MENG MAGACH 6B GAL BATASH

This Meng Magach 6B Gal Batash will be part of the same multipart review that Vince is doing of the Academy version of this subject. Given the amount of smaller parts included in both kits it is likely that these builds will take some time.

Part 1. In box review of the Meng kit. I have built three Meng kits to date making this kit my fourth. I have had good experiences with Meng kits, they go together well and are nicely detailed. Their molding is superb with no flash, but they have a tendency to contain a fair amount of unnecessarily small parts (heretofore known as 'fiddly bits'). The detail is crisp and there are no issues with part fits.

Notable features include:

• Lower Hull is a one piece tub
• No figures included so I have ordered some resin figures
• Crisply molded sprues with no flash
• Mold lines are imperceptible
• This kit contains a working torsion bar suspension system for all road wheels
• The tracks are workable individual links with pins and an assembly jig
• The barrel is in two halves with a third piece as the muzzle tip
• The turret basket is for individual pieces, but I will be replacing it with an after market basket
• The add on armor is nicely molded and textured
• There is a metal tow cable included as well as plastic tow cables that drape across the front of the lower hull
• There are 10 pieces of photo etch consisting of 8 brackets, on plate cover, and one screen for the floor of the turret basket
• There is a very nice semi-gloss color guide included

Sunday begins the first build session. I am very much looking forward to completing this model to add to my IDF collection.

Werner