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Canadian Leo C2 MEXAS Afghanistan
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 - 05:23 PM UTC
Really super Rick. What about the thermal cover on the Commander's hatch?

You might consider moving the Commander's machine gun mount to the opposite side of the turret.....and both of them need the locking mechanism.
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 - 07:59 PM UTC
Rick,

Thermal blanket look good- Very nice job.

Miloslav
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 12:09 AM UTC

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Really super Rick. What about the thermal cover on the Commander's hatch?


DOh! For some reason I had it in my head that the commanders hatch flipped open and not rotated. Good thing I have the covers made up LOL!


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You might consider moving the Commander's machine gun mount to the opposite side of the turret.....and both of them need the locking mechanism.


By locking mechanisms you mean this little shnibley.



And almost all the pics I have only show one machine gun mount on the gunners hatch, i suppose I could do away withthe commanders one, no?

Thanks for you suggestions Jason, you are extremely helpful


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Rick,

Thermal blanket look good- Very nice job.

Miloslav


Thanks Miloslav!



cheers
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 01:46 AM UTC
That looks good. I got a idea now how to go about it.

I think Rick maybe one or two more wrinkles would add to it.
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 01:49 AM UTC
One more thing that barrel looks good. I was going to get the Perfect Scale one but I think this one is the one to use.
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 04:04 AM UTC
Hey Chris,

We'll see about the wrinkles, maybe some made up with putty. Ya the barrel is good, found one on e-bay, they are pretty hard to find. With the MEXAS set from Real Models you get the straps for the thermal covers on the barrel

Started the thermal blanket for the hull, the process gets easier the more times you do it LOL.

Started by rolling out some Miliput nice and flat and laying it on the model. Then I just traced out the pattern with a sharpie.



Then place it on my piece of glass and using a new blade chopped off the un-needed chunks.



With the rough form complete I will leave it in place to harden. Once thats complete it will be removed for the final trimming and finishing.




cheers

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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 07:31 AM UTC
Looks very neat!
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 11:02 AM UTC
I'm seeing light at the end of the tunnel!





Just some odds and ends left. Tow cables, C-6, tracks and some stowage.

I'm thinking of adding the sun umbrella, anyone have any pics of the mount?


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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 11:04 AM UTC
Rick,
Excellent model. Very nice big monster.
Miloslav
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 11:52 AM UTC

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Rick,
Excellent model. Very nice big monster.
Miloslav


Thanks Miloslav!

So, when are the Canadian tanker figures going to be ready for production? As you can see I left the hatches open in anticipation.


cheers
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 12:02 PM UTC

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Rick,
Excellent model. Very nice big monster.
Miloslav


Thanks Miloslav!

So, when are the Canadian tanker figures going to be ready for production? As you can see I left the hatches open in anticipation.


cheers



Rick,
Maybe this month. I send you sample .
Miloslav
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 12:55 PM UTC

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Rick,
Excellent model. Very nice big monster.
Miloslav


Thanks Miloslav!

So, when are the Canadian tanker figures going to be ready for production? As you can see I left the hatches open in anticipation.


cheers



Rick,
Maybe this month. I send you sample .
Miloslav



Groovy
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 03:29 PM UTC

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One more thing that barrel looks good. I was going to get the Perfect Scale one but I think this one is the one to use.


As much as I like the Model Point barrel the Perfect Scale Modellbau barrel is more accurate.....read my review....I did a comparison of the barrels.
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 03:36 PM UTC

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By locking mechanisms you mean this little shnibley.



And almost all the pics I have only show one machine gun mount on the gunners hatch, i suppose I could do away withthe commanders one, no?


Yup, take a look at the mount itself....there is the small locking arm that stops the mount from moving on the hatch ring....there is also the vertical curved lock that holds the C6 barrel in place.....once the C6 is taken out of the lock the spring tension in the mount itself will allow the C6 to move up and down when fully loaded.....unloaded it shoots the the C6 almost straight up.

The same type of mount can be found on the Commander's hatch ring.....exactly the same....the Commander will usually lock it in at the four or five o'clock position.....some Commander's in Afghanistan removed it completely to avoid snagging it climbing in and out.....when the tanks were first deployed they had a C6 mounted on each mount....one for the loader and one for the Commander.....that didn't last too long.

My pleasure helping out.....you've been a super guy for helping me out with reference material....and it gets me back into building too.
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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 03:47 AM UTC
That looks really nice with the mine rollers
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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 12:18 PM UTC
Thanks Jason

Got the base coat on!



cheers
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:22 AM UTC
Rick,

I must concur with Miloslav...with the mine rollers attached it does look like one menancing beast of a tank!

Cheers,

Duncan
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:25 AM UTC
Rick,

btw...

What did you use as the donor kit for the minerollers?

Thanks,

Duncan
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:49 AM UTC

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Rick,

btw...

What did you use as the donor kit for the minerollers?

Thanks,

Duncan


Thanks, I pillaged the Merkava 2 w/mine roller (obviously LOL) from Academy. The attachment bra was almost all scratch.


cheers

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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 06:52 AM UTC
Good to see you got past the build stage Rick. That is one tough build you pulled off. You got to chill and do something a little less technical next.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 12:40 PM UTC

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Good to see you got past the build stage Rick. That is one tough build you pulled off. You got to chill and do something a little less technical next.


I think my next build will be a 1/72 motorcycle LOL. Nah, I have a Coyote conversion from Real Models lined up next

Got most of the detail paint done, just a few bits here and there. Also I almost forgot the anti-slip on the top edges of the thermal blanket, I'll finish them tonight, fingers crossed.






cheers
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 12:56 PM UTC
very realistic look going there and thats rear at the early paint stages.

Got my hands on a Revell 1A5 today, finally.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 02:47 PM UTC
Really good contrast with the tan thermal blankets...very nice look to them.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 10:41 AM UTC
What going on Rick? Did you throw it at the wall? Any updates.
My cat, Gordon, almost kicked my build on the floor.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 10:59 AM UTC
Hey Rick great work on the Leo!. It looks great!. The thermal blankets look really cool there a nice touch. Keep the awsum stuff coming!

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