Leclerc T5 en winter schem Kosovo 2000/2001.
In addition to the box Heller, Sets: terre model, the decals and Eduard photoetched ..

model :



wheels "terremodele"/ "Heller" :



photoetched Eduard




Collage of the body after removing the fenders, and installation of wheels without worrying ...







Cyano collage of the first pieces in photoetched on skirts :



Establishment of the park and mud Terremodele photoetched on the body ...









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Beginning the turret...I've forget in the Heller kit : no Galix !!!







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Hi Oliver,
looks fine so far. Its not easy to go with the heller kit ;-)

good luck for your project

cheers
walter

thanks !

several small changes :









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this is going to be an interesting thread, great start already. the Leclerc is a beautiful looking machine and i have never seen anyone finish it in winter camo. fantastique mon ami Olivier. bd.

Oliver, I did a winter Leclerc last year. Nothing special, just something different to finish up an old Heller kit I had in the stash. I plan to replace it at some point with the Tamiya offering, possibly in UN colors. Anyway, I'm very interested to see a more serious build.

ready for green :






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Hey Olivier !

Very courageous to tackle that Heller kit !
You still could add all the screws etc. on the turret , maybe try to thin down your paint a little more to avoid all the "splatter".
Here's the TAMIYA Leclerc I build when it came fresh on the market some years ago, a much better choice the the Heller kit !
The winter camo is very unusual but very interesting, hardly seen any pic of the Leclerc though.



Will monitor your progress so ...
Good luck !
Cheers
Christopher

Chris, I bet you are one modern tank builder!!!! hope to see more works from you.

Regards

Jay

Olivier nice build nice to see that I'm not the only one having a go at a Heller kit I'm about half way thought a AMX-30 and ready to dump it in the trash but the build gos on good luck
ps i think that chnoone is right about the paint you might want to check your airbrush before you go on
dave

Hi, Olivier

are you gonna Make a snow version leclerc?

Jay

passage of 3 tones french army not NATO lol , alterations to do on the green ...








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take the hummer over the leclerc on the base ready to white washing




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poses lights, decals and first passage of mud ...









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Look really good
Keep up the good work
But you are crazy to use th Heller kit
Cheers
Seb

2 or 3 more tips to tweak and it's over!











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it's finish....Heller is not hell lol






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