Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 08:10 AM UTC
Here I am with this new project: The LEOPARD 2A5DK from Hobby-Boss. With a few pictures on hand, I decided to start the project. At first look, the details are crisp and the fitting of the parts are excellent...so far.
The first step, as most armor kit, begins with the wheel and lower hull assembly.
The first thing I notice is that the running wheels are missing some bolts around the center. This is an easy thing to fix . I added those bolts using an hexagonal shaped strip styrene and sliced some thiny pieces. I found the result very staisfiying.
More to come...
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:06 AM UTC
Missing some bolts?.....Wow, the drive sprockets didn't even have any......good fix.
Any idea as to how you will be painting it?
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Aarhus, Denmark
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 12:41 PM UTC
Nice beginning - now lets see some desert paint and Barracuda
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Oregon, United States
Joined: December 20, 2007
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 01:25 PM UTC
Very Nice Job so far! Ive wondered what that kit looked like, and saw the slat /bar armor from eduard today for other versions of it on thier website and thought about it..I'll keep my eye on your build!
Paul
Oklahoma, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 06:13 PM UTC
Luc,
As Jason said, nice fix to the missing bolts. I will also be keeping my eye on this build. I kno wthat the HB kit leaves lots of room for modeler "upgrades." Can't wait for the next installment of pics.
John
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 08:23 AM UTC
Thank you for the comments guys. As for the paint, I think I will go we the 2 color camo scheme, black and green. Maybe a desert scheme for a futur project , but not for this one. Next step is for the hull. Ok, I'm not an expert, but I think that the anti-slip area are way too think ! It looks more of an armor plate ! It's going to be hard to fix this without damaging the surounding details...Anyway I will try to sand them down a bit to remove the thickness. Following pictures show the hull not touched yet
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 09:39 AM UTC
Yes, the anti-slip panels are way too thick......good luck sanding them down.
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 07:18 PM UTC
Im in the middlie of building mine and had to sand the anti slip so the extra armour would fit.
Good luck with the project.
CUIDICH 'N RIGH
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 02:35 PM UTC
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Im in the middlie of building mine and had to sand the anti slip so the extra armour would fit.
Good luck with the project.
How did you manage it? I've got three of these lumps in the stash and I don't relish buying a load of Tamiya ones to replace the hulls. I was thinking of wrapping fine sandpaper round the back end of a pencil and spending, ooh, hours rubbing away and rubbing away and ...
seán
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Sonderjylland, Denmark
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 03:50 PM UTC
You can use masking tape as protection of the surrounding areas, and then let your Dremel do the work. fast and easy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:21 PM UTC
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Im in the middlie of building mine and had to sand the anti slip so the extra armour would fit.
Good luck with the project.
How did you manage it? I've got three of these lumps in the stash and I don't relish buying a load of Tamiya ones to replace the hulls. I was thinking of wrapping fine sandpaper round the back end of a pencil and spending, ooh, hours rubbing away and rubbing away and ...
VERY carefully used a scalpal blade to thin them down then used fine wet and dry sand paper to smoth them off.
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: January 19, 2008
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Posted: Monday, February 18, 2008 - 10:00 PM UTC
Looking good!
Very tempted to do a Leopard 2 myself!
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: March 28, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 12:39 AM UTC
Nice. Got mine and starting to do it already.
Hey I want to find more decals for this tank. The ones given in the box is so few. Any idea ?
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 12:59 PM UTC
Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 08:07 PM UTC
It's been long... Nice update.
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 01:25 AM UTC
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Nice. Got mine and starting to do it already.
Hey I want to find more decals for this tank. The ones given in the box is so few. Any idea ?
I think Echelon has a couple of decal sets for this, maybe even a Canadian version?
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 02:17 AM UTC
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Nice. Got mine and starting to do it already.
Hey I want to find more decals for this tank. The ones given in the box is so few. Any idea ?
I think Echelon has a couple of decal sets for this, maybe even a Canadian version?
The Canadian Leo is a 2A6M cdn, not the 2A5DK.
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 06:33 AM UTC
For anyone who is interested the commanders sight from the tamiya kit is a perfect fit on the hobby boss kit its a simple bit of detailing that makes a big difference.
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: November 12, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 06:07 PM UTC
Nice build! Hope you complete it soon.
Out of curiosity, does Hobby Boss take spare parts ordering?
I mean, I'd love to start Tamiya kit (A6) off as a basic build, and then use HB parts to enhance it! I'm sure that would be the more expensive route. But heck - I'm for quality!
Initial thought that I have would be to get the HB kits, then order Tamiya spares to improve the look of the lower hull, as well as some other parts. But what about the other way round? I think I'd save the planet by wasting less plastic!...
Anyone?
Lawrence
Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2008 - 03:28 PM UTC
Correze, France
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2008 - 06:25 PM UTC
Good work on this kit Luc.
Just one point concerning the AFV tracks, if you set the connector with the bolt head "inside", it will be crushed by the sprocket.
Even if HB tracks are ugly they are correct on this point.
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Napoléon
Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2008 - 06:34 PM UTC
She's coming along nicely and your patience with the tracks is commendable. I look forward to it's completion
Bob
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 03:22 AM UTC
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 04:55 AM UTC
Luc,
Are you able to fix your tracks? That would mean removing and flipping all of the end connectors 180 degrees.
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 06:32 AM UTC
Jason, I'm just at the beginning of the assembly, so no problem to flip the end connectors over. By chance I did not post after tracks been completed...
