... its a set of two different grained powders and some fixing fluid and even a fluid to thicken up the powder to imitate concrete, Zimmerit etc...)

Spanjaard
really an amazing job. an eye catcher, no doubt.

Rene Scheiblich
Mistake? I don't know. I was just curious, it looks unusual!
But it made me look up some photographs. They are really bright in most cases! And yes, the actual colour is hard to identify🤔

There is stuff for that? I'd go and mix some talcum and/or very fine birdsand in enamel paint. 😄