Major snow storm here,so its a good time to post pictures of a new Leopard conversion I'm working on.
Its the Swedish Leopard 2A5. I'm using the Hobby Boss kit for parts and the base kit is the Tamiya Leopard model of the German Leopard 2A5/2A6. I've built the Tamiya kit last year as the Canadian Leopard 2A6m, so I familiar with the model.
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Leopard 2 (S) Strv.122
chrisj
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 02:06 PM UTC
ppawlak1
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 02:16 PM UTC
Nice start Chris.
I started one of these kit bashes a while ago, and I really need to get back into it at some stage.
How did you do the 'folded up' mudflaps ?
Cheers
Paul
I started one of these kit bashes a while ago, and I really need to get back into it at some stage.
How did you do the 'folded up' mudflaps ?
Cheers
Paul
chrisj
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 02:21 PM UTC
Hi Paul,
get back at that Strv. This is good Leo conversion. For the flipped up flaps I rolled it out with a file handle. I'm not to pleased with how they turned out. I may swap it out for plastic.
Have you got to the point of rearanging the tail lights?
get back at that Strv. This is good Leo conversion. For the flipped up flaps I rolled it out with a file handle. I'm not to pleased with how they turned out. I may swap it out for plastic.
Have you got to the point of rearanging the tail lights?
ppawlak1
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 03:00 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi Paul,
get back at that Strv. This is good Leo conversion. For the flipped up flaps I rolled it out with a file handle. I'm not to pleased with how they turned out. I may swap it out for plastic.
Have you got to the point of rearanging the tail lights?
No not yet, I have a few projects to do first.
I tried doing the rolled up flaps with evergreen but they looked ordinary... from memory I left the flaps as they were in the end.
Paul
The_Swede
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010 - 11:27 PM UTC
Nice work.
The tail light arrangement looks a bit different thou.
There should be no frame on the top part and the cut out should go to the third bar from the bottom.
/Thord
The tail light arrangement looks a bit different thou.
There should be no frame on the top part and the cut out should go to the third bar from the bottom.
/Thord
chrisj
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 01:17 AM UTC
Thanks for the close up pic. That'll be a quick fix.
chrisj
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 07:11 AM UTC
here a picture of the finished model
chnoone
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 05:52 AM UTC
Nice, nice, nice ...... except for that "Anti-Skid" on the turret.
Lots of work, as always
Like your Leo's .... keep up the fine work !
Cheers
Christopher
Lots of work, as always
Like your Leo's .... keep up the fine work !
Cheers
Christopher
chrisj
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 07:34 AM UTC
Thanks, There is not anti-slip on the turret just yet. That comes after a prime coat. The only anti slip is on the smoke dischargers and the front armor on the hull. The HB raised anti slip on the rear of the turret behind the laoder and comander's hatch is sanded down.
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
hliu24
Joined: November 19, 2010
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 04:04 PM UTC
alien 4!!!!!!!! 
Never thought can combine kits like this!!!!! Look nice!!!! By the way , is that Eduard PE?
Jay
Never thought can combine kits like this!!!!! Look nice!!!! By the way , is that Eduard PE?Jay
chnoone
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 07:41 PM UTC
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Thanks, There is not anti-slip on the turret just yet. That comes after a prime coat. The only anti slip is on the smoke dischargers and the front armor on the hull. The HB raised anti slip on the rear of the turret behind the laoder and comander's hatch is sanded down.
What do you mean?
Hi Chris,
I was only referring to the regular applied "Anti-Skid" surface applied over the whole top of the turret.
Even with the very good TAMIYA kit, I always see the need to correct/improve that feature, like on this Danish version I did some while ago.
Gonna be a little more work for you with the added top amour though.
That was all,
Cheers
Christopher
bison126
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 09:31 PM UTC
Hi Chris,
to answer a question you posted at ML, here are the paint refs mentioned in the HKCW conversion
Black = XF1
Medium Green = XF26
Light Green = XF5
HKCW have released a new scheme as a pdf file, here is the link to download it
http://hkcw.tripod.com/PDF/strv122new.PDF
Strangely enough, I can't see a single picture in the first message, even the usual red Xs do not appear
to answer a question you posted at ML, here are the paint refs mentioned in the HKCW conversion
Black = XF1
Medium Green = XF26
Light Green = XF5
HKCW have released a new scheme as a pdf file, here is the link to download it
http://hkcw.tripod.com/PDF/strv122new.PDF
Strangely enough, I can't see a single picture in the first message, even the usual red Xs do not appear
chrisj
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2011 - 11:24 PM UTC
Olivier,thanks for posting that pdf I'll try those colers.
Chris I see what you mean, I don't get carried away with it because its hard to get the scale right. I think Tamiya have done it best.were did you get those parts for the Danish Leo?
Jay it is Eduard PE, kit# 36028,
Chris I see what you mean, I don't get carried away with it because its hard to get the scale right. I think Tamiya have done it best.were did you get those parts for the Danish Leo?
Jay it is Eduard PE, kit# 36028,
chnoone
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 02:43 AM UTC
Kit bashing a HB Danish Leo 2A5 and Tamiya 2A5
Cheers
Christopher
Cheers
Christopher
chrisj
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 05:05 AM UTC
Got it,was going to do the same but there is a rumored resin kit on the way.
Leopard-2
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 05:50 AM UTC
Anybody got an idea where i can get the Hong Kong Creation Workshop Strv.122 conversion, by the way?
gariwulf
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 05:41 PM UTC
Hi Chris,
What you've done is just that I've dreamed of.:
Tamiya+HB+Scratches..
Great work!
Keep moving!
SiNam
What you've done is just that I've dreamed of.:
Tamiya+HB+Scratches..
Great work!
Keep moving!
SiNam
bison126
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Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:31 AM UTC
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Anybody got an idea where i can get the Hong Kong Creation Workshop Strv.122 conversion, by the way?
Bernd,
here is HKCW site. http://hkcw.tripod.com/
They have a list of retailers at the bottom of the homepage. Honestly, I fear that with the kit being currently available in plastic, they don't produce it any longer.
Olivier
chnoone
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Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 05:59 AM UTC
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Got it,was going to do the same but there is a rumored resin kit on the way.
..... the rumors I heard is a Danish 2A5 in Barracuda .... we shall see
Cheers
Christopher
chrisj
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 05:42 AM UTC
Here is an update on this build I have the hull done and some washes on the turret.
[img] http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss214/cjerrett/031-3.jpg?t=1302712803[img]
More details can be seen on blog
http://chrisjerrettminatures.blogspot.com/my blog
[img] http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss214/cjerrett/031-3.jpg?t=1302712803[img]
More details can be seen on blog
http://chrisjerrettminatures.blogspot.com/my blog
yufkey70
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 07:46 AM UTC
That's really looking good. Great job!!!!!
chrisj
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 05:47 AM UTC
Hey thanks
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