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Building Canadian Leopard 2A6M
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Posted: Friday, March 27, 2009 - 01:08 PM UTC
Rick
Not to be a stick in the mud, but we never had a fourth troop across the pond, one to many bands on the barrel.


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Anthony
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Posted: Friday, March 27, 2009 - 11:32 PM UTC

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Rick
Not to be a stick in the mud, but we never had a fourth troop across the pond, one to many bands on the barrel.


Cheers

Anthony


Hey Thanks, thats good to know! I'll sort that out


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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009 - 05:53 AM UTC
Thanks very much Rick, again very nice job.

Brad
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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 07:15 AM UTC
Hey Troops,

With the renewed interest in the Canadian Leopard 2A6m I went thru this build log and repaired all the broken links and pics. (no i'm not bored at work, honest )

Fixed the troop bands on the turret as well


















And here are some other buildlogs for this bad boy,


Sean Hopkin's build

Miloslav Hraban's build

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Firecap4
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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 07:44 AM UTC
And I have been using all 3 for inspiration, LOL. Got the upper and lower hulls joined on mine today; now have to finish assembling the Bronco tracks....
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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 08:29 AM UTC

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And I have been using all 3 for inspiration, LOL. Got the upper and lower hulls joined on mine today; now have to finish assembling the Bronco tracks....


That's good to hear, how are the Bronco tracks like to assemble? I plan on using them for my next 2A6m build.

Oh, and here's a link to the build feature.

Feature


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Firecap4
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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 09:22 AM UTC

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And I have been using all 3 for inspiration, LOL. Got the upper and lower hulls joined on mine today; now have to finish assembling the Bronco tracks....


That's good to hear, how are the Bronco tracks like to assemble? I plan on using them for my next 2A6m build.

Oh, and here's a link to the build feature.

Feature


cheers


Quite easy,actually. If you don't already own one, a good set of sprue nippers is a must,though. The castings are nice and clean with no flash. One thing to watch for when you start building: the little pin thingies that join the links have an "up" and "down" side to them; take a look at the picture on the box to make sure you get the bolt head detail on the right side. And if I just counted right, on the track I just finished it takes 76 links for the proper length on the Tamiya Leo.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 08:33 PM UTC
awesome Leo, Rick! really a great looking build.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 03:03 AM UTC

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awesome Leo, Rick! really a great looking build.
Terry


Thanks,

When I get my LAV III and Coyote done i'm going to start on another Leo 2A6m, this time with the Barracuda cam Muhahahahahahha!




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Firecap4
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Posted: Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 02:05 PM UTC
Rick, I also meant to ask: how sturdy are the PE brackets for the hull side armor? Do they hold the slat well enough on their own, or do you need to back them with a brass wire pin or something to beef them up a bit to hold the weight of the slat?
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Posted: Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 02:43 PM UTC
They hold up the weight just fine, jsut make sure you attach them before paint.


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Firecap4
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Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010 - 03:06 AM UTC

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They hold up the weight just fine, jsut make sure you attach them before paint.


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Ok, thanks. Yep, plan on installing them before paint; just plotting the course for the order I need to do things. Painting/weathering tracks and installing PE on the turret right at the moment.
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Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010 - 07:45 AM UTC
Ya I just secured the attachements to the hull first, then painted/weathered, then installed the bar armour last.


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Firecap4
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Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010 - 09:53 AM UTC
Any tips on shaping the bottom pieces of the attachments to match the shape of those godawfully small side pieces? ( I am talking about the brackets that attach to the top of the slats that run along the hull side. )
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Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010 - 01:56 PM UTC
I just eye ball the horozontal part against the vertical holding both with tweezers, dip the vertical into gel CA glue and hope for the best LOL!


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