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The following article is about a very popular kit and subject but not very well known version. I think you’ll find it quite interesting. In spite that it was an export product sold to many countries, most of them used it with one-tone paint scheme: green. The Jordanian, according to their needs, changed the paint scheme and this is what makes the model so interesting.

The kit

This old Italeri M47 kit came out in the late 1970s and while it’s over thirty years old, it offers three strong points: easy to build, well defined details and the only option available in the market

Long time ago Monogram had released a basic M47 kit in 1/32 scale.

The M47 was used by Jordan in the Six Day War. The version is interesting not only due to its new paint scheme different from the usual Olive Green but also to other details: on the first hand the Jordan used a desert camouflage pattern similar to the British style, that’s to say sand with olive green zig zag patches; on the other hand: over this showy scheme, they applied their so particular markings with patriotic nature.

Something to have in mind when building this version, is not to overdo the weathering. The vehicle has to look in good conditions, hardly stained; at most with dust accumulations but not so much rust.

As always, when painting the green camouflage stains, I tried to match the real thing in references photos. Although there is enough information available in books about the M47 Jordan, there are few reference pictures, bad quality ones, so logic and common sense will guide you.

Assembly

There are three critical points during the assembly:

The mantlet canvas cover

Support and light guards

Tracks

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