Thanks mike will do can't wait for the next meating I'll bring the build
See you Dave

Hi Dave,
sorry to have raised this point but as Mike mentioned you don't need to remove the whole texture but just to soften it.
Olivier

I hope this turns out with the amount of scratchbuilding your doing.

Thanks all hey Olivier I just got the steel wool and when I have some time this week I'll post some pic when I'm done
Thanks all Dave

Olivier's site contains some nice pics on the AMX30B2,for example:
http://olivier.carneau.free.fr/photoengins/france/famille_amx30/amx30b2_2/amx30b2_61.htm

hey olivier boy i did not realize that you had all those pic on your web site thank I'm going back and adding some detail that i missed i also look at your builds and i'm not worthy they are just amazing thanks
dave

Hi Dave,
I appreciate the compliment
I'm glad you like the pictures on the site. I hope they'll help you to detail a bit more your B2. But beware of the hyper detailing syndrome

Olivier

Hay all small update
dave

Ok all I think that I'm ready for some paint what do you think
















Dave

Absolutely Stellar good so far! Can't wait to see some paint on this beast!

Cheers!
Carmen

Dave,

Dat's one crazy lookin' char d'ba-tail, mon ami!

Does it get a straight French OD green or are there some cammo options?

Look forward to seeing this one in person.

In fact you get some more





Plus the desert two-tone camo.
So the choice is yours

Olivier

That guys I don't know what kind of paint job yet I know it wont be the desert I'm likeing the last pic the Oliver posted.by the way Oliver do you have any more pic and is that a 105mm ? And do you have any pic with markings ?
Thanks Dave

David,
this won't be an easy build as this B2 is the OPFOR tank with some Vismods designed to represent a T-72 hence the fake bore evacuator on the 105mm gun.

Here is a link to a French site with lots of pics. Don't worry about the three-tone painted ones, they too are modified like those in the blue-grey and black scheme.

Servir et defendre

Olivier

Forgot to mention, I have one on my site.
It's a model depicting a tank with the combat simulation system (named DX175) used at the French NTC. It has been made by a friend of mine and is really good and accurate. The markings are artistic license though as there is no rules about them.
The official markings are the Army ID plates. Some crews added personal nicknames either in latin or cyrillic letters, red stars and even a red maple leaf (the TC was Canadian born).

Olivier

Hey all thank for the impute I think that I'm going to with the 3tone camo I have look at a lot of pic Thanks to olivier hope to have some pic next week

hey all sorry on pic been swamped at work this week had some time to work on colors today and some new washes on a test strip hope to get some work done next week and some pics
thanks dave

Hay all shot some paint today and here are some pic going to be in Atlanta this weekend I'm going to enter my first model so wish me luck
dave

hay all sorry that it toke so long work and all i have finly got her done hope you all like thanks dave

Nice build Dave but unfortunately you applied a camo which is not suitable for the Daguet version you built. I hate to tell you that.

The extra smoke dischargers and the dazzler on top of the turret were only fitted to the desert camoed AMX30B2 during the operation Daguet, French part of Desert storm.
As soon as they came back to France, the tanks were put to the original standard and got the three-tone camo again.

Olivier

Forgot to add the question before the EDIT option disappears !

Do you intend to use the newly released Friul tracks ? I saw them on a model and they are really great.

i had no idea that they were out !!!! i think that i'm do with it this model toke a lot out of me !!!!!! dave

Looks great, love the weathering!


cheers

Don't worry about that Dave. What's important is the fun you had while building it. And if you're pleased with it, let it this look.

Personnally, I never understood why those protection devices were removed after the war as they were already paid and used. Another administration mystery

thanks all