TAMIYA35127 1/35 Israeli Merkava MBT Tank Plastic Model Kit

Very good quality, and the model is very detailed.

Saw a neat video for this on youtube and decided to build one for myself as an inexpensive starter kit. It was super easy to put together with no headaches at all (except maybe the side skirts). Didn’t want to leave it with the desert colors so I sprayed random woodland camo splotches on it lol. Great kit and will definitely get another.

Tamiya has a well earned reputation for quality and it shines through here. The fit was great with no gapping,the instructions were clear, and the assembly was down right fun. The box arrived in good shape and no damage. The tracks are the common rubber type, metal tracks are available look em up on amazon. I used a heavy dark wash to simulate one more dirty battle tank, all I need now is a scale model of a power washer. Included are 2 crew figures not shown as they’re not painted yet. 5 stars for this one.

One of Tamiya's older type offerings, but still a very good example of a Merkava MK I at an excellent price here on Amazon. With a bit of research, and either some aftermarket or scratch-build details, you can improve on the accurate outlines and the easy assembly Tamiya is famous for. Be sure to search for close-up pics online; and with drybrushing and washes you end up with a nice early Merkava.

Having only a little experience building plastic models, I've heard about Tamiya's great reputation for scale model kits, especially 1:35 armor models, and now I understand why. While more on the easier side (about 130 parts), this kit was very fun to build - the instructions were very clear, all parts fit perfectly together and were large and sturdy enough to be handled easily and forgive mistakes. The painting is not too difficult, but you can have a lot of fun weathering. One challenging part was making the antennas from sprues - the instructions say "heat a length of sprue then stretch". The trick is to heat and pull very gradually. I ended up using a candle, but it smoked up the plastic (still looks OK). Another tip: the tow chain comes straight and needs to be wrapped around the turret basket. It snapped in one place when I tried to do it (glued it back together). I would suggest heating slightly to make it more flexible - I held it next to a light bulb to heat it just a little.Overall, an excellent, detailed kit of a classic tank that is fun to build even for a less experienced modeler.

The tank was easy to put together and really look good.

Considering this is Tamiya's kit number 127 in the military miniature series, you know it's been around for a long time, actually more than 20 years, yet the parts remain crisp in keeping with Tamiya's reputation for quality.This kit, the Merkava Mark I, would be suitable as a starter kit for a precocious 10-year-old, or an old modeler like me who loves to take old kits and using  "Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II & III" (New Vanguard)  bring them up to date, or at least achieve a higher degree of accuracy.Although crisply molded, this kit contains no photo-etch, although photo-etch details for this model have been around as long as it has; they cost as much as the kit itself. The tracks are standard Tamiya, no separate tracks here. A Google search will turn up lots of help for a first-time modeler or a vet.

Detailed like all Tamiya kits. Minimum parts. This is gonna be fun. Seller (Horizon hobby) packaged and out the door next day. Great job packaging.

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Tamiya es de lo mejor, llevo muchos años comprando maquetas de esta marca y nunca me an defraudado, muy detallado, si eres amante de estas bestias esta tiene que estar en tu colección 👌👍

Very enjoyable build. All parts fitted together beautifully and the instructions are really clear. Take your time with it, read the instructions through at least twice before you start gluing and enjoy.