The set contains 27 light grey resin parts. The turret is moulded hollow and in 2 parts, upper and lower. 1 pair of side skirts with mounting hardware moulded on. 2 "slabs" for the front hull armour. The rest of the parts are smaller detail items. All parts are detailed and well moulded. There is some parts clean-up needed, but not too much. My sample had only a very few small air bubbles that need to be filled.

Review: Turret:
The turret is moulded hollow and in 2 parts, upper and lower. The upper turret has most detail moulded in place. This includes all the passive armour. The bustle rack is moulded on and is filled with stowage, but some room has been left if you wish to add more. The moulded detail is very good and clean. There are a large number of bolts on the passive armour and all moulded well. You will need to add the loader’s hatch and the commander’s Urdan copula from the Academy kit. Most smaller details will also come from the Academy kit like mgs and mounts.

Track skirts:
The track skirts are well moulded and highly detailed. My sample showed no warpage and all bolt heads were fully formed. The mounting hardware is moulded on to the skirts. These parts require the most clean-up. Seam lines and flash need to be removed from the edges. The foot holes are flashed over and need to be opened up. The only other work needed is to thin the edges of the rubberized rear sections. A little sanding should bevel the edges nicely.

Others:
Also included in the kit is a very nice 105mm gun tube. It has the Israeli thermal jacket and appears to be the correct length. It is slightly longer then the Academy tube. But the AEF tube does not have the mirror at the end of the tube. Check your references as the mirror may not be mounted on all tanks.

One pair of smoke dischargers and mounts are included. The Dischargers will need a little clean-up, but are better detailed then the ones that come with the Academy kit. This is the one area that may not be quite accurate with the AEF kit. The turret has the cables for the dischargers moulded in place. But the location appears to be too far back. I think the units need to be mounted about 1 centimetre further forward. While this is easy to do, you may need to remove and replace the cables.

Conclusion:
This looks to be a simple and detailed conversion. If it goes together as well as the Magach 8 kit did, I will be very happy. I would highly recommend this kit to all IDF and modern armour fans. It looks like everything you need is provided in the kit and done so no real surgery is needed.