Tamiya 1/35 Israel Merkava MBT 35127Thanks to its manhandling of the Syrian operated Soviet T 72 during the 1982 Lebanon War, the Merkava became a well known and feared presence. This precision plastic model assembly kit recreates the Merkava, breathtakingly capturing its form including angled spaced armor across the hull and wedge shaped cast turret with 105mm rifled gun. Details such as the thermal cover, side skirts, machine gun and more are depicted with aplomb. A commander figure