Hey Beat,
second what Chris said, the demarcation lines between the colors are not sharp enough IMO...
also some of the spots (esp. the some of the black ones) seem a little too small or thin to me...
you might try airbrushing on some heavily thinned paint to make the edges look sharper... you could also use some oil paint (in all three colors), thin it down to a transparent but still brushable consistency and just overpaint the camo spots with that, later blend it with a soft and dry brush to get that look of a real nato camo... that's what I did here here to make the camo look more hard-edged...
other than that great job on the detailing. I like the way you've changed the sideskirts anyways, that's one of the features of the leos that always caught my attention...
Cheers, Max
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Pz87 Leopard WE
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 11:11 AM UTC
Corporal_PL
Wojewodztwo Lubuskie, Poland
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 05:48 PM UTC
Hey, Beat i build similar Leopard but in polish service. To make NATO camo i use UHU Patafix mass and this is my build:
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/190408#1593602
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/190408#1593602
hunter007
Aargau, Switzerland
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 07:25 PM UTC
Hello guys
Thanks for your help and ideas. I will do the thing with the oil color (Thanks Max for the idea). The camo at the moment is just some sort of a base color. In the end it will be a dirty beast as you can see on many photos (google pz 87).
As soon as I have some more photos I will post these.
Cheers Hunter
Thanks for your help and ideas. I will do the thing with the oil color (Thanks Max for the idea). The camo at the moment is just some sort of a base color. In the end it will be a dirty beast as you can see on many photos (google pz 87).
As soon as I have some more photos I will post these.
Cheers Hunter
2505-Steven
Germany
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Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 07:38 AM UTC
Hello Beat, I have to come back to this "old" thread: I have ordered the conversion parts at EuroModell now and made a research on the web to find some photos of the turret rear and the periscope. Was not really successful. Can other modellers help me in this matter?
Cheers and best regards
Stephan
Cheers and best regards
Stephan
Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 07:03 PM UTC
Stephan, maybe this walkaround can help?
http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/gunther_neumahr/pz87/
Cheers!
Stefan
http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/gunther_neumahr/pz87/
Cheers!
Stefan
2505-Steven
Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 07:41 AM UTC
Hi Stefan, jes that helps, many thanks!
I obviously overlooked that, because it is just listed under PZ 87, and not as Panzer 87 or Leopard... Thank you!
If anybody has some photos of the turret periscope, please contact me.
Cheers / Stephan
I obviously overlooked that, because it is just listed under PZ 87, and not as Panzer 87 or Leopard... Thank you!
If anybody has some photos of the turret periscope, please contact me.
Cheers / Stephan
bat-213
Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 07:45 AM UTC
Hunter,great build very nice work.
chrisj
Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 - 06:45 AM UTC
Nice one