Thanks to its decisive performance against Syrian-operated Soviet T-72 tanks 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 a wedge-shaped cast turret with 105mm rifled gun. Details such as the thermal cover, side skirts, machine gun and more are depicted with aplomb.

• Commander figure

Paints recommended by Tamiya: X-10 Gloss Gun Metal, X-11 Gloss Chrome Silver, X-18 Semi-Gloss Black, X-2 Gloss White, X-23 Gloss Clear Blue, X-7 Gloss Red, XF-1 Flat Black, XF-15 Flat Flesh, XF-49 Flat Khaki, XF-5 Flat Green, XF-56 Flat Metallic Grey, XF-57 Flat Buff, XF-61 Flat Dark Green, XF-62 Flat Olive Drab, XF-64 Flat Red Brown.