Ian M's 1/35 Tamiya Leopard 2 A6

[Ian M]

This will be my victim for this one.


I might even splash out on some Add-ons....Sprue shoots when I start the build.

[monica]

love it Ian,will be watching this one as well,

[Ian M]

Well I got the top of the box. Always a good start!
Compared to my last build this will be a lot more simple: The sprues, all of which fitted in one photo!
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The detail is good and sharp. Rubber band tracks... Hmm I will survive those. A few grabs and handles will be changed out for wire but otherwise this will be out the box.... Unless the barrel for the gun is naff. Then I might find a new one...
More later when the sprue cutters start clipping.

[Lee W]

I'll be watching this one Ian

Lee

[Guest]

Isn't that typical? You wait ages for a Leopard & then 2 come along at once!

Looks a nice kit Ian - no worries about the rubber band tracks coz the skirts will hide most of them!

[Guest]

Ian mate! Looks much easier to build than your last one - I can relate after building a Dragon kit. Sometimes simpler is just more fun. Good luck with the build!

[Ian M]

Well I am having fun:
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Running gear on
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Rear end minus the lights...
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A whole bunch of wheels. (but still less than the famo :-)

[monica]

nice to see it out of the box Ian,looks ,nice,I will be paying attention to this,one,
as my will follow ,
good start,

[Guest]

I will be watching Ian.
I'm really interested on this GB

[grumpa]

Watching this one Ian.............Jim

[Ian M]

Hej Jim. You snowed in yet?
Right then. Been at it for a couple of hours today. Looks like a tank now. Sort of. [ATTACH]272542[/ATTACH]
First order of the day; remove the moulded on handles! The domed hatches in the middle have actually tab handels so they are OK, all the others have to go.
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Ta daaaaa. That looks a bit better!
The observant will note that I have put all the tools on before painting! Most odd for me. However the moder German army are not afraid to (re)paint their tanks with the tools in place! I will most likely pick them out with a hairy stick once the thing is painted though.
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The turret is just short of a few bits and bobs, Hatches, smoke launchers (Did you know that the A2's can fire actual weapon type grenades from their smoke launchers! Typically non lethal anti personal grenades...)

One last picture for today. It was mentioned in another thread that modern armour is much the same as WWII stuff, just bigger. LOL
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Hope you like so far. More in the morrow

[Guest]

Clean work so far Ian

[monica]

very nice work,looking good,real like the idea of replacing the handle,may have to take
your idea,on board for my one,

[Ian M]

Well I primed it yesterday, but forgot to take a photo... Duh! Today it is Green again.
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Was pretty sure I had bought the three NATO colours in Model Air, but only the black apparently, anyway I think this is the same green as I have used for the other West German bits I have done, so it should be OK.
Did this this morning so now having eaten lunch, I might just go throw some brown at it :-)

[Snowman]

Sweet!

Lovely piece of modern German heavy metal!