This was home for a while and it was painted an ugly shade of tan and was missing the left side skirt somehow?? So i made a new one from styrene and repainted it in a green camo pattern. My second attempt at airbrushing camo freehand.
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Leopard 2 A4
Blaze24
Texas, United States
Joined: December 08, 2008
KitMaker: 123 posts
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Joined: December 08, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, December 07, 2008 - 04:01 PM UTC
ptruhe
Texas, United States
Joined: March 05, 2003
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Joined: March 05, 2003
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Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 - 08:11 AM UTC
Beyond the fact that the German Leo 2 are either green or 3 color (minus the sand color) camo, it would look a bit better if you stood the tank on it's tail and puddled some white glue in the headlights and let it dry clear. Or try clear epoxy. Test out first.
Also rotate the track around so the track joins are hidden under the skirt. The mud seems a bit uneven so you could put some more on the homemade skirt. Also since you've got the airbrush out you could airbrush some grime at about midlevel like this:
http://flashpages.prodigy.net/ptruhe/armormod/mardr1a2/marder4.jpg.
Also you could splash a little bit of glass effect on the periscopes with some dark or clear blue paint. The tarps should be a solid green color as well and the loader's hatch should lay flat. The spare track probably should be on the turret top either.
Sorry I'm a bit picky but Leopards are one of my main interests. Nice build overall.
Paul
Also rotate the track around so the track joins are hidden under the skirt. The mud seems a bit uneven so you could put some more on the homemade skirt. Also since you've got the airbrush out you could airbrush some grime at about midlevel like this:
http://flashpages.prodigy.net/ptruhe/armormod/mardr1a2/marder4.jpg.
Also you could splash a little bit of glass effect on the periscopes with some dark or clear blue paint. The tarps should be a solid green color as well and the loader's hatch should lay flat. The spare track probably should be on the turret top either.
Sorry I'm a bit picky but Leopards are one of my main interests. Nice build overall.
Paul
t_kuehn
Germany
Joined: March 23, 2008
KitMaker: 29 posts
Armorama: 26 posts
Joined: March 23, 2008
KitMaker: 29 posts
Armorama: 26 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 08:56 AM UTC
Nice build of one of my favourite tanks
But: I also found some faults; the mirrors are missing, the smoke launchers: the leopard 2 normally has 8 launchers per side.
From what nation this Leopard should be? I don't know any that has this camo colors.
You should also paint the cables on the cable reel at the rear of the turret in black. I never saw a Leo that has cans at the rear of the turret, there is nothing where they could be fixed. Also the position of the antennas is wrong, at least for a German Leopard 2A4.
But all in all a nice build, especially the mud on roller wheels.
Best regards from Germany
Tobias
But: I also found some faults; the mirrors are missing, the smoke launchers: the leopard 2 normally has 8 launchers per side.
From what nation this Leopard should be? I don't know any that has this camo colors.
You should also paint the cables on the cable reel at the rear of the turret in black. I never saw a Leo that has cans at the rear of the turret, there is nothing where they could be fixed. Also the position of the antennas is wrong, at least for a German Leopard 2A4.
But all in all a nice build, especially the mud on roller wheels.
Best regards from Germany
Tobias