M88, IDF(Tachlatz) version with "fence" and dog house

[Babel]

Good morning everybody, i would like to invite everyone to check my progress with building this version of M88:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/M88_wire_cage_Israeli_army_forum-1.jpg
Base will be this:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060832.jpg
and the rest is a scratchbuild, using styrene sheets and hobby wire and lots of super glue. Here is the progress so far:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060840.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060839.jpg
any feedback or ideas welcome.

[James Tainton]

That's some crazy Shiite!

[Sturmmann]

Interesting spin for an M88. Keep us posted on your progress.

dave

[Babel]

Hello, i have finally finished "fence" on main hull, everything is now covered with base coat. I need to wait for new paint, shop where i bought main has made a mistake and send me the wrong one, so i will have to wait for right one, paint will be Lifecolor israeli sand grey 1982. Now i will finish the "doghouse" and wait for tracks to arrive from shop.
Here is update:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060841.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060842.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060843.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060844.jpg

[Phillip1944]

Looks very good ! Nice job :thumb:

[Babel]

While waiting for paint to arrive from shop i have finished the "dog house".
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060845.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060846.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060847.jpg

[Moon Puppy]

Looks like something from Mad Max.

[Babel]

Looks like something from Mad Max.
Just like most of israeli vehicles and their conversions. I have finally receive my paint is a Life Color Israeli sand grey 1982. Never used that one before but it is very good, no problems when airbrushing.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060848.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060849.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060850.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060851.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060852.jpg

[Babel]

It looks like nobody likes it?. Ok anyway i have wash everything now with Van dyke brown, add some signs of exploatation. Next in line is to assemble tracks, i have bought workable tracks for that project and it's a lot of work with them.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060857.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060858.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060859.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060860.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060861.jpg

[Moon Puppy]

The Blade work is great. Looks like something has scraped the paint sure nuff...how did you do it?

[Babel]

The Blade work is great. Looks like something has scraped the paint sure nuff...how did you do it?
Well first painted with black primer than base color, varnish, wash and then sanding paper to remove paint cover. When in some places i have reach bare plastic i have use humbrol metalic paint to simulate metal material, so basicly i think just like it happens in real life.

Glad you like mate.

[Moon Puppy]

So you actually did scrap the paint off. Nice.

[jimmy66]

LOOKS GREAT must have a fair bit of patience for all that bar work very cool subject,waitin with interest........

[Babel]

So you actually did scrap the paint off. Nice.
That is my way of thinking, we are trying to show real things in small scale, so why not try to copy real processes in a our plastic babys so they look realistic.

[Quote]LOOKS GREAT must have a fair bit of patience for all that bar work

very cool subject,waitin with interest........ [quote]
I had to drill over 400 holes and used 100 pieces of decoration wire to make that "fence". Unfortunetly i had broke my 3rd fluid nozzle in airbrush this year :mad: , so i cannot make all the shading properly.

[serpico]

Cool subject...what is the cage armor for....reflecting Anti-Tank rounds?

I have the regular M88 from AFV club....nice model.

Good job! :)

[Sturmmann]

Cool subject...what is the cage armor for....reflecting Anti-Tank rounds?


Serpico,

That type of armor is meant to pre-detonate shape charge rounds (Basically RPGs and Heat rounds) so that the explosion disipates enough in order to avoid it penetrating the main armor.

dave

[Babel]

I have finally finished:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060869.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060870.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060871.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060872.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060873.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060874.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060875.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060876.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060877.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll293/adamkijak/P1060878.jpg
Thank you for watching, feel free to comment and see ya with next project.

[Ruud]

Hoi Babel,

Wow, that is one unique looking tank. Nice job on the cage etc.

later
Ruud

[djiti]

excellent work

like the weathering on the dozer blade

nice job, for a nice vehicle