Magach I

Manufacturer: Scratchbuilt Conversion

By Michael Hatch

Steven Hodge (photo guy and first opinion).

Kim Gervais (artist and wife).

A minor conversion of a ESCI M48 to a Israeli Magach 1 circa 1967. (I forget which M48 kit I used but it was the one that had the vision block riser under the commander's cupola.) I did the following

• Filled in the road wheels and cut the track teeth grove into them.
• Opened up and detailed the crew commander machine gun sub-turret.
• Added a 1/76th white metal tank commander by MMS (from their US WWII set).
• Painted it with Pactra Israeli Sand Grey. Hand painted the vehicles markings (mostly).
• Grimed-up the engine compartment area with a black wash.
• Weathered with pastel chalk dust.
• Added vehicle and crew storage with resin, rolled tissue paper, and soft and hard plastic doodads.
• Added two soft steel wire antennas.
• Added a tow cable made out of thick thread dipped in Humbrol Steel and weathered with red water colour wash.