PUMA IDF

Awarded: Silver

Users' choice

This gallery has 4.65% of the users' votes.

By: jörg fiedler

Manufacturer(s): Cromwell Combat Ready

Modifications: New holders for the tow cable and new tow cable made of copperwire.

After-market parts: Modelltrans IDF Equipment, Mars Packages , Roco Chain, Cromwell crew, Peddinghaus Decals.

Description: The Puma is a heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier used by the Engineering Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces. The Puma is based on the hull of the Sho't, which in itself is a modified British Centurion tank. The cromwell kit is a full hull Resin Kit wich was build mainly OOTB with a lot of cleaning the rein parts. Painted with MM Israeli Armor Sand. I ve done only a light chipping, because the IDF are well maintanted. Filtered and only a light use of pigments

Judge 1: Very nice build job on this unique subject. I realy like the aditinonal stowage, and the figures as well. In the past few years we all have the chance to see IDF in combat in the CNN, but I don't rememeber this kind of yellow colors, anyway, it could be used... What I can say, is that this vehicle is like a brand new one, running out of the factory. You made some realy nice chips, but only a few. You're right, that IDF vehicles are well maintaned, but they are fighting with these vehicles, so there is still a lot of "visual effects" you could appply. I mean some highlights, more shadows, dusty effects, dust is verry spectacular on IDF tanks, and some different colored parts, or things like these. Alltogether, your model looks realy nice, what you've done is well done, but there's still a lot of thigns to do, to make this unique model more spectacular, and realistic.
Judge 2: Beautiful build with nice overall presentation. Nice painting with subtle washes and weathering. Figures are very well done! I like the way you use subtle colors that do not overpower the model. You could however try to apply a bit more dust and weathering around the running gear. Also some of the gear could benefit from straps. More in-build shots would also be ggod. Otherwise this is a really nice build and a unique vehicle that you don't see on the tables.
Judge 3: These Cromwell combat ready models are fantastic and you've done a good job of putting the very few parts there are together. The paint work is very nice and perfectly represents the vehicle described in your description. The subtle chips and weathering are well done and the only thing for me that could be further improved are the tracks I would expect them to be any dusty shade but not black, even when brand new they're not black, but this is a minor point. The stowage is good, well painted and nicely placed, and I really like the chain. The figures although not judged are of the same high standard and overall this is a very good model, well done.